Temporary Registered Nurse - Med/Surg

Roxborough Memorial; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 50,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Roxborough Memorial Hospital, part of Prime Healthcare, seeks a Registered Nurse to deliver safe patient care using the nursing process in the Med/Surg unit. The role requires state RN licensure, BLS, and ACLS within 30 days (ACLS preferred).

The position is full-time, temporary, with day shifts. The hospital serves Roxborough, Manayunk, East Falls and surrounding communities and offers a collaborative clinical team and opportunities to grow within a mission-driven organization.

Qualifications

• Current and valid state RN License.
• BLS certificate on hire and maintained.
• ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained (preferred).
• Acute Care hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care.
• Directly responsible and accountable for care given to assigned patients.
• Communicates with physician about changes in patient condition including monitoring and diagnostic results.
• Responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment.

Skills

Direct patient care

Nursing process

Communication with physician

Ventilator management (preferred)

BLS certification

ACLS certification (preferred)

Education

RN licensure

BLS certification

ACLS certification

BSN preferred

Job description

Overview

Department: Med/Surg

Status:Full-Time, Temporary

Pay:$60/hour

The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of safe patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• The Registered Nurse also directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care within the Medical/Surgical Unit.
• The Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care given to his/her assigned patients.
• He / She communicates with physician about changes in the patient's clinical condition including cardiac monitoring, results of diagnostic studies and symptomatology.
• Is able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Current and valid state RN License.2. Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.3. Current ACLS certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current preferred.4. Previous Acute Care hospital experience preferred.5. Ventilator Management experience preferred.6. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Roxborough Memorial Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

Roxborough Memorial Hospital is a 131-bed community hospital. The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of the Roxborough, Manayunk, East Falls and northwest section of Philadelphia communities for more than a century, having first opened its doors in 1890. Roxborough Memorial Hospitals School of Nursing has been educating nurses since 1898. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation's oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.

Employment Status

Temporary

Shift

Days

Equal Employment Opportunity

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