Nurse Exploration Program 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

Certification and Licensure

• PA Registered Nurse Temporary Practice Permit or Registered Nurse License

Overview




NEW Nurse Exploration Program- - GNs welcome!




Need Help Discovering Your Passion and Building Your Career?




Join the Nurse Exploration Program at Reading Hospital!

• Individualized, 12-month program with mentors/preceptors to help guide your career path


• Gain extensive experience and a solid foundation in nursing working on a Med/Surg Unit


• Enhance your marketability to specialty units


• Participate in paid shadowing with 3 specialties to strengthen and define career choices


• Meet regularly with a mentor to discuss areas of interest


• Assistance with interviewing for specialty units


• Transition to a specialty unit at end of your program

FT Nights 12-hour shift, every 3rd weekend.



NEW Grads welcome to participate in Nurse Exploration Program, designed to help guide you on your path to discovering your career goals. Participate in this new and exciting program while working on a Medical/Surgical unit to gain valuable skills and essential foundation knowledge. Mentors and Preceptors will guide and prepare you to work in a specialty unit upon completing of the 12 month program. If you are unsure of your career goals, we can help!



NEW increase base rate pay effective November 20, 2022!



N5W Medical/Surgical- We are a 28-bed unit specializing in a variety of general surgeries. Our diverse patient population provides the unique opportunity to gain a broad scope of knowledge. N5W is the perfect place to grow. We pride ourselves on growing new nurses from novice to proficient. There are also many opportunities here on N5W for seasoned nurses to lead and mentor



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


• $8,000 a year tuition assistance

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



To learn more about this program, please contact Ahmir Whiting (Recruiter) at Ahmir.Whiting@towerhealth.org



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