Registered Nurse: Impactful Patient Care & Growth

Alliance for Care at Home; Bethlehem (Northampton County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide nursing care across the patient life span, in line with the nursing process and hospital policies.

The role emphasizes assessment, care planning, implementation, and documentation of outcomes, while collaborating with the patient care team to maintain standards. The RN must hold a current Pennsylvania license and may engage in ongoing education and professional development.

Qualifications

• Assessment of assigned patients using nursing process
• Development of collaborative, individualized care plans
• Implementation and evaluation of patient care interventions
• Organization and prioritization of patient care with available resources
• Awareness of unit budget and cost considerations
• Professional role-modeling and guidance to coworkers
• Involvement in unit-based performance improvement
• Active participation in ongoing education and professional development
• Adherence to chain of command for work-related issues
• Contributing to growth of the Patient Services Department
• Maintenance of departmental records for administrative and regulatory purposes
• Collaboration with caregivers to ensure staffing levels across shifts

Responsibilities

• Performs in depth, systematic assessment of all assigned patients.
• Formulates collaborative and individualized plan of care and identifies expected patient outcomes, using the nursing process.
• Implements, evaluates and documents patient care interventions and effectiveness in accordance with care plan.
• Organizes, coordinates and prioritizes patient care consistently utilizing available resources.
• Maintains an awareness of unit budget.
• Functions as a professional role model and resource person providing guidance to co-workers.
• Takes active role in unit-based performance improvement.
• Maintains responsibility for own professional development through active participation in in-services and/or continuing education programs.
• Complies with established chain of command for work related problems.
• Participates in identifying unit needs and supports unit goals and objectives that contribute to the growth of the Patient Services Department.
• Maintains departmental records for administrative and regulatory purposes.
• Collaborates with other caregivers to assure appropriate staffing levels on all shifts.

Education

RN license (PA)

Job description

St. Luke's University Health Network is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to provide nursing care across the patient life span, in line with the nursing process and hospital policies.

The role emphasizes assessment, care planning, implementation, and documentation of outcomes, while collaborating with the patient care team to maintain standards. The RN must hold a current Pennsylvania license and may engage in ongoing education and professional development.