RN - 19510496

Temple University Jeanes Campus • Philadelphia, PA

1d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works on the 4A adult Medical-Surgical/Oncology unit, which provides inpatient care to adults with medical, surgical, and oncology diagnoses. The unit has 21–30 beds, a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5, and CNA support. The patient population is entirely adult inpatient; there are no ambulatory, outpatient, or pediatric patients.

Care may involve patients with cancer, stroke, congestive heart failure, end-stage renal disease, alcohol or opioid withdrawal, abdominal pain, and other general medical conditions, as well as hematology/oncology, general surgery, and pre-operative and post-operative patients. The role may include respiratory and airway care, cardiac and circulatory skills, line, drain, and equipment management, and administration of IV medications. The position does not require call and may involve floating to other Medical-Surgical units.

Requirements

• Experience with blood and blood product administration.
• Experience obtaining 12-lead EKGs.
• Comfort managing drains, feeding tubes, fistulas, PCA pumps, PICC and central lines, Port-A-Cath and other vascular devices, triple lumen catheters, and wound VACs.
• Familiarity with titrated heparin and stable heparin and Lasix drips or medications.

Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient nursing care to adult patients with medical, surgical, and oncology diagnoses.
• Care for patients with conditions including cancer, stroke, congestive heart failure, end-stage renal disease, alcohol or opioid withdrawal, abdominal pain, and general medical conditions.
• Provide care for hematology/oncology, general surgery, and pre-operative and post-operative patients.
• Perform chest tube setup and care, CPAP/BiPAP use, and tracheostomy care as needed.
• Administer blood and blood products and obtain 12-lead EKGs.
• Manage drains, feeding tubes, fistulas, PCA pumps, PICC and central lines, Port-A-Cath and other vascular devices, triple lumen catheters, and wound VACs.
• Administer IV medications, including titrated heparin and stable heparin and Lasix drips or medications.
• Provide float support to other Medical-Surgical units as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed