Registered Nurse - Seasonal Float - Night

Registered Nurse - Seasonal Float - Night

Location : The Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon, PA

Schedule : Full Time

Schedule and Location

Full Time : 36 Hours / Week

Hours : 7pm - 7 : 30am

Every 3rd Weekend Required

Every Other Holiday Required

Ability to take 12 weeks of time offer per year without pay (12 consecutive weeks, (2) 6 weeks, or (6) 2 weeks)

Full Time Benefits including PTO

Shift and Weekend Differential Pay Eligible

Department Summary

Float pool or nursing resource team is a unique department that supports our nursing units by moving staffing as needed every shift or even multiple times during an employee's shift.

Float staff are assigned to units based on the needs of the hospital at the time of their shift. There are a variety of units that staff can be competent to work on and make a significant impact on patient care.

RN's will float to any unit within their scope of orientation. For example : med / surg float may float to ED or ICU & only take med / surg boarder patients in ED & ICU med / surg downgrades only.

They do not float to cath lab or OR. They sometimes float to maternity to care for the adults.

General Summary

Provides professional nursing care at the beginner practitioner level in accordance with the principles of patient and family-centered care based on the nursing process and according to the clinical standards of the hospital.

Acts as a primary nurse for patients on the unit. Coordinates care planning with other disciplines. May require specialized skills depending on unit assignment.

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions :

Provides and coordinates direct care in accordance with the principles of patient and family-centered care based on the nursing process and according to the clinical standards of the hospital.

Acts as a primary nurse for patients on the unit. Synthesizes patient data to develop outcome-driven plans.

Safely and independently administers prescribed treatments, medications, and nursing interventions based on assessment and plan of care.

Appropriately organizes and prioritizes time based on patient condition and expected workload. Identifies changes in patients' status and acts accordingly.

Knows and can activate resources to achieve outcomes for patients.

Seeks mentoring and coaching from the CN II & III.

Identifies and communicates individualized patient needs forsafe handoffs during transitions of care. Collaborates with patient / family in care planning with all disciplines.

Appropriately and correctly documents the patient response to interventions and progress toward outcomes. Identifies and documents variances.

Appropriately utilizes flow sheets, progress notes, and / or electronic medical record for documentation. Is able to identify system and unit-based nursing sensitive indicators;

i.e. falls, pressure ulcers.

Identifies own areas of professional growth and development in performance improvement efforts. Recognizes the value of evidence based research as it applies to best practice.

Promotes aprofessional practice environment that supports patient safety and quality through interdisciplinary collaboration, Shared Decision Making activities including peer review.

Integrate Shared Decision Making by unit committee membership or by supporting and helping fellow co-workers attend committee meetings and / or work on SDM projects.

Serves as positive role model.

Delegates aspects of care to other nursing personnel in order to meet patient needs. Helps assistive personnel organize and set priorities for work.

Monitors completion of tasks that are assigned or delegated to the patient care team.

Promotes collaboration and cooperation among physicians, nursing staff, and other members of the interdisciplinary team. Contributes to effective communications among all team members.

Begins to display conflict resolution and negotiation skills to maximize team performance.

Variation of duties may result based on the assigned customer care unit(s). This may include differences in the specific clinical skills required of the RN.

Unit based skill lists outline expectations beyond the house wide RN requirements. SYS-NURS-L Nursing Education Requirements Policy outlines current certification(s) required for specific areas of nursing practice and is considered to be part of the job description.

In addition to requirements specified in the license and certification section below, current BLS certification for all areas of nursing practice is required.

Current certification may be required for the following areas of nursing practice : Emergency Care Center - ACLS, PALSIntensive Care Center & MSCC Lead - ACLS, PALSL&D - ACLS, NRP, - Experienced L&D nurses will obtain within 6 months and new L&D nurses will obtain at 1 year of experienceNICU - NRPPEDS - PALSPCC / PACU / ENDO - ACLS, PALSProcedural - ACLS

Common Expectations :

Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population.

Assesses and interprets patient age specific data and provides appropriate, age specific treatment. Provides direct patient care to assigned patient age group(s).

• Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor and staff by : complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors;
• reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased safety;

and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.

Maintains Adheres to established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.

Enhances professional growth and development through advanced / continuing education to maintain up-to-date knowledge, skills, and competencies.

Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

Qualifications

Minimum Education :

Diploma Program Required or

Associates Degree Required

Bachelors Degree Nursing (BSN) Preferred

Work Experience :

No experience. Required

Licenses :

Licensed Registered Nurse Upon Hire Required or

Registered Nurse Multi State License Upon Hire Required and

Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required

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