RN - 2024 New Grad Float Pool (FT, Nights) Lansdale-Jefferson

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Float Pool Details:

• Assigned to either Med Surg, Oncology, Neurology, Telemetry, Progressive Care Unit, or Surgical Intermediate Units
• Does not float to all the above units - the unit placed in, is based off the need of the hospital and where we expect openings to become available
• Unit assignment determined upon hire
• Orient on one unit for 12 weeks and remain on assigned unit until 6-month probationary period is met
• Nurses can be staff shared, as needed, after orientation completion.Goes into the rotation with the rest of the unit based staff. Since they are not float, they are not staff shared any more than anyone else on that unit
• After the 6-month probationary period, Graduate Nurses may remain on the assigned unit or apply to other units in the hospital

Staff Nurses are responsible for the following:

• Performs patient procedures within the nursing scope of practice.

• Practices safe medication administration and assesses patient responses to medication.

• Participates in reviewing and/or implementing clinical pathways and care coordination.

The Staff Nurse will provide professional nursing care to a group of patients within a specified time period and complete all required documentation.

Licensure and Certification Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferred with an anticipated graduation date in Spring of 2024 from an accredited school of nursing
• Graduate Nurse Permit or Registered Nurse License in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • Recommend obtaining Graduate Nurse Permit (temporary permit)
  • GNs starting with a Graduate Nurse Permit require successful completion of the NCLEX within 3 months of hire date
• BLS certification through American Heart Association required

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.