RN - Per Diem Nights - Cherry Hill, NJ

Company: Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health
Location: Cherry Hill
Posted on: May 9, 2022

Job Description:

Responsibilities

Is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and if necessary, delegating patient care for a specified
group of patients. Collaborates with physicians, medical professionals and other staff to ensure the quality of care.
Provides care for the neonate, pediatric, adolescent, adult or geriatric patient. Utilizes knowledge of the principles of
growth and development appropriate to the patient's age to ensure that care provided meets the unique, physical and
psychosocial needs of the patient. Involves appropriate parties (i.e., patient's family or guardian, outside agencies) in the
assessment, treatment and continuing care of the patient as needed.

Qualifications

Successful completion of a nursing program from an accredited school of nursing. Current license with the New Jersey
State Board of Examiners of Nurses as a registered nurse. Current CPR certification. Interpersonal communication skills
(both written and oral) required in order to educate and comfort patients and their families, maintain effective contacts with
a variety of hospital personnel and maintain appropriate documentation records. Proficiency in developing a patient's plan
of care, implementing effective nursing care and evaluating outcome of nursing interventions. Ability to read and
communicate in the English language.

Conditions of Employment

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson's clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Closing Statement

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet --designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson's mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing
  
  
  As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.
  
  Par Reference Code
  
  44047

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