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Jefferson Health

Academic health system

Registered Nurse - Surgical Services

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's
Philadelphia, PA, USA
In PersonFull-time, on-site day shifts at the Philadelphia campus.
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care

About the job

Requirements
  • Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
  • Knowledge of patient- and family-centered practice, including conveying respect and collaborating with each patient, family, and designated care partner in care and care planning.
  • Knowledge of cultural awareness, including the ability to connect effectively and respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds.
  • Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools, and techniques, including accurately conveying and interpreting information and needs, using partnership-focused language with patients and families, and delegating respectfully to team members.
  • Knowledge and ability to assess patient ailments and injuries and implement treatment plans.
  • Knowledge of child and adult education techniques, and ability to identify learning needs and educate patients and designated care partners about conditions, treatments, medications, and recovery steps.
  • Knowledge of medications used to treat patients and ability to apply this knowledge in medication administration and prescribing drugs for continuing treatment outside the hospital.
  • Knowledge of post-discharge needs and ability to develop discharge plans with patients and care partners and arrange follow-up care.
  • Knowledge of patient assessment tools and techniques and nursing diagnosis or clinical judgment, and ability to analyze symptoms and determine resolutions using available drugs, facilities, and techniques.
  • Knowledge of health information and documentation methods, and ability to record medical histories, symptoms, vital signs, medications, diagnoses, treatment plans, procedures, tests, and results in written or electronic form.
  • American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification.
  • Registered Nurse license in Pennsylvania.
  • Prior trauma experience.
Responsibilities
  • Assess patient ailments and injuries and implement treatment plans.
  • Administer medications and prescribe drugs for continuing treatment outside the hospital, as applicable.
  • Educate patients and designated care partners about the patient's condition, treatment, medications, and recovery steps.
  • Develop discharge plans with patients and care partners and arrange follow-up care.
  • Document medical histories, symptoms, vital signs, medications, diagnoses, treatment plans, procedures, tests, and results in written or electronic form.
  • Delegate appropriately and respectfully to other team members.
Desired Qualifications
  • Operating room experience.
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or completion of a BSN within three years of hire.
  • Previous experience as a registered nurse in an acute care setting.

About the company

Jefferson Health is an academic health system serving Philadelphia, South Jersey, and surrounding communities. The system delivers hospital, specialty, primary, emergency, outpatient, research, and professional education services across its care network. It serves patients, families, clinicians, students, researchers, and regional communities. Its operating model centers on clinical care integrated with university education, research, physician practices, and shared health-system operations. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, research, education, technology, facilities, administration, and patient access. This structure supports consistent delivery across the organization.

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