Registered Nurse- Operating Room

Thomas Jefferson University • Montgomery County, PA

25d • Onsite

About The Position

The professional nurse provides patient- and family-centered care using the nursing process to address each patient's physical, psychological, emotional, and social needs. The nurse develops individualized plans of care with patients and their designated care partners, taking their priorities, cultural beliefs, and values into account. In this operating room role, the nurse collaborates with patients, families, coworkers, and interprofessional staff to support safe, compassionate, coordinated, and high-quality care. The position is based at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, Pennsylvania, and is a day-shift regular employee role.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; specialized diploma listed as the minimum qualification.
• Active Registered Nurse license in the state of practice; Pennsylvania RN licensure is specified.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• Knowledge and ability to collaborate respectfully with patients, families, and designated care partners in care planning.
• Cultural awareness and ability to connect effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Effective communication skills, including partnership-oriented communication and appropriate delegation to team members.
• Knowledge and ability to assess patients and implement treatment plans.
• Ability to educate patients and care partners about conditions, treatments, medications, and recovery steps.
• Knowledge of medication administration and prescriptions for continuing treatment outside the hospital.
• Knowledge of discharge needs and ability to develop discharge plans and arrange follow-up care with patients and families.
• Knowledge of assessment tools, nursing diagnosis or clinical judgment, and methods for analyzing symptoms and determining appropriate responses.
• Knowledge of health-information documentation and ability to record relevant patient information in written or electronic form.
• Ability to lift and carry 40–50 pounds, including pushing or pulling patients on beds or stretchers and assisting with lateral transfers.
• Ability to stand and walk frequently to continuously; role-specific patient-care activities may include kneeling, bending, squatting, and performing CPR.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or completion of a BSN or appropriate advanced degree within three years of hire, strongly preferred.
• One year of previous RN experience in an acute-care setting strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interact with coworkers, patients, their families or 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 healthcare delivery.
• Identify patient and care partner learning needs and priorities, and provide understandable, useful education.
• Reduce risk of harm by following established nursing practices and protocols and maintaining individual performance.
• Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate errors, and support ethical decision-making.
• Use data to monitor care outcomes and apply improvement methods to test and implement changes that improve patient-care quality and safety.
• Work effectively within nursing and interprofessional teams, promoting open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making.
• Provide safe, compassionate, coordinated care that respects patients' preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural beliefs and values.
• Promote belonging and inclusion, using problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
• Pursue continued learning and professional development, 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 and support discharge planning and follow-up care.
• Document relevant health information, including histories, symptoms, vital signs, medications, diagnoses, treatment plans, procedures, tests, and results.

Benefits

• Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
• Supplemental insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Retirement plans
• Tuition assistance
• Voluntary benefits, including 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, including prescription coverage, is available to all colleagues, including those working less than part-time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree