Registered Nurse - PICC

Lehigh Valley Health Network is seeking a Registered Nurse for the PICC Team to provide professional nursing care through skillful assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. This is a part-time position based at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest.

Schedule

• Day Shift: 8:00 AM - 6:30 PM
• Sunday through Saturday, variable days
• Rotating weekends and holidays

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for designated patients
• Recognize the need for and initiate collaboration with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to proactively resolve patient needs
• Synthesize available data and information to make decisions that optimize patient outcomes based on ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics
• Demonstrate commitment to quality and safety in accordance with established policies and procedures, utilizing evidence-based practice
• Participate in evidence-based practice and research projects as applicable
• Use effective verbal and non-verbal communication with patients, families, visitors, staff, and professional colleagues
• Coordinate and provide patient and family education throughout the treatment course to facilitate effective transition of care
• Function as a department team member to support unit and hospital goals and objectives
• Participate in all phases of the performance improvement process, including organizational and unit-based patient experience goals
• Perform validated technical skills based upon clinical specialty and unit practice
• Utilize technology to optimize alternative modes of care delivery
• Demonstrate leadership and team building skills including teaching, mentoring, and precepting new colleagues and department interns as assigned
• Delegate based on the skills and expertise of team members, patient acuity, and time availability
• Provide input for performance appraisals of care delivery team members as requested

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Knowledge and competence reflecting current nursing practice
• Ability to organize and prioritize assignments in the delivery of patient care
• Successful completion of additional orientation programs related to specialty
• Attainment and maintenance of unit-specific competencies
• Basic computer skills
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification upon hire
• Active Registered Nurse license in Pennsylvania upon hire

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Physical Demands

• Lift and carry 40-50 lbs, including pushing/pulling patients on beds or stretchers (requires 29 lbs. push force) and lateral transfers up to 50 lbs. of patient weight
• Frequent to continuous standing and walking
• May be required to perform kneeling, bending, squatting, and CPR as specific to role requirements