Registered Nurse RN - Critical Care/Med Surg Night Shift Incentive
Tower Health

Job Summary

• Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care.
• Deliver excellent nursing care through evaluations, planning, implementation, and documentation while serving a diverse patient population with complex concerns.
• Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse.
• Promotes patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills.
• Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

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Qualifications

Education Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing

Experience

• 12 months RN experience

Certification and Licensure

• PA Registered Nurse License, BLS

Overview

Reading Hospital is seeking RNs to work Night Shift on select units, offering a $12,000 bonus to qualified RNs. Must have 1 year of RN experience.

Requires a signed 1-year contract.

Position is for 0.9 FTE (72 hours within a pay period), Nights 7p-7:30a.

Eligible Units - C1, C3, N2S, N2W, N3S, N3W, N5W, R3E, R3S, T1, T4

*Internal and external candidates qualify.

See why our Nurses love working here!

Reading Hospital Nursing Video

C1

Oncology Unit

Enjoy your nursing career on a 27-bed medical/oncology unit that provides care to adult and geriatric medical oncology patients, surgical gynecology patients, sickle cell patients and in-patient hospice patients. Most patients have a primary and/or secondary diagnosis of cancer and require treatment of chronic and episodic illness, therapeutic interventions, and side effect management. Care is also provided to patients in the terminal phase of illness. Unique services provided include chemotherapy administration and side-effect management, blood administration, management of oncologic emergencies, pain management, psychosocial and spiritual care, and inpatient hospice care. Be a part of our talented team of nurses practicing within our dynamic, advanced, and highly technical patient care areas.

T1: 30 bed 'Silver' Level Beacon unit. Experience working with a variety of different, complex patient populations including Cardiothoracic Surgery, Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology, Structural Heart, Heart Failure, Pulmonary and Neurologic (Stroke). Become a part of our team of talented nurses practicing within a dynamic, patient centered, highly technical patient care area.

T4:

An exciting and rewarding nursing career awaits you in our 30 bed unit specializing in intermediate care of medical, neurosurgical and trauma patients (Level 1 Trauma Center) located within the state of the art HealthPlex. This unit offers a variety of clinical experiences and will be the location for our established ventilator patients and transplants.

Our care team includes close collaboration with physicians, social workers, case management, and pharmacists to provide comprehensive care. The nurse patient ratio is 1:3 and this unit has been the organizational leader in piloting video-monitoring. Experience working with a variety of different, complex patient populations including Trauma, Medical, Neurosurgery, and General Surgery. Become a part of our team of talented nurses practicing within a dynamic, patient centered, highly technical patient care area.

C3

Medical Unit - Patients are admitted to all private patient rooms under the Hospitalist services in this 27 bed unit. Common diagnoses include sepsis, cellulitis, gastrointestinal bleed, pneumonia, diabetic complications, and medical management pre- and post- liver transplant. C3's care team includes close collaboration with physicians, social worker, case management, and pharmacists to provide comprehensive care. Our care standards include bedside shift report, meaningful hourly rounding, and interdisciplinary care team rounds.

N2S

Heart Failure Unit - 32 bed Telemetry/Heart Failure Accredited Unit providing comprehensive care to patients with complex cardiac conditions including heart failure, chest pain, dysrhythmias, syncope, pre and post cardiac procedures, and respiratory conditions. The team delivers compassionate, comprehensive care to hemodynamically stable patients requiring close monitoring of certain cardiac drips. The staff is comprised of a team of clinical registered nurses and patient care assistants who collaborate with providers, physical and occupational therapists, dietitians, clinical nurse specialists, respiratory therapists, and care coordinators.

N2W

Heart Failure & Cardiac Unit - This 31-bed unit specializes in Heart Failure, peri-interventional cardiology care, and medical telemetry. The energetic and dynamic nursing team provides high quality, patient centered care for those who do not require critical care nursing, but who have complex cardiovascular conditions. These patients commonly have the diagnoses of CHF, ACS, AMI, dysrhythmia, or syncope in addition to other concomitant medical diagnoses.

N3S

Medical Unit - N3S is a 32 bed general medical unit, specializing in adult complex conditions with a main focus on respiratory diseases. Our nurses work closely with the physician, care manager, social worker, and PT/OT to ensure we deliver high quality/safe care to our patients.

R3E

Internal Medicine Unit - Enjoy your nursing career on a 36-bed Adult Med/Surg unit that provides care to adult and geriatric medical patients. R3E works closely with the Hospitalist physicians and the Hildreth Teaching Service Residents. Patients are commonly admitted for a multitude of different medical diagnosis ranging from infections, COPD, Pneumonia, sepsis, gastrointestinal complications, substance abuse withdrawal, diabetic complications and more.

R3S

Medical Unit - We are a 36-bed medical unit serving adults with varying medical needs such as sepsis, cellulitis, gastrointestinal bleed, pneumonia, diabetic complications, urinary tract infection and other general medical needs. R3S works as a collaborative team to care for our patients to provide the best possible outcomes while maintaining patient's preference. The unit care team on R3S, among others who care for the patients, is comprised of RN, patient care assistant, care manager, respiratory care, clinical nurse specialists and providers.

NEW increased base rates effective November 20, 2022!

Why Reading Hospital?

• 2023 America's 50 Best Hospitals
• Reading Hospital also received several other accolades from Healthgrades for 2023, notably our inclusion in the Top 5% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke 15 Years in a Row, as well as awards for excellence in Cardiac Care, Joint Replacement, Neurosciences, Pulmonary Care, Gastrointestinal Care, and Critical Care.
• Magnet Status
• Level 1 trauma
• Top 2 percent of nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for its consistent, year-over-year superior clinical performance
• Five-Star Ranking, 2019 - one of only 11 hospitals in the state to do so!
• US News & World Report: 6th best hospital in PA

Comprehensive benefits to include earned time off, enhanced tuition assistance, retirement savings with employer match and so much more!

If you have any questions, please contact Christina Bare(Sr. Recruiter) at Christina.Bare@towerhealth.org

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