Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical Unit
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
An Inpatient Registered Nurse provides comprehensive patient care, addressing physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs throughout hospitalization.
Posted Sep 13
- Unit and setting
- Medical Surgical Unit · Hospital Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical Unit
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- Education
- Graduation from a specialty nursing program Requires graduation from a specialty nursing program; a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is preferred.
- Also asks
- Strong assessment, communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills Candidates must demonstrate strong assessment, communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.
- Also asks
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and participate in patient safety and quality programs Ability to manage multiple priorities and participate in patient safety and quality programs is essential.
Preferred
- Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Complete patient assessments within scope of practice Complete patient assessments within scope of practice
- Day to day
- Develop, coordinate, and revise care plans with interdisciplinary teams Develop, coordinate, and revise care plans with interdisciplinary teams
- Day to day
- Provide direct patient care, including treatments and medications Provide direct patient care, including treatments and medications
- Day to day
- Evaluate intervention effectiveness and adjust care accordingly Evaluate intervention effectiveness and adjust care accordingly
- Day to day
- Collaborate proactively with healthcare professionals to meet patient needs Collaborate proactively with healthcare professionals to meet patient needs
- Day to day
- Participate in unit-based decision-making and safety initiatives Participate in unit-based decision-making and safety initiatives
- Day to day
- Engage in continuous quality improvement and evidence-based practices Engage in continuous quality improvement and evidence-based practices
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
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Position Overview
An Inpatient Registered Nurse provides comprehensive patient care, addressing physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs throughout hospitalization. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing and implementing individualized care plans, administering treatments and medications, and evaluating patient responses. The role involves collaboration with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to resolve patient needs, participate in evidence-based practice decisions, and promote safety and quality improvement initiatives.
The RN ensures a compassionate, patient-centered experience, coordinates care activities, and maintains compliance with policies and procedures.
Qualifications & Skills
Requires graduation from a specialty nursing program; a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is preferred. Candidates must demonstrate strong assessment, communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities and participate in patient safety and quality programs is essential.
Key
Duties
- Complete patient assessments within scope of practice
- Develop, coordinate, and revise care plans with interdisciplinary teams
- Provide direct patient care, including treatments and medications
- Evaluate intervention effectiveness and adjust care accordingly
- Collaborate proactively with healthcare professionals to meet patient needs
- Participate in unit-based decision-making and safety initiatives
- Engage in continuous quality improvement and evidence-based practices
This role typically involves working in a clinical environment, with a focus on delivering high-quality, compassionate care while adhering to organizational standards and policies.
What's around it?
Wilkes Barre, PAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 2% below the US average
- Median rent
- $946/mo
- Household income
- $48,515/yr, all local households, not nurse pay