Inpatient Registered Nurse

Surgical Institute of Reading is hiring a full time Inpatient Registered Nurse!

Welcome to Surgical Institute of Reading

At Surgical Institute of Reading,we believe health and care are inseparable. We focus on offering a high quality, service oriented environment for your surgical procedure. Our facility is accredited by The Joint Commission. SIR ranked in the top 100 hospitals for total joint replacement for five years and for spine surgery for the last two years. Our state-of-the-art facility has five operating rooms and one procedure room, allowing surgeons to perform procedures in the specialty areas of:
Anesthesia, Gynecology, Orthopedic, Orthopedic Foot & Ankle, Pain Management, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry, General, and Spinal Surgery.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

* Essential Role in Patient Care - Your work directly impacts surgical success and patient safety.

* Supportive & Professional Team - Work alongside experienced professionals who value precision and teamwork.

* Commitment to Excellence - Maintain the highest standards of infection control, patient safety, and surgical efficiency.

* Growth & Development - Opportunities to expand your skills and advance in your career.

Inpatient Registered Nurse at Surgical Institute of Reading

To act as patient advocate, providing continuity of care designed to meet individual patient needs through collaboration with other members of the health care team. Supports the philosophy, objectives and goals. The Staff nurse will assess the needs of individual patients including but not limited to adult, pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients.

Essential

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

General:

* Performs assessment/data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychologic and cognitive status.

* Formulates a goal directed plan of care, which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes.

* Implements care in a knowledgeable, skilled, consistent manner in reaching the desired patient outcomes through nursing processes.

* Establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available center resources of time, personnel, equipment and supplies.

* Performs efficiently in emergency patient situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons and documenting events.

* Demonstrates applied knowledge base in areas of medical/ surgical patient care, actions of pharmaceuticals and anesthetic agents, laboratory values, safety and legal issues and all emergency equipment.

* Practices effective problem identification and resolution skills as a method of sound decision making.

* Participates in CQI process and activities with reporting to government agencies.

Inpatient Unit:

* Performs documentation duties on the floor and in the patient record, which is timely, accurate and concise.

* Works as part of a team in delivering patient care.

* Attends all mandatory in-services and participates in staff meetings.

* Remains flexible, adaptive and able to accept and implement new ideas and approaches.

* Treats all patients equally adopting the centers Patient Rights policy.

* Reviews and carries out physician orders in an appropriate professional manner.

* Counts narcotics with another nurse and replenish supply as necessary.

Adheres to the facility's medication management protocols.

* Upon admission to the unit, shall conduct initial nursing assessment which will also include the following:

o Special dietary needs. Can demonstrate understanding of requirements for dietary triggers for a consult by the dietitian.

o Fall risk assessment.

o Psychosocial needs

o Discharge planning

* Is knowledgeable about and responsive to emergency situations, i.e. cardiac arrest, drug reaction, fire, disaster etc.

* Reports and completes appropriate forms for incidents related to patients, visitors, and employees.

* Readies the area to receive patients.

* Willingness to assist with other duties when asked.

* Must be able to demonstrate basic skills for:

* Drawing laboratory samples.

* Starting IV's

* Basic respiratory treatments

* Blood administration

* Demonstrates aseptic techniques when addressing:

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