Emergency Department Registered Nurse

Number of Positions In Requisition
1
Job Details
Full time 36 hours/week rotating shifts

Job Description

Join the mission of Improving Lives as a Staff Nurse at Jefferson Health. With more than 42,000 employees, we're the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in the Philadelphia region. And our work to improve lives is never done.


Staff Nurses are responsible for the following:

• Performs patient procedures within the nursing scope of practice.

• Practices safe medication administration and assesses patient responses to medication.

• Participates in reviewing and/or implementing clinical pathways and care coordination.

The Staff Nurse will provide professional nursing care to a group of patients within a specified time period and complete all required documentation.


Qualifications for this position include:

• BSN Degree preferred

• State Issued RN license

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association; ACLS preferred
• One year RN experience
• CEN, CCRN or proof of ECCO (Essentials of Critical Care) required or will need to sign our adult Critical Care Course agreement (two year work commitment).

Benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans

• Retirement Plans

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Health Coaching, Commuter Discounts, Day Care Services, etc.

Work Shift
Rotating (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type
Regular

Employee Entity
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc.
Primary Location Address
111 S 11th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.


Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.


Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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