Registered Nurse

Lehigh Valley Health Network•Allentown, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care through assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with facility or department policies and procedures. Directs and manages care for designated patients, communicates effectively, helps maintain a safe work environment, and maintains clinical and professional competency appropriate to the patient population. The role is based onsite at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest on the 6K Medical/Surgical Unit. The schedule is 0700–1930, with every-third-weekend and holiday 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.
Registered Nurse license for Pennsylvania, required upon hire.
Ability to lift and carry 40–50 pounds; examples include pushing or pulling patients on beds or stretchers and lateral transfers.
Frequent to continuous standing and walking; patient transporters may walk 8–10 miles per shift.
May need to kneel, bend, squat, and perform CPR, depending on role.

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 proactive steps to resolve patient needs.
Synthesize relevant data and knowledge to make decisions that optimize patient outcomes, following the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics.
Support quality and safety through established policies and procedures and 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 styles.
Coordinate and provide patient and family education throughout treatment to support effective transitions of care.
Support department, unit, and hospital goals and objectives, and participate in performance improvement activities, including patient experience goals.
Perform validated technical skills based on clinical specialty and unit practice.
Use technology to optimize alternative modes of care delivery.
Teach and mentor new colleagues and department interns, provide additional precepting as assigned, delegate based on team-member skills and expertise, patient acuity and needs, and staff availability, and provide requested input for performance appraisals of care-delivery team members.