Day-Shift RN — Patient-Centered Care & Growth

Jefferson Health; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Tuition assistance

Retirement plans

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Jefferson Health is seeking a Registered Nurse for full-time Day shift in the PCU unit in South Philadelphia. The role emphasizes patient- and family-centered care, nursing process, and culturally respectful practice.

You will develop care plans with patients and families, collaborate with inter-professional teams, and uphold safety, quality improvement, and ethical standards. Minimum qualifications include a Specialized Diploma in nursing or equivalent, and PA RN license.

Qualifications

• Specialized Diploma Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required.
• Patient-and Family-Centered Practice Knowledge of how to convey respect and collaborate with each patient, family and/or designated care partner in care and care planning.
• Cultural Awareness Knowledge of people with diverse backgrounds and the ability to convey respect and connect effectively.
• Effective Communication Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques, ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs.
• Patient Assessment and Care Knowledge of and ability to assess ailments and injuries of patients and implement a treatment plan.
• Discharge Planning Knowledge of the patient's post-discharge needs and the ability to partner with the patient and family/designated care partner(s) in developing a discharge plan and arranging for follow-up care.
• Medication Administration Knowledge of various medications used to treat patients, ability to apply this knowledge to the administration of medications and to the prescription of drugs for continuing treatment outside of the hospital.
• Health Information Documentation Knowledge of the relevance of health information and appropriate documentation methods, ability to record medical histories, symptoms, vital signs, medications, diagnoses, treatment plans, procedures, tests, and medical results in written or electronic form.
• BLS - Basic Life Support AHA - American Heart Association and RN - Licensed Registered Nurse_PA - State of Pennsylvania

Responsibilities

• Interacts with co-workers, patients, their family/designated care partner(s), and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson Health.
• Partners with patients, their family/designated care partner(s) in identifying learning needs and priorities and provides education in ways that are useful, understandable, and affirming.
• Minimizes risk of harm to patients and others by following established nursing practices and protocols and individual performance.
• Uses information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support ethical decision making.
• Functions effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.
• Demonstrates willingness to give and receive feedback and integrates appropriate changes into practice.

Skills

BLS

RN license PA

Effective communication

Cultural awareness

Patient assessment

Discharge planning

Medication administration

Patient education

Team collaboration

Education

Specialized Diploma

BSN preferred

Job description

Jefferson Health is seeking a Registered Nurse for full-time Day shift in the PCU unit in South Philadelphia. The role emphasizes patient- and family-centered care, nursing process, and culturally respectful practice.

You will develop care plans with patients and families, collaborate with inter-professional teams, and uphold safety, quality improvement, and ethical standards. Minimum qualifications include a Specialized Diploma in nursing or equivalent, and PA RN license.