Registered Nurse - Acute Care - Per Diem

Guthrie; Sayre (Bradford County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Guthrie in Sayre, PA is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide professional, comprehensive care in an acute care setting, coordinating with families and the healthcare team to deliver safe, evidence-based treatment. You will maintain RN licensure, meet unit-specific education requirements, and participate in ongoing professional development.

This role emphasizes patient advocacy, safety, and quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in the state of employment.
• At least one year of nursing experience or transition from the NLRN program.
• BLS certification; ACLS/PALS as required by unit.
• BSN preferred, with unit-specific education requirements.

Responsibilities

• Employ Nursing Professional Practice: assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Advocate for ethical and holistic care respecting patient autonomy and dignity.
• Facilitate learning for patients, families, and healthcare team.
• Align practice with safety and quality; use evidence to improve outcomes.
• Engage in ongoing professional development and maintain licensure.
• Lead in practice setting and community; delegate and coordinate care.
• Participate in planning and presenting educational programs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

RN licensure in state of employment

BSN preferred

BSN degree requirements per facility

BLS certification

ACLS is unit dependent

PALS is unit dependent

Job description

Position Summary

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional, comprehensive nursing care for patients in an acute care environment. Accountable for the delivery of coordinated, safe, compassionate, therapeutic, evidence‐ based quality care to patients and families, based on individual physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, and appropriate care strategies throughout the lifespan. Practices in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act in the state of employment, the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses, and the ANA scope and standards of practice. Essential functions and specific skills for the job are found in the unit specific onboarding checklist and in standards that are applicable to the specialty.

Education, License & Cert

• Registered Nurse in the State of Practice.
• BSN in Nursing preferred.
• Any previously agreed upon effective date for obtaining a Bachelor's degree in nursing between individuals and facilities will remain in effect, including those who transition to their position from the NLRN Program.
• Any contract with specific time frames for obtaining a bachelor’s degree in nursing will supersede the above point and will remain in effect.
• Specialty Certification is preferred
• BLS certification.
• ACLS is unit dependent.
• PALS is unit dependent

Experience

• The Registered Nurse must be a registered nurse currently licensed in the state of employment with at least one year of experience. Alternately, the Registered Nurse may have less than one year of experience if they have been transitioned to their position from the Newly Licensed Registered Nurse Residency (NLRN) Program.
• The Registered Nurse must meet the individual nursing unit specifications regarding educational requirements during employment.
• Must maintain BLS certification.
• ACLS is unit dependent.
• Specifications regarding educational requirements during employment are determined by the Nursing Department and Nursing Unit.

Essential Functions

1. 1. Employs Nursing Professional Practice: Assesses, diagnoses, plans, implements, and evaluates patients' care. Develops updates and coordinates the patients' plan of care to achieve patient goals and to optimize outcomes and transitions across the continuum. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate. Performs and maintains the currency of essential competencies as required by a specific area of hire and population served.
2. 2. Advocates: Effectively advocates for ethical and holistic care by partnering in care planning to promote the autonomy, dignity, rights, values, and beliefs of those we serve.
3. 3. Facilitates Learning: Fosters a learning environment for patients/families, nursing, and other members of the healthcare team, including student; Facilities formal and informal learning for patients/families, nursing, other members of the healthcare team, and community.
4. 4. Aligns Practice with Safety and Quality: Accountable for safety, identifies and corrects problems, and integrates evidence and best practice into nursing care; uses data and evidence to improve patient outcomes. Aligns patient safety, self‐ safety, and environmental safety as equally important for best outcomes.
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7. 7. Participates in the planning and presentation of educational programs.
8. 8. It is understood that this description is not intended to be all‐ inclusive and that other duties may be assigned as necessary in the performance of the position.

Other Duties

1. 1. Proficiency in Information Technology, such as electronic health records, communication systems, computers, and equipment necessary to perform essential functions of the position.
2. 2. Skilled to work‐w with a wide range of staff as part of an interdisciplinary team, including physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff.
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