RN - On Call Prog-1146

Job Description:

• PURPOSE OF JOB :

To provide professional nursing care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act, to collaborate with the physician's medical plan, and to execute the objectives and the policies of the hospital.

• ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Assesses, plans, implements, documents, coordinates, and manages patient care according to department, and American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing (ASPAN) and hospital standards and giving consideration to age-specific accommodations.

• Communicates and collaborates with patients, physicians, family members and

other health care disciplines in order to achieve excellence in patient care during hospitalization.

• Promotes patient safety through adherence to protocols, policies, procedures, evidence-based guidelines and Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals.

• Actively participates in and supports departmental and organizational quality initiatives and goals.

• Maintains clinical competency according to unit-specific standards.

Job Qualifications:
VII. QUALIFICATIONS :

• Education:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
• BSN strongly preferred.
• Current licensure in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of State Bureau of Occupational and Professional Affairs and successful completion of appropriate continuing education specific to job requirements

B. Experience: Previous PACU/Critical Care experience.

C. 1. Other Skills:

• Certified in B.L.S. for Healthcare Provider
• Certified in PALS
• Certified in ACLS

2. Excellent interpersonal and team building skills