What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse RN - Progressive Care position at Tower Health?
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
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Overview:
NEW INCREASED RATES
We are hiring for the following positions:
- FT Nights 7P-730A; weekend and holiday rotation
- FT Days 7A-730P; weekend and holiday 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
Comprehensive benefits:
- Nurse Residency Program (New Grads only)
- Shared Governance
- Career Advancement Program
- Earned Time Off
- Enhanced Tuition Assistance
- Retirement Savings with Employer Match
- Tower Tuition Discount Program - Up to 50% off for Eligible Employees AND Qualified Family Member who attend credit courses at Drexel University
- and so much more!
Please contact Chelsey McLean, Recruiter, at ChelseyL.McLean@towerhealth.org if you have any questions!
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Qualifications:
Education:
- Graduate of accredited Nursing Program
Certifications and Licensure:
- PA Registered Nurse Temporary Practice Permit or Registered Nurse License
- ACLS
- BLS
Progressive/Telemetry:
- 32-bed unit with capabilities for telemetry cardiac monitoring.
- The most frequent diagnoses for the medical patients are cardiovascular disorders and cardio-respiratory conditions.
- The surgical patients represent a variety of specialties including, but not limited to general surgery and cardiovascular surgery.
- Cardiovascular intervention/procedural patients (post cardiac stent, cardiac device placement, etc.) are often placed on this unit. Medical and/or surgical patients requiring a more intensive level of care, as well as cardiac monitoring may be PCU level of care. Examples of the PCU level of care include but are not limited to vasoactive drug administration, invasive monitoring, advanced sepsis, and DKA.
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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