RN - Ortho/Trauma Care & Patient Education

Tower Health; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Earned time off

Enhanced tuition assistance

Retirement savings with employer match

Job summary

Tower Health's Reading Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse to evaluate, plan, implement, and document nursing care for a diverse patient population within the Ortho/Trauma department. The role involves administering medications, performing tests, and teaching patients and families about conditions and self-care.

The nurse will work to promote independence, rely on clinical judgment, and deliver high-quality care in a fast-paced, advanced hospital setting in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Qualifications

• 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

Patient care

Assessment

Documentation

Education

Graduate of accredited nursing program

Tools

RN license

Job description

Tower Health's Reading Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse to evaluate, plan, implement, and document nursing care for a diverse patient population within the Ortho/Trauma department. The role involves administering medications, performing tests, and teaching patients and families about conditions and self-care.

The nurse will work to promote independence, rely on clinical judgment, and deliver high-quality care in a fast-paced, advanced hospital setting in Reading, Pennsylvania.