Registered Nurse – Same Day Surgery
Lewistown, Pennsylvania
This position involves providing compassionate, high-quality inpatient nursing care, assessing patient needs, developing and implementing care plans, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Posted Sep 13
- Unit and setting
- Same Day Surgery · Hospital Registered Nurse - Same Day Surgery
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- Education
- graduate from a specialty nursing training program Must graduate from a specialty nursing training program, with a focus on compassionate patient care, teamwork, and safety.
- Also asks
- strong communication, problem-solving, and collaborative skills Strong communication, problem-solving, and collaborative skills are essential.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- assess, plan, and evaluate nursing activities Assess, plan, and evaluate nursing activities to promote safety, patient satisfaction, and adaptive responses.
- Day to day
- coordinate patient care, education, discharge planning, and family support Coordinate patient care, including education, discharge planning, and family support throughout hospitalization.
- Day to day
- provide direct care, administer treatments, and revise care plans Provide direct care, administer treatments, and respond to patient responses by revising care plans as needed.
- Day to day
- collaborate with physicians, ancillary staff, and team members Collaborate proactively with physicians, ancillary staff, and team members to resolve patient needs.
- Day to day
- troubleshoot equipment issues and participate in evidence-based practice decision-making Troubleshoot equipment issues and participate in evidence-based practice decision-making.
- Day to day
- engage in quality and safety initiatives Engage in quality and safety initiatives, contributing to departmental and organizational improvements.
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?
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Role
Summary
This position involves providing compassionate, high-quality inpatient nursing care, assessing patient needs, developing and implementing care plans, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes. The RN is responsible for performing treatments, medications, and diagnostic procedures, evaluating intervention effectiveness, and addressing physical, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual needs of patients and families.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess, plan, and evaluate nursing activities to promote safety, patient satisfaction, and adaptive responses.
- Coordinate patient care, including education, discharge planning, and family support throughout hospitalization.
- Provide direct care, administer treatments, and respond to patient responses by revising care plans as needed.
- Collaborate proactively with physicians, ancillary staff, and team members to resolve patient needs.
- Troubleshoot equipment issues and participate in evidence-based practice decision-making.
- Engage in quality and safety initiatives, contributing to departmental and organizational improvements.
Qualifications & Skills
Must graduate from a specialty nursing training program, with a focus on compassionate patient care, teamwork, and safety. Strong communication, problem-solving, and collaborative skills are essential.
What's around it?
Lewistown, PAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 2% below the US average
- Median rent
- $797/mo
- Household income
- $40,236/yr, all local households, not nurse pay