Registered Nurse – Per Diem – Cardiac Care Unit

LiveWell Homecare Agency, LLC; Scranton (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

LiveWell Homecare Agency, LLC seeks an Inpatient Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care in a high-acuity cardiac step-down unit in Scranton.

You will assess, plan, implement, monitor, and discharge plan for patients while collaborating with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to ensure quality, safety, and evidence-based practice.

Qualifications

• Graduate from a Specialty Training Program in Nursing.
• Experience in Cardiac Special Care or similar high-acuity settings, including titrating medication IVs, BiPap, CPAP, and high-flow oxygen.
• Strong teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with nursing standards.
• Administer treatments, medications, and diagnostic tests, and perform assessments within scope of practice.
• Address physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patients and families.
• Develop and coordinate individualized care plans, including education and discharge planning.
• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to meet patient needs.
• Delegate tasks, monitor patient responses, and modify care as necessary.
• Participate in quality improvement, safety initiatives, and evidence-based practice decisions.

Job description

Role:

Inpatient Registered Nurse providing direct patient care in a high-acuity cardiac step-down unit.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with nursing standards.
• Administer treatments, medications, and diagnostic tests, and perform assessments within scope of practice.
• Address physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patients and families.
• Develop and coordinate individualized care plans, including education and discharge planning.
• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to meet patient needs.
• Delegate tasks, monitor patient responses, and modify care as necessary.
• Participate in quality improvement, safety initiatives, and evidence-based practice decisions.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Graduate from a Specialty Training Program in Nursing.
• Experience in Cardiac Special Care or similar high-acuity settings, including titrating medication IVs, BiPap, CPAP, and high-flow oxygen.
• Strong teamwork, communication, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.