RN Ambulatory (40hrs/week - day shift) MAH, Neurosurgery - Bucks Campus

Thomas Jefferson University•Bucks County, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The professional nurse provides patient- and family-centered care using the nursing process and addressing each patient’s physical, psychological, emotional, and social needs. The nurse develops individualized plans of care with patients and their designated care partners, consistent with their priorities, cultural beliefs, and values. This role is based at Jefferson Community Physicians’ Bucks Campus Neurosurgery practice in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and is a regular, 40-hour-per-week day-shift position. The nurse integrates evidence-based practice and clinical expertise with patient and family preferences; provides education; follows nursing practices and protocols to reduce risk; uses information technology and data to support care and improvement; and collaborates with nursing and inter-professional teams. The role also includes precepting appropriate staff, participating in committees focused on safety and quality improvement, and continuing professional development.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Active registered nurse (RN) license in the state of practice; Pennsylvania RN licensure is indicated for this position.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
Knowledge of patient- and family-centered practice, cultural awareness, and effective communication.
Ability to assess patients, provide care and education, administer medications, support discharge planning, and document health information.
Ability to delegate respectfully and appropriately to other team members.
Ability to lift and carry 40–50 pounds, including assisting with patient transfers.
Frequent to continuous standing and walking; patient-care providers may need to kneel, bend, squat, and perform CPR.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree 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 co-workers, patients, their families or designated care partners, and other staff in a manner consistent with Jefferson’s values.
Integrate evidence-based practice, clinical expertise, patient preferences, and cultural beliefs and values into care.
Identify patients’ and care partners’ learning needs and priorities and provide useful, understandable, and affirming education.
Follow established nursing practices and protocols to minimize risk of harm to patients and others.
Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate errors, and support ethical decision-making.
Monitor care outcomes using data and apply improvement methods to improve patient-care quality and safety.
Collaborate effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, supporting open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making.
Provide safe, compassionate, coordinated care that respects each patient’s preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural beliefs and values.
Promote belonging and inclusion and use 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-based committees, including those focused on safety and quality improvement.
Give and receive feedback and incorporate appropriate changes into practice.
Assess patients and implement treatment plans; administer medications and support continuing treatment as appropriate to the role.
Document relevant health information, including histories, symptoms, vital signs, medications, diagnoses, plans, procedures, tests, and results.
Partner with patients and care partners on discharge planning and follow-up care.

Benefits

Medical and prescription insurance
Supplemental insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life and 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 and prescription insurance access for colleagues working less than part-time, including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps