Staff Position

Registered Nurse (RN) - Stroke
Reading Hospital
West Reading, PA

$25-47/hour
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Description

Registered Nurse - RN - Neuro/Stroke - Weekend only Nights


Job Summary * Evaluates assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care. * Deliver excellent nursing care through evaluations, planning, implementation, and documentation while serving a diverse patient population with complex concerns. * Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse. * Promotes patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills. * Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Reading Hospital Nursing Video #READ Qualifications Education Requirements * Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing Certification and Licensure * PA Registered Nurse Temporary Practice Permit or Registered Nurse License Overview Tower Health, a regional healthcare system, serves communities across multiple counties in Pennsylvania. Its network includes Reading Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (in partnership with Drexel University). Committed to academic medicine and training, Tower Health offers various programs, including residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. Additionally, the system provides a wide range of healthcare services, such as Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing, home healthcare via Tower Health at Home, TowerDirect ambulance and emergency response, Tower Health Medical Group, Tower Health Providers (a clinically integrated network), and Tower Health Urgent Care facilities across its service area. Why Reading Hospital? * 2023 America's 50 Best Hospitals Award * Recipient of Excellence Award: Stroke Care, Neurosciences, Pulmonary Care, and Critical Care * Magnet Status * Level 1 Trauma Center * Ranked Among Top Ten Hospitals in Pennsylvania * 5-Star Rating for Overall Hospital Quality * Vizient Graduate Nurse Residency Program for all new RN grads * Comprehensive benefits to include earned time off, enhanced tuition assistance, retirement savings with employer match and so much more! Neuro/Stroke Department Overview: * 30 private rooms within the newly built, state of the art T building. * T2 specializes in care for the neuroscience patient population including strokes, TIAs, craniotomies, carotid endarterectomies, and other neurological diseases. * T2 is the Primary stroke center and also the epilepsy monitoring unit of the hospital, focusing on caring for those with newly diagnosed seizures and ongoing seizure management. * The T2 neuroscience team utilizes a collaborative, interprofessional approach to patient care; are highly engaged in creating a positive patient and employee experience; exceedingly qualified to meet the needs of complex patients; strive to deliver the highest quality patient and family centered care.

Pay

Average Pennsylvania Staff Position Pay

$34.13/hour

The average salary for a Stroke is 33% lower than the US average of $45.

Estimate based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data.