RN - Division Resource / Float Pool - Full Time Days - Jefferson Abington

Thomas Jefferson University•Montgomery County, PA

8d•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. The role includes delivering safe, compassionate, coordinated care; educating patients and care partners; collaborating with interprofessional teams; and applying evidence-based practice, clinical expertise, and patient preferences. The nurse uses information technology and care-outcome data to support ethical decisions, reduce risk, and improve the quality and safety of care. The position also contributes to an inclusive environment, professional learning, precepting, feedback, and hospital and practice-setting committees.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; specialized diploma required.
Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association required.
Knowledge of patient- and family-centered practice and ability to collaborate respectfully with patients, families, and designated care partners.
Cultural awareness and ability to connect respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds.
Effective communication skills, including accurately transmitting, receiving, and interpreting information and engaging patients and families as partners.
Ability to delegate appropriately and respectfully to team members.
Knowledge of patient assessment and care, including assessing ailments and injuries and implementing treatment plans.
Knowledge of patient and care-partner education, including eliciting learning needs and explaining conditions, treatment, 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 care partners.
Knowledge of assessment tools, nursing diagnosis or clinical judgment, and ability to analyze symptoms and identify appropriate resolutions.
Knowledge of health-information documentation and ability to record histories, symptoms, vital signs, medications, diagnoses, treatment plans, procedures, tests, and results in written or electronic form.

Nice To Haves

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, families or designated care partners, and staff in a manner consistent 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.
Follow established nursing practices and protocols to minimize risks of harm to patients and others.
Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate errors, and support ethical decision-making.
Monitor care outcomes and use improvement methods to test changes and continuously improve patient-care quality and safety.
Work effectively within nursing and interprofessional teams, fostering 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 and demonstrate problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
Pursue continued professional development and act 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, implement treatment plans, administer medications, document health information, and participate in discharge planning as described in the required knowledge and skills.

Benefits

Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
Supplemental insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life and AD&D insurance
Short- and long-term disability
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