RN Unit Per Diem - JNE, Infusion Therapy - Torresdale Campus

Thomas Jefferson University•Northeast Philadelphia, NE

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The professional nurse provides patient- and family-centered care by 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, respecting their cultural beliefs and values. The position is in Infusion Therapy at the Torresdale Campus of Jefferson Health Northeast. The nurse integrates evidence-based practice, clinical expertise, and patients’ and care partners’ preferences into care delivery. The role includes patient education, safe medication administration and care, accurate health-information documentation, discharge planning, teamwork, quality improvement, and continued professional development. The nurse may serve as a primary preceptor for appropriate staff members and participate in committees focused on safety and quality improvement.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license.
Knowledge of patient- and family-centered practice, including collaborating respectfully with patients, families, and designated care partners in care planning.
Cultural awareness and the ability to connect respectfully and effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.
Effective communication skills, including accurately conveying, receiving, and interpreting information and using partnership-oriented language with patients and families.
Ability to delegate appropriately and respectfully to other team members.
Knowledge and ability to assess patient ailments and injuries and implement treatment plans.
Knowledge of child and adult education techniques and ability to identify learning needs and educate patients and care partners about conditions, treatments, medications, and recovery steps.
Knowledge of medications and ability to apply it to medication administration and prescriptions for continuing treatment outside the hospital, as applicable.
Knowledge of post-discharge needs and ability to collaborate on discharge plans and follow-up care.
Knowledge of patient-assessment tools and techniques and nursing diagnosis or clinical judgment, including analyzing symptoms and identifying appropriate resolutions.
Knowledge of health-information documentation and ability to record relevant medical information in written or electronic form.
Ability to lift and carry 40–50 pounds, including assisting with patient movement and transfers.
Ability to stand and walk frequently to continuously.
Ability to perform role-related physical activities, which may include kneeling, bending, squatting, and 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 coworkers, patients, families or designated care partners, and other 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 healthcare delivery.
Partner with patients and care partners to identify learning needs and provide understandable, useful, and affirming education.
Reduce the risk of harm by following established nursing practices, protocols, and individual performance expectations.
Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate errors, and support ethical decision-making.
Monitor care-process outcomes using data and apply improvement methods to test changes that improve patient-care quality and safety.
Work effectively within nursing and interprofessional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making.
Provide safe, compassionate, coordinated care that respects patients’ preferences, priorities, needs, and cultural beliefs and values.
Create an inclusive environment and demonstrate problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
Pursue continued professional growth and development, and act as a primary preceptor for appropriate staff members.
Participate in hospital- and practice-setting committees, including those focused on safety and quality improvement.
Give and receive feedback and integrate 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, treatment plans, procedures, tests, and results.
Partner with patients and care partners on discharge planning and follow-up care.

Benefits

Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
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 insurance, including prescription coverage, is available to all colleagues, including per diem colleagues