RN - PRN Days - Med Surg/Telemetry - Jefferson Einstein Montgomery

Thomas Jefferson University•Montgomery County, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The professional nurse provides patient- and family-centered care using the nursing process and addressing patients’ physical, psychological, emotional, and social needs. The nurse develops individualized plans of care with patients and their designated care partners, respecting their cultural beliefs, values, preferences, and priorities. The position is in Med Surg/Telemetry at Jefferson Einstein Montgomery and is designated PRN, day shift.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Pennsylvania Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Knowledge of patient- and family-centered practice and ability to collaborate respectfully with patients and care partners in care planning.
Cultural awareness and ability to connect respectfully and effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.
Effective communication skills, including use of partnership-oriented language and appropriate delegation to 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 educate patients and care partners about conditions, treatments, medications, and recovery.
Knowledge of medications and ability to administer them and apply medication knowledge to continuing treatment.
Knowledge of post-discharge needs and ability to develop discharge plans and arrange follow-up care with patients and care partners.
Knowledge of patient assessment tools, nursing diagnosis, and clinical judgment, including analyzing symptoms and identifying appropriate resolutions.
Knowledge of health information and appropriate documentation methods.
Ability to lift and carry 40–50 pounds; push/pull patients on beds or stretchers, including a stated 29-pound push force, and perform lateral transfers involving up to 50 pounds of patient weight.
Frequent to continuous standing and walking.
May need to kneel, bend, squat, and perform CPR as required by the role.

Nice To Haves

BSN, or completion of a BSN or appropriate advanced degree within three years of hire, is strongly preferred.
One year of previous RN experience in an acute care setting is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Interact with co-workers, patients, patients’ families or designated care partners, and other staff in accordance with Jefferson’s values.
Integrate evidence-based practice, clinical expertise, and patients’ and care partners’ preferences and cultural beliefs into care delivery.
Identify patients’ and care partners’ learning needs and priorities and provide understandable, useful, and affirming education.
Reduce risk of harm by following established nursing practices, protocols, and performance expectations.
Use information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate errors, and support ethical decision-making.
Monitor care-process outcomes with data and use improvement methods to enhance the quality and safety of patient care.
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.
Promote belonging and inclusion and demonstrate problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.
Pursue continued professional development and serve 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 incorporate appropriate changes into practice.
Assess patients’ conditions and implement treatment plans.
Administer medications and educate patients and care partners about conditions, treatments, medications, and recovery steps.
Collaborate with patients and care partners on discharge plans and follow-up care.
Document medical histories, symptoms, vital signs, medications, diagnoses, treatment plans, procedures, tests, and results in written or electronic form.

Benefits

Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
Supplemental insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life and AD&D insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
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
Access to medical insurance, including prescription coverage, for all colleagues, including per diem colleagues