Registered Nurse - Float

Prime Healthcare Services; Bath Addition (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol, PA, part of Prime Healthcare, seeks a dedicated Registered Nurse to deliver safe, compassionate care across units.

You will collaborate with physicians and families, float across units as needed, and uphold privacy and professional standards. Full-time, day shift, in a community hospital focused on quality, compassion and service.

Qualifications

• Current and valid state RN License.
• BLS (ARC/AHA) certificate upon hire and current.
• ACLS (ARC/AHA) certificate within 30 days upon hire and current.
• PALS (ARC/AHA) certificate within 30 days upon hire and current.
• Minimum of one year experience as a staff RN in acute care.
• BSN preferred.
• Behavioral Violence Prevention (BVP) certificate within 6 months and maintained annually.
• Able to float to multiple units and maintain competency.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Float RN may be assigned to multiple units and must remain competent in all units.
• Provide direct patient care and guide patient/family teaching.
• Communicate changes in the patient's condition to the physician after diagnostic results and symptoms.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

Skills

RN License

BLS

ACLS

PALS

Float to units

Acute care exp

Education

BSN preferred

Job description

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Lower Bucks Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Lower Bucks Hospital is a community hospital, serving the Lower Bucks County region with medical, surgical, and emergency care. Located in historic Bristol, Pennsylvania, the Hospital is well-known for its knowledgeable medical staff, including cardiology, orthopedics, radiology, wound care, and general surgery. The hospital has more than 200 physicians on staff, as well as another 700 employees.

Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for the delivery of safe patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. The Float RN can be assigned to multiple units based on need and will maintain competency to practice in all units. Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice. The RN also directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of professional nursing care. The RN is directly responsible and accountable for the care given to assigned patients on an assigned unit. She/he/them communicates with the physician about the changes in the patient's clinical condition including results of the diagnostic studies and symptomatology. Is capable of responding quickly and accurately to changes in the condition and/or response to treatment. Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Current and valid state RN License.

2. Current BLS (ARC/AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.

3. Current ACLS (ARC/AHA) certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current.

4. Current PALS (ARC/AHA) certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current.

5. Minimum of one year experience as a staff RN in an acute care hospital setting preferred.

6. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

7. Behavioral Violence Prevention (BVP) certificate within 6 months of hire and maintain current annually.

8. Able to float to multiple units and maintain competency within assigned areas.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf