Registered Nurse - ED - Full Time - Night Shift - Hecktown Oaks

Lehigh Valley Health Network•Easton, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care through skillful assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with facility or department policies and procedures. Directs and manages the care of designated patients, communicates effectively, helps maintain a safe work environment, and maintains clinical and professional competency appropriate to the patient population. The role is in the Emergency Department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hecktown Oaks and is onsite on the night shift. The schedule is Sunday through Saturday, 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m., with variable scheduling and holiday and weekend rotation.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Knowledge and competence reflecting current nursing practice.
Ability to organize and prioritize assignments in the delivery of patient care.
Successful completion of additional orientation programs related to the specialty.
Attainment and maintenance of unit-specific competencies.
Basic computer skills.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification for Pennsylvania, required upon hire.
Active Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license, required upon hire.
Ability to lift and carry 40–50 pounds; examples include pushing or pulling patients on beds or stretchers and assisting with lateral transfers.
Frequent to continuous standing and walking; patient transporters may walk 8–10 miles per shift. Patient care providers may need to kneel, bend, squat, and perform CPR.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for designated patients.
Recognize when collaboration or communication with physicians and interdisciplinary team members is needed, and take action to proactively resolve patient needs.
Synthesize relevant data, information, and knowledge to make decisions that optimize patient outcomes in accordance with ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics.
Promote quality and safety in accordance with established policies and procedures, using evidence-based practice; participate in evidence-based practice and research projects as applicable.
Communicate effectively with patients, significant others, visitors, staff, and professional colleagues using appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication styles.
Coordinate and provide patient and family education throughout treatment to support effective transitions of care.
Support department and hospital goals as a department team member, and participate in performance improvement, including organizational and unit-based patient experience goals.
Perform validated technical skills based on clinical specialty and unit practice.
Use technology to optimize alternative modes of care delivery.
Demonstrate leadership and team-building skills, including teaching and mentoring new colleagues and department interns, precepting when assigned, delegating according to team members’ skills and expertise and patient needs, and providing input for performance appraisals when requested.