SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Staff Nurse, RN is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care to a designated group of patients. The nurse will establish goals and priorities of nursing care. The nurse will develop a written plan of nursing care which includes patient education and discharge planning. The staff nurse will be responsible for documentation of care given with patient progress. The RN will work collaboratively with the medical staff in matters of patient care.

The Neuroscience Critical Care Unit is a 31-bed unit that provides specialized neuroscience care to critically ill patients with nurse-to-patient ratio of 2:1 or 3:1. The unit is a mix of patient acuity, including intensive and intermediate care. This unit celebrates Gold Level Beacon status through the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) and promotes the latest in evidenced based practices. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is a certi...