Registered Nurse - Emergency Department - Part Time (24 hrs/week) - Day Shift/Weekend Position

About the Role

Penn Medicine Princeton Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our team in the Emergency Department in Plainsboro, NJ. This is a part-time 7:00 am - 7:00 pm shift opportunity, 24 hours per week. This is a weekend position - Saturday and Sunday.

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.

Responsibilities

• Establish 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 communicate that plan of care to collaborative partners
• Plan, deliver, coordinate, evaluate, and modify the patient's care for that defined period of time
• Effectively transition the plan of care with attention to continuity across shift and settings of care
• Provide a multitude of care including: 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

Requirements

• 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)
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN) - required or at least in pursuit
• Minimum of 15 months recent nursing experience - required

Unit Information

• 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

Benefits

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

Pay

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.