Registered Nurse (RN) - Ortho/Trauma

Reading Hospital; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Reading Hospital, part of Tower Health, seeks a qualified registered nurse for the Orthopedics/Trauma department. You will evaluate patients, plan and implement care, and document outcomes to support recovery and safety.

You will administer medications, perform tests, and teach patients and families to understand conditions and self‑care. Rely on your experience and judgment to meet goals in a busy adult and geriatric surgical unit.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing.
• PA Registered Nurse Temporary Practice Permit or Registered Nurse License.

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

Patient care

Documentation

Education/Teaching

Medication administration

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing

Job description

• 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

• 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

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing

Certification and Licensure

• PA Registered Nurse Temporary Practice Permit or Registered Nurse License

Ortho/Trauma Department Overview

• 30 bed adult and geriatric surgical unit that primarily cares for the following patient population: Orthopedic patients, trauma patients, neurosurgical patients, joint replacement patients, and medical overflow patients.

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