Good Shepherd Rehabilitation

Registered Nurse - Graduate Nurse - IP Peds

To learn more text "Grad RN - Good Shepherd" to 484-894-1659

Must be enrolled in the RN program and graduating spring/summer 2027

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital Emily Howatt Pliskatt Pediatric Unit is a specialized inpatient pediatric rehabilitation leader with programs designed specifically to treat children with complex medical and congenital conditions.

  • JOB SUMMARY
    • Promotes and restores patients' health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and intermultidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families. The graduate nurse who holds a TPP must practice under the supervision of an experienced, Pennsylvania registered nurse who is physically present in the unit or area where the graduate nurse is practicing.
  • ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
    • IDENTIFIES PATIENT CARE REQUIREMENTS
      • By establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
      • Uses the nursing process as a framework to deliver care by establishing or contributing to a plan of care with the patient including a teaching plan, within 24 hours of admission
        • establishing or contributing to prioritization of goals appropriate to the patient’s age and ability to learn
        • estimated length of stay, medical diagnoses and discharge plan
        • identifying nursing care needs, writing nursing interventions and identifying educational objectives appropriate to care standards
        • by reassessing and documenting the effectiveness of nursing actions and the patients progress toward goals as the patient’s condition changes
        • by communicating the plan and patient progress to the interdisciplinary team.
    • ESTABLISHES A COMPASSIONATE ENVIRONMENT
      • By providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
    • PROMOTES PATIENT'S INDEPENDENCE
      • By establishing patient care goals
        • educating patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills
        • answering questions by applying rehabilitation principles to patients served
        • by demonstrating competence in providing age specific care to pediatric patients, adult patients and geriatric patients.
    • ASSURES QUALITY OF CARE
      • By adhering to therapeutic standards
        • measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards
        • making or recommending necessary adjustments
        • following hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, State Nurse Practice Act, and other governing agency regulations
        • by participating in performance improvement activities
        • by assessing care provided to assigned patients by LPNs, Nursing Assistants, agency personnel, and other associates.
    • RESOLVES PATIENT PROBLEMS AND NEEDS
      • By utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies
        • by utilizing established communication methods to ensure resolution of patient problems and needs
        • by communicating patient status to the interdisciplinary team.
    • DOCUMENTS PATIENT CARE SERVICES
      • By documenting delivery of services, changes in the patient’s condition and the patient’s response to nursing interventions in the medical record according to policies and procedures.
    • MAINTAINS PATIENT CONFIDENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CONFIDENTIALITY
      • By keeping information confidential.
    • MAINTAINS SAFE AND CLEAN WORKING ENVIRONMENT
      • By complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
        • calling for assistance from health care support personnel
        • by maintaining a clean and safe unit environment
        • keeping patient rooms, supply rooms and hallways free from clutter
        • by complying with procedures, rules and regulations
        • by adhering to infection control policies and procedures, medication administration and storage procedures and controlled substance regulations.
      • By maintaining compliance with professional, regulatory and governmental standards of care.
      • By demonstrating knowledge of responsibilities in an emergency situation (i.e., code blue, Dr. Wintergreen, etc.).
    • ENSURES OPERATION OF EQUIPMENT
      • By following manufacturer's instructions
        • troubleshooting malfunctions
        • entering work orders for equipment repairs
        • evaluating new equipment and techniques.
    • DEMONSTRATES FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
      • By checking stock to determine inventory level
        • anticipating needed supplies
        • using equipment/supplies as needed to accomplish job results
        • By minimizing overtime by work prioritization and delegation
        • recognizes and complies with RN’s role in reimbursement for patient care services.
      • By identifying and providing input to Nurse Managers on work methods that reduce the cost and/or time required to deliver patient care.
      • By maintaining awareness of unit budget.
    • MAINTAINS PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
      • By identifying personal educational needs and opportunities
        • attending educational workshops
        • completing mandatory educational requirements
        • reviewing professional publications
        • establishing personal networks
        • participating in professional organizations
        • sharing new knowledge with teams
        • attending unit meetings
        • reading unit memos
        • participating in committees, projects and PI activities.
      • By maintaining responsibility for own professional development through active participation in in-services and/or continuing education programs.
    • MAINTAINS A COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP AMONG HEALTH CARE TEAMS
      • By communicating information
        • responding to requests
        • building rapport
        • participating in team problem-solving methods
        • by communicating patient care or team issues to the nurse manager or supervisor
        • holding each team member accountable for patient and team outcomes
        • participate in team meetings
        • offering suggestions for improvement to the program director
        • utilizing the chain of command to present issues or concerns
        • demonstrate positive conflict resolution skills with all associates
        • treat all associates with dignity and respect.
    • CONTRIBUTES TO organizational TEAM EFFORT
      • By arriving on duty as scheduled, maintaining attendance, punching in and out as per Good Shepherd policy and maintaining etime sheet.
      • By demonstrating flexibility in response to change by offering to assist team members with patient care needs and unit activities that arise throughout the shift
        • participating in orienting new employees
        • meeting dress code requirements.
      • By attending meetings as requested by organizational leaders
        • by positively representing the profession and organization at work and away from work
        • promoting and participating in organizational goals.
      • By mentoring channels of communication among nursing shifts, disciplines, departments, and external customers.
      • By utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies, to assure resolution of patient problems and needs.
  • QUALIFICATIONS
    • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
      • Education
        • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing required
        • The graduate nurse must register and complete the state board examination within 90 days from start date
      • Work Experience
        • New graduate program
        • Previous health care experience preferred
      • Licenses / Certifications
        • Current PA temporary practice permit required
        • Basic Life Support / CPR, as a healthcare provider, per the American Heart Association required

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