Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

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Penn Medicine Princeton Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our team in the Emergency Department in Plainsboro, NJ.

This position is weekends only with a schedule of:

Friday/Saturday/Sunday 7p - 7a

Or

Saturday/Sunday/Monday 7p-7a

• Employees will receive one and a half times their base hourly rate when working within the guidelines of the weekend program**
  
  

Scheduling Requirement:

• RN is required to work three day shift a week.
• RN is required to work a shift each weekend day (both Saturday and Sunday). RN working the Weekend Program is permitted to take one weekend off within every 8- to 12-week period using time off (excluding weekend holidays).
• Any other hours that are worked during the week will be paid at the appropriate rate. Additional weekends worked outside of the Weekend program will be paid at the appropriate rate.
  
  

As a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department, you will be responsible for treating patients with any medical problems that cannot wait to be seen by their regular doctor, as well as severe and life-threatening illnesses and injuries. Registered Nurses are responsible for establishing a therapeutic relationship and an individualized plan of care with the patient for a defined period of time (length of stay on that unit) and for communicating that plan of care to his/her collaborative partners. Registered Nurses are accountable for planning, delivering, coordinating, evaluating, and modifying the patient’s care for that defined period of time and for effectively transitioning that plan of care with attention to continuity across shift and settings of care. Emergency nurses provide a multitude of care; ranging from foley insertions, assistance with chest tube and central line insertions, cardiac arrests, blood transfusions, medication administration, splinting of orthopedic problems, laceration repair, prep for the operating room, STEMI (MI) care, therapeutic hypothermia, and intravenous insertion; to name a few.

Credentials:

• Active NJ Registered Nurse License (Required)
• Basic Life Saving (BLS) Certification (Required)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification (Required)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification (Required)
  
  

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) - required or at least in pursuit
  
  

Related Work Experience:

• Minimum of 15 months recent nursing experience - required
  
  

Unit Information:

• Nurse to patient ratios – 1:4
• ED technicians support care in the ED
• Locked Behavioral health unit within the ED
• Excellent working conditions
• Redesign of ED flow promotes a no-wait waiting room
• During times of surge, alternate pathways enable workups to take place streamlining the length of stay
• Wonderful working relationships with the ED Providers
• Medications scanned into the EMR promote safe medication delivery
• IV Medications delivered via IV pump are verified in the EMR
• Communication occurs seamlessly via iphones
  
  

Perks of Penn Medicine Health System:

• Prepaid Tuition Assistance
• Basic Life insurance for Full-time employees
• Long-Term Disability at no cost after 1 year
• Endless opportunities for growth
  
  

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Salary Range:

$49.96 - $68.99/Hourly

As part of their job offer, successful candidates are provided a specific rate, taking into consideration various factors including experience and education.

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We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.