Registered Nurse
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Summary
The outpatient or ambulatory care nurse provides professional nursing care to designated patients in an outpatient facility, clinic, or virtual setting, as well as care coordination across the continuum. Assists in maintaining a safe work environment and maintains clinical and professional competency as appropriate to the population of patients served.
Job description
Job Duties
- Responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care to ensure optimal patient satisfaction.
- Delivers skilled practical nursing care using various validated technical skills based upon relevant areas of practice including medication administration and procedures.
- Provides patient and family education, evaluates effectiveness of patient education, and ensures that education materials are current and appropriate.
- Intervenes to prevent, minimize, or correct actual or potential patient risks based upon observation of physiological, behavioral, and environmental factors.
- Acts as a resource for patient and family members, listens effectively, and gives and receives constructive feedback.
- Maintain accurate and up to date patient records ensuring compliance with legal and ethical standards.
Minimum Qualifications
- Graduate of accredited Nursing program.
- Demonstrates commitment to quality and safety, in accordance with established policies and procedures, utilizing evidence-based practice.
- Ability to initiate, accept, and adapt to change within a healthcare setting.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Excellent computer skills including EMR, word processing, and Excel.
- Participates in clinical meetings and other multi-disciplinary quality service improvement initiatives.
- Knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice.
- Successful completion of additional orientation programs related to specialty.
- Attainment and maintenance of unit-specific competencies.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
- RN - Licensed Registered Nurse_PA - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree Nursing
- 1 year Experience as a registered nurse and/or experience congruent with role in service line.
Requirements
- Graduate of accredited Nursing program
- Demonstrates commitment to quality and safety, utilizing evidence-based practice
- Ability to initiate, accept, and adapt to change within a healthcare setting
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent computer skills including EMR, word processing, and Excel
- Participates in clinical meetings and multi-disciplinary quality service improvement initiatives
- Knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice
- Successful completion of additional orientation programs related to specialty
- Attainment and maintenance of unit-specific competencies
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
- RN - Licensed Registered Nurse_PA - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development opportunities
Company overview
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is a major healthcare provider and hospital network based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving the Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania regions. Founded in 1899, LVHN operates as a comprehensive healthcare system with 13 hospital campuses, 28 health centers, numerous primary and specialty care physician practices, and multiple urgent care locations. The network's flagship facility, Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, is Pennsylvania's third-largest hospital and features the state's first Level One Trauma Center. LVHN provides a wide range of medical services including specialized institutes for cancer care, heart and vascular treatment, surgical excellence, orthopedics, and neuroscience. The network operates the third-largest heart surgery program in Pennsylvania, performing over 1,200 open-heart procedures annually, and maintains one of the state's largest cancer centers treating over 2,400 new patients each year. In August 2024, LVHN completed a merger with Jefferson Health, becoming part of a larger healthcare system with 32 hospitals and over 700 locations across Pennsylvania. Prior to the merger, LVHN was the largest employer in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan region, with approximately 20,000 employees dedicated to providing comprehensive healthcare services to the community.