Registered Nurse - Operating Room Mid Abington

Job Duties

• Interacts with co‑workers, patients, families, and other staff consistent with Jefferson values.
• Integrates Evidence‑Based Practice, clinical expertise, patient preferences, and cultural beliefs for optimal care.
• Partners with patients and families to identify learning needs and provide education.
• Minimizes risk of harm by following nursing practices, protocols and performance standards.
• Uses information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support ethical decision making.
• Uses data to monitor care outcomes and applies improvement methods to design and test changes for continuous quality and safety.
• Functions effectively within nursing and inter‑professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect and shared decision‑making.
• Recognizes patients and families in delivering safe, compassionate, coordinated care respecting personal preferences and cultural beliefs.
• Creates inclusive environment, demonstrating problem solving and conflict resolution skills.
• Supports professional growth and development, acting in primary preceptor role to staff members.
• Participates in hospitals and practice committees, including safety and quality improvement.
• Gives and receives feedback, incorporating changes into practice.

• Specialized Diploma and graduation from an accredited nursing school.
• Patient‑and‑Family‑Centered Practice: ability to convey respect and collaborate with patients, families, and care partners.
• Cultural awareness: respect and effective connection with diverse backgrounds.
• Effective communication: transmit, receive, and interpret ideas through appropriate communication behaviors.
• Patient assessment and care: assess ailments, injuries and implement treatment plans.
• Patient and care partner education: use child and adult education techniques to elicit learning priorities and educate on condition, treatment, medications and recovery steps.
• Medication administration and prescription: knowledge of medications, administration and prescription for continuing treatment.
• Discharge planning: partner with patients and families in developing discharge plans and arranging follow‑up care.
• Assessment and diagnosis: use tools and techniques for assessment and clinical judgement.
• Health information documentation: appropriate documentation of medical histories, symptoms, vital signs, medications, diagnoses, treatment plans, procedures, tests and results.
• BLS - Basic Life Support (American Heart Association).
• RN - Licensed Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania or New Jersey.

• Bachelor's Degree BSN or completion of BSN or appropriate advanced degree within 3 years of hire (strongly preferred).
• Previous RN experience in acute care setting (strongly preferred).
• Completion of periop 101 (preferred).
• Operating room experience (preferred).

• Lifting and carrying 40‑50 lbs; pushing/pulling patients on bed or stretcher (requires 29 lbs push force).
• Performing lateral transfers up to 50 lbs of patient weight.
• Frequent to continuous standing and walking; patient transporters walk 8‑10 miles per shift.
• May include kneeling, bending, squatting and performing CPR.

Mid Day Shift: 11am – 11pm. Workday Evening location:
Abington Memorial Hospital, 1200 Old York Road, Abington, Pennsylvania.

Benefits include medical (including prescription), dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, and voluntary benefits.

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.