RN - Adult Respiratory Medical Surgical (Nights) Jefferson
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides nursing care on 5 North, a 32-bed adult respiratory and medical-surgical unit, with cardiac monitoring available for 16 beds. The unit specializes in tracheostomy care, chest tubes, and high-need oxygenation, and uses a blended team nursing approach involving RNs, LPNs, and PCTs. The nurse assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates care for individuals or families, remaining accountable for the quality of care delivered and for all actions taken as a licensed nurse. The role includes leadership, delegation, teamwork, patient and family communication, and participation in interdisciplinary and quality improvement activities. Nurses are expected to promote patient safety, use evidence and ongoing learning to maintain professional skills, support peers, and deliver culturally and age-appropriate care. The position is at Jefferson Hospital, which has private patient rooms and offers benefits to full-time and part-time employees.
Requirements
- Current Pennsylvania RN license or current multistate licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
- Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
- Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
- Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
- CPR certification.
Nice To Haves
- Certification in the area of specialty.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership in a professional practice setting and contribute to team success through role modeling and mentoring.
- Assign or delegate tasks according to patient needs and staff skill levels; assign duties and lunches when acting in a charge role.
- Consider patient safety, condition, intervention complexity, and predictability of outcomes when making care decisions.
- Provide peers verbal and written feedback on clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills.
- Participate in interdisciplinary teams evaluating clinical care and health services.
- Promote patient safety initiatives and participate in department-specific quality initiatives; ensure appropriate order sets are used.
- Supervise delegates and evaluate assigned LPN scope of practice as appropriate.
- Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate an individualized patient plan of care in accordance with orders, policies, and patient and family needs.
- Develop culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with patients, families, and other health care providers.
- Analyze individual and family health status to determine care needs.
- Assess and document reported or recorded changes in patient condition, notify the physician or supervisor, and intervene appropriately.
- Accept assignments outside the primary unit and perform duties within individual competency.
- Pursue lifelong learning and professional development, including use of current research and evidence.
- Participate in professional organizations and systematic peer review; seek feedback and identify development needs.
- Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines.
- Continuously assess patient and family satisfaction and participate in department-specific patient satisfaction initiatives.
- Use compassionate, patient- and family-centered communication and assess and attempt to resolve patient or family concerns.
- Manage time effectively to complete assigned duties within the established work shift.
- Comply with applicable ethical, legal, privacy, information security, conduct, and training requirements.
Benefits
- Generous benefit package for full-time and part-time employees.
- Private patient rooms at the facility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
