Temporary Registered Nurse - Med/Surg Acute

Prime Healthcare • Bristol, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides safe patient care in the Med/Surg/Telemetry Unit using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role provides direct patient care within the scope of practice and directs and guides patient and family teaching, as well as the activities of other nursing personnel, while maintaining standards of care.

The Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for care provided to assigned patients. The role communicates with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, including cardiac monitoring, diagnostic study results, and symptoms, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment.

Lower Bucks Hospital is a community hospital in Bristol, Pennsylvania, serving the Lower Bucks County region with medical, surgical, and emergency care. It has more than 200 physicians on staff and approximately 700 employees.

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current is preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Previous acute care hospital experience.
• Ventilator management experience.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained current.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in the Med/Surg/Telemetry Unit.
• Be directly responsible and accountable for care provided to assigned patients.
• Communicate with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, including cardiac monitoring, diagnostic study results, and symptoms.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patients’ conditions and/or responses to treatment.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed