Registered Nurse - FT Nights - Telemetry - Jefferson Einstein Montgomery
About The Position
The professional nurse provides patient- and family-centered care using the nursing process and respecting each patient’s individual physical, psychological, emotional, and social needs. The nurse develops individualized plans of care with patients and their designated care partners, taking account of their priorities, cultural beliefs, and values. The role includes delivering care on a telemetry unit during night shifts at Jefferson Einstein Montgomery. The nurse collaborates with patients, families, co-workers, and interdisciplinary staff; applies evidence-based practice and clinical expertise; and provides understandable, affirming education. The nurse promotes patient safety, uses information technology and care-outcome data, contributes to quality improvement, and supports open communication and shared decision-making. The role also includes serving as a primary preceptor for appropriate staff, participating in committees, and pursuing continued professional development.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; specialized diploma required.
- Active RN license in the state of practice; Pennsylvania RN licensure is specified for this position.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- Knowledge of patient- and family-centered care, cultural awareness, and effective communication.
- Ability to assess patients, identify nursing diagnoses or clinical judgments, and implement treatment plans.
- Knowledge of medication administration and prescriptions for continuing treatment outside the hospital.
- Ability to educate patients and designated care partners about conditions, treatments, medications, and recovery.
- Knowledge of discharge planning and coordination of follow-up care.
- Knowledge of health-information documentation, including recording histories, symptoms, vital signs, medications, diagnoses, plans, procedures, tests, and results.
- Ability to lift and carry 40–50 pounds and perform frequent to continuous standing and walking; role-specific activities may include kneeling, bending, squatting, and CPR.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN), completion of a BSN, or an appropriate advanced degree within three years of hire is strongly preferred.
- One year of previous RN experience in an acute-care setting is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Interact with co-workers, patients, families, designated care partners, and other staff in keeping with Jefferson’s values.
- Integrate evidence-based practice, clinical expertise, and patients’ and care partners’ preferences and cultural beliefs into care.
- Identify patient and care-partner learning needs and provide useful, understandable, and affirming education.
- Reduce risk of harm by following established nursing practices, protocols, and individual performance expectations.
- Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support ethical decision-making.
- Monitor care outcomes and use improvement methods to test changes that improve patient-care quality and safety.
- Work effectively within nursing and interprofessional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making.
- Provide safe, compassionate, coordinated care that respects patients’ preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural beliefs.
- Promote belonging and inclusion and demonstrate problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
- Pursue continued professional growth and serve as a primary preceptor for appropriate staff members.
- Participate in hospital- and practice-setting committees, including safety and quality-improvement committees.
- Give and receive feedback and incorporate appropriate changes into practice.
- Assess patients and implement treatment plans, administer medications, document health information, and contribute to discharge planning and follow-up care.
Benefits
- Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
- Supplemental insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- Flexible spending accounts
- Retirement plans
- Tuition assistance
- Voluntary benefits with access to group insurance rates and discounts
- Tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full-time service or two years of part-time service
- Medical insurance access for all colleagues, including those working less than part-time
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
