Registered Nurse (Every Weekend)

Summary

• To provide direct and indirect nursing care to patients within a specific nursing department.
• Adults and older adults recovering from cardiothoracic and/or cardiovascular surgery and patients suffering coronary artery disease and other cardiac problems.
• Identifies the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease and uses this information to plan appropriate nursing care.
• Identifies the physiologic changes induced by cardio-thoracic surgery and uses this information to plan appropriate nursing care.
• Develops a patient data base through interview, physical assessment, and psychosocial assessment.
• Plans and provides patient care which is correlated with the medical plan of care and is appropriate to the patient's age, developmental maturity, and functional status.

Job Requirements

• Current licensure to practice Professional Nursing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania