Registered Nurse Per Diem - Inpatient Hospice

St. Luke's University Health Network•Bethlehem, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Luke's University Health Network is dedicated to an unwavering commitment to excellence in caring for the sick and injured, educating health care providers, and improving access to care in the communities it serves. The Registered Nurse (RN) delivers nursing care for patients across their life span, utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and document care effects. The RN works cooperatively with ancillary, nursing, and other patient-team personnel to maintain professional nursing practice standards, adhering to the Pennsylvania Nurse Practice Act, hospital policy, the hospital Mission Statement, and the Philosophy of the Department of Nursing. Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites across 11 counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. St. Luke’s operates the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, including St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. SLUHN has earned Medicare’s five-star ratings for quality, efficiency, and patient satisfaction, and has been recognized as a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital, a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital, and a 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital by Premier multiple times. It has also been identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally and a Top Workplace regionally and nationally for several consecutive years.

Requirements

Current RN license in the State of Pennsylvania.
Evidence of successful completion of BLS.

Nice To Haves

One year medical/surgical experience.

Responsibilities

Performs in depth, systematic assessment of all assigned patients.
Formulates collaborative and individualized plan of care and identifies expected patient outcomes, using the nursing process.
Implements, evaluates and documents patient care interventions and effectiveness in accordance with care plan.
Organizes, coordinates and prioritizes patient care consistently utilizing available resources.
Maintains an awareness of unit budget.
Functions as a professional role model and resource person providing guidance to co-workers.
Takes active role in unit-based performance improvement.
Maintains responsibility for own professional development through active participation in in-services and/or continuing education programs.
Complies with established chain of command for work related problems.
Participates in identifying unit needs and supports unit goals and objectives that contribute to the growth of the Patient Services Department.
Maintains departmental records for administrative and regulatory purposes.
Collaborates with other caregivers to assure appropriate staffing levels on all shifts.