Nurse Extern CPUP

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Entity: Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania

Department: CPUP Nursing

Hours: Part-Time

Summary:

The Nurse Extern position is designed for nursing students who are actively enrolled in an accredited nursing program and are rising seniors (summer between junior and senior year). The role provides hands-on clinical experience, mentorship, and professional development opportunities within CPUP's healthcare settings. Under the supervision of registered nurses and other licensed professionals, the Nurse Extern supports patient care activities and contributes to creating a safe and effective environment for patients. The Nurse Extern will follow their preceptor's work schedule and assist in providing nursing care to that nurse's patients. Additionally, the nurse extern will attend 4 mandatory didactic educational sessions during their rotation.

Responsibilities:

Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI): The nurse extern demonstrates awareness of the use of data and QI methods to identify potential and actual problems and opportunities to provide care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable.
Evidence Based Practice and Research: The nurse extern evaluates and integrates best current evidence with preceptor clinical expertise and patient and family preferences and values for the delivery of optimal health care and system effectiveness.
Leadership: The nurse extern observes collaboration and the application of innovative, systems thinking used to engage in systematic, evidence-based problem solving and decision making to promote effective changes within a complex care delivery system supporting the vision of Penn Medicine.
Person and Family Centered Care: The nurse extern recognizes the patient (or the patient’s designee) as the source of control and a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for the patient’s preferences, values, and needs.
Professionalism: The nurse extern demonstrates a commitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning and adherence to American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses.
Safety: The nurse extern minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers and self through system effectiveness and individual performance.
Teamwork: The nurse extern effectively engages in the process of cooperation, coordination, and collaboration in an effort to provide for safe, quality outcomes for patients within inter and intra-professional teams, including virtual teams.
Technology/Informatics: The nurse extern utilizes appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making across the continuum.

Education or Equivalent Experience:

H.S. Diploma/GED (Required)
Candidates must be nursing students matriculated in an accredited BSN program, entering their final year of study.
Completion of at least one medical-surgical clinical rotation and a minimum overall GPA of 3.0, as well as maintaining a 3.0 GPA in all nursing major courses, are required.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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