Registered Nurse (RN) - Critical Care Float

Reading Hospital; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Float incentive ($7/hr)

Job summary

Reading Hospital in Reading, PA is seeking a Registered Nurse for full-time day shifts (7:00 am–7:30 pm) with every third weekend rotation. You will evaluate patients, plan and document nursing care, perform tests, and administer meds within scope of practice, while promoting independence and educating patients and families.

The role emphasizes delivering high-quality care to a diverse population, relying on experience and judgment to achieve goals.

Qualifications

• Completes and maintains all competencies and trainings as required for role.
• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care.
• Deliver excellent nursing care through evaluations, planning, implementation, and documentation while serving a diverse patient population with complex concerns.
• Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse.
• Promotes patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

Skills

Nursing care

Critical care

Patient education

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing

Job description

Job Summary

Shift: Full time Days- 7am-7:30pm with every 3rd weekend rotation

• Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care.
• Deliver excellent nursing care through evaluations, planning, implementation, and documentation while serving a diverse patient population with complex concerns.
• Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse.
• Promotes patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

Job Summary

Shift: Full time Days- 7am-7:30pm with every 3rd weekend rotation

Float incentive: $7hr premium pay plus base rate and shift/weekend differentials where applicable

• Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care.
• Deliver excellent nursing care through evaluations, planning, implementation, and documentation while serving a diverse patient population with complex concerns.
• Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse.
• Promotes patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

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Qualifications

Education Requirements

• Completes and maintains all competencies and trainings as required for role.
• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing

Experience

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing
• Must have 1 year of Critical Care experience in ICU, CCU. SICU or MICU unit

Certification and Licensure

• PA Registered Nurse License

Overview

Tower Health, a regional healthcare system, serves communities across multiple counties in Pennsylvania. Its network includes Reading Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (in partnership with Drexel University). Committed to academic medicine and training, Tower Health offers various programs, including residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. Additionally, the system provides a wide range of healthcare services, such as Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing, home healthcare via Tower Health at Home, TowerDirect ambulance and emergency response, Tower Health Medical Group, Tower Health Providers (a clinically integrated network), and Tower Health Urgent Care facilities across its service area.

Why Reading Hospital?

• 2025 America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award
• Recipient of Excellence Award: Stroke Care, Neurosciences, Pulmonary Care, and Critical Care
• Magnet Status
• Level 1 Trauma Center
• Ranked Among Top Ten Hospitals in Pennsylvania
• 5-Star Rating for Overall Hospital Quality
• Vizient Graduate Nurse Residency Program for all new RN grads
• Comprehensive benefits to include earned time off, enhanced tuition assistance, retirement savings with employer match and so much more!