Registered Nurse RN - Joint Replacement/Orthopedics Unit at Tower Health in West Reading, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

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

• Relevant Experience

Certification and Licensure

• PA Registered Nurse Temporary Practice Permit or Registered Nurse License

Required Skills

• Excellent Communications Skills


• Excellent Interpersonal Skills

Overview




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Orthopedic Surgical- 26 bed unit with Advanced Joint Accreditation caring for the Joint Replacement and Orthopedic populations. The multi-disciplinary team has strong collaboration in achieving excellence in quality and patient experience.



NEW increase base rate pay effective November 20, 2022!




Why Reading Hospital?

• 2020 America's 100 Best Hospitals


• Reading Hospital also received several other accolades from Healthgrades for 2020, notably our inclusion in the Top 5% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke 14 Years in a Row, as well as awards for excellence in Cardiac Care, 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


• Vizient Graduate Nurse Residency Program for all new RN grads

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



To inquire about these units and positions, please feel free to reach out to Ahmir.Whiting@towerhealth.org



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