Penn Medicine

Ambulatory Nurse II

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? Position: Ambulatory Nurse II Entity: Clinical Care Associates Department: Penn Medicine Radnor Location: 145 King of Prussia Rd Hours: Full-Time Job Summary: The Ambulatory Nurse II Colleague is an RN that practices as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Ambulatory Nurse II Colleague possesses the knowledge, skills and the attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice as specified in the Ambulatory Nurse II position description addendum. The Ambulatory Nurse II Colleague exhibits UPHS organizational behavioral competencies which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains. The Ambulatory Nurse II Colleague independently provides patient care through the application of the nursing process and accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients. Assigned patients may range in age from infancy to the elderly. The Ambulatory Nurse II Colleague demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Technology/Informatics, and Teamwork (Definitions listed below). The Ambulatory Nurse II Colleague works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on expanding the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age appropriate considerations of assigned patients. Accountabilities: • Evidence Based Practice and Research: The nurse evaluates and integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient and family preferences and values for the delivery of optimal health care and system effectiveness. • Safety: The nurse minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers and self through system effectiveness and individual performance. • Professionalism: The nurse demonstrates a commitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning, adherence to ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses, participation in a professional organization and advancing community outreach. • Person and Family Centered Care: The nurse 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. • Leadership: The nurse effectively collaborates and applies innovative, systems thinking 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. • Informatics/Technology: The nurse utilizes appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making across the continuum. • Teamwork: The nurse 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. • Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI): The nurse utilizes data and QI methods to identify potential and actual problems and opportunities to provide care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable. • Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures • Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization Qualifications: Diploma or ASN from an accredited school of nursing And More than 15 months of relevant professional nursing experience. (required) BSN from an accredited school of nursing And More than 15 months relevant professional nursing experience. (preferred) Licenses, Registrations, and Certifications: RN with state licensure (required) BLS/ACLS/PALS per specialty (required) Certification in specialty (preferred) 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.
Penn Medicine

Clinical Nurse 1- Inpatient Medical Oncology - FT Rotating at HUP

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? Join us for an exciting opportunity to help launch a new Medical Oncology Unit on Dulles 6, with a specialized focus on the solid tumor oncology population. This specialized unit will care for patients with a wide range of solid tumor oncologic diagnoses, requiring chemotherapy treatments, complex symptom management, and comprehensive inpatient oncology care. Oncology nursing at Penn Medicine offers exceptional opportunities for professional growth in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Our team is dedicated to delivering the highest level of patient-centered care through innovation, teamwork, and a shared commitment to excellence. Be part of building a unit culture that supports learning, collaboration, and compassionate care while shaping the future of oncology nursing. Summary: The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice is a newly licensed new-to-practice RN or RN with less than 15 months of experience that demonstrates basic safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice seeks guidance to integrate concepts, knowledge, skills and attitudes to meet standards for competent professional nursing practice as specified in the Clinical Nurse I New to Practice/Apprentice position description addendum. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice exhibits UPHS organizational behavioral competencies which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains.The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice is accountable for the provision of direct care to patients who may range in age from infancy to the elderly and demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Teamwork, and Technology/ Informatics (Definitions listed below). The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on developing the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age appropriate considerations of assigned patients. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice requires consultation with more experienced clinicians and benefits from feedback while demonstrating growth in the ability to care for increasingly complex patients. The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals and the care delivery system. The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice /Apprentice must complete all Clinical Nurse 1 competencies and is expected to advance to the Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague level by 18 months of professional practice. See addendum. Responsibilities: Professional Practice Competency Domains DefinitionsContinuous Quality Improvement (CQI): The nurse utilizes 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 evaluates and integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient and family preferences and values for the delivery of optimal health care and system effectiveness. Leadership: The nurse effectively collaborates and applies innovative, systems thinking 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 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 demonstrates a commitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning, adherence to ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses, participation in a professional organization and advancing community outreach Safety: The nurse minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers and self through system effectiveness and individual performance. Teamwork: The nurse 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 utilizes appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making across the continuum. Credentials: Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required) BLS/CPR, as a healthcare provider as per the American Heart Association Registered Nurse - PA (Required) Education or Equivalent Experience: Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required) Education Specialization: BSN degree from an accredited school of nursing Equivalent Experience: •And Less than 15 months experience 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.
Penn Medicine

RN- 3 Acute West FT Nights

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: Penn Medicine Doylestown Health Department: 3 Acute West Location: 595 West State Street, Doylestown Pa 18901 Hours: Full Time (7pm-7am, Weekend & Holiday Requirements) Job Summary: To provide professional nursing care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act, to collaborate with the physician's medical plan, and to execute the objectives and the policies of the hospital. Accountabilities : • 1. Assesses, plans, implements, documents, coordinates, and manages patient care according to department and hospital standards and giving consideration to age-specific accommodations. • ¨ Utilizes the nursing process for all patients assigned to his/her care. • · Performs and documents a comprehensive, organized admission assessment by interview and examination of patient. • · Performs and documents a shift assessment of patients in a timely manner. • ¨ Initiates a computerized plan of care and shift goal based on nursing assessment, the medical plan of care and patient needs. • ¨ Initiates, maintains and revises patient plan of care based on scientific principles, evidence-based practice and patient needs and response to interventions. • ¨ Provides patient care, which demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of normal physiology and disease pathophysiology, appropriate nursing and medical interventions and knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the lifespan. • ¨ Documents patient’s response to treatment, plan of care and shift goal. • ¨ Provides patient education based on individual healthcare needs on an ongoing basis. • ¨ Completes documentation, including transcription of physician orders and computer entry without the use of unapproved abbreviations. • ¨ Demonstrates the ability to use the computer for automated order entry, data retrieval, nursing documentation, intradepartmental communication and interdepartmental communication. • ¨ Evaluates, revises, and improves patient care using creative strategies, evidence-based nursing, and consideration of age and population specific accommodations. • ¨ Appropriately assigns all Associates under his/her supervision according to their skill level. • ¨ Implements nursing/physician orders that result in achievement of patient, nursing, and physician goals. • ¨ Demonstrates initiative and self-direction in completion of assigned responsibilities in accordance with department needs. • ¨ Analyzes data and responds to changes in patient status by consulting appropriate healthcare team members and taking appropriate action in a timely manner. • ¨ Performs selected therapeutic interventions and diagnostic procedures according to department standards as ordered to include but not limited to: ◦ Point of care testing ◦ · Initiation and maintenance of oxygen therapy ◦ · 12-lead ECG ◦ · Insertion and maintenance of Nasogastric Tubes (NGT) ◦ · Flushing and maintenance of central lines: ◦ *PICC lines ◦ *Groshong PICC ◦ *Single, double and triple central lines ◦ *Sub Q ports when accessed ◦ · Shift and 24 hour chart check ◦ · 2 patient identifiers will be utilized before performing interventions and/or procedures ◦ · Rhythm strip interpretations ◦ · Maintenance of vasoactive medications appropriate to telemetry • ¨ Cares for patients physically and psychologically with consideration of age, cultural, and spiritual issues that may affect patient care. • ¨ Performs with clinical proficiency in crises and medical emergencies. • 2. Communicates and collaborates with patients, physicians, family members and other health care disciplines in order to achieve excellence in patient care during hospitalization. • ¨ Utilizes effective interpersonal skills in all interactions with Associates, physicians, patients, visitors and volunteers. • ¨ Involves patient/significant other in the plan of care, serving as a patient advocate. • ¨ Consistently and continuously communicates pertinent information regarding changes in patient status and patient care with appropriate members of the healthcare team. • ¨ Uses interpersonal communication techniques to receive and give constructive feedback for the purpose of promoting professional excellence and excellence in patient care. • ¨ Effectively communicates pertinent patient/significant other information during patient handoffs according to department standards. • ¨ Demonstrates leadership skills in team building and interpersonal relationships to create a cohesive and productive environment. • ¨ Recognizes interdepartmental relationships and interacts effectively. • ¨ Follows staffing guidelines. In the interest of patient care, responds to changes or needs within the Patient Services Team by cooperating with staff rotation, reassignment to other departments and weekend/holiday scheduling. • 3. Promotes patient safety through adherence to protocols, policies, procedures, evidence-based guidelines and Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals. • ¨ Maintains safety precautions while providing patient care including infection control isolation, patient/bed positioning, side rails, restraint utilization, skin care, patient/specimen transport, physical environment, fall prevention, seizure precautions, and work injury prevention. • Consistently wears hand hygiene badge and maintains hand hygiene compliance at 70 % or above. • ¨ Maintains equipment in good working order, reports equipment failure, and initiates corrective action. Where appropriate, adheres to quality monitoring or procedures for validation of equipment functionality. • ¨ Safely administers medications and treatments as ordered according to hospital policy and formulary using the appropriate principles of safe medication administration, 2 patient identifiers, and giving consideration to age-specific effects related to medication. • ¨ Safely handles various types of drugs and body fluids using knowledge of standard precautions. • 4. Actively participates in and supports departmental and organizational quality initiatives and goals. • ¨ Identifies professional goals which reflect own strengths and weaknesses and seeks assistance for improvement of performance. • ¨ Attends and participates in meetings according to department standards. • · Attends a minimum of 4 intershifts each year • ¨ Supports and participates in department, hospital, and ISLT (Improving Systems Leadership Team) evidence-based care quality initiatives (ex. Heart Failure, Acute MI, Glycemic Control, VTE prophylaxis, pressure ulcer prevention, Rapid Response team, and infection control initiatives). • 5. Maintains clinical competency according to unit-specific standards. • ¨ Recognizes legal responsibilities and functions within the scope of the PA Nurse Practice Act. • ¨ Demonstrates competency in maintaining specific technological skills required by job category and/or specialty area. Demonstrates recognition of equipment or technological adaptations dependent on age and population specific patient needs • ¨ Maintains technological competence through practice and ongoing participation in inservices and professional conferences. • · Pediatric competency and clinical training • ¨ Acquires and maintains proficiency in the maintenance of IV lines and sites. • ¨ Completion of annual mandatory requirements ◦ CPR certification for Healthcare Providers ◦ · RAHE (required annual hospital education). ◦ · Specific departmental competencies ◦ · Point of Care Testing ◦ · Fit Testing ◦ · ACLS certification within one year of hire or transfer to 3 Acute Care ◦ · NIHSS Certification ◦ · Strive to attain professional certification in area of specialty • Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures • Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization Qualifications: BSN Required Licenses, Registrations, and Certifications: ACLS and BLS 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.
Penn Medicine

RN- 2 Acute North FT Nights

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: Penn Medicine Doylestown Health Department: 2 Acute North Location: 595 West State Street, Doylestown Pa 18901 Hours: Full Time Nights 7pm-7am (Weekend & Holiday Requirements) Job Summary: To provide professional nursing care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act, to collaborate with the physician's medical plan, and to execute the objectives and the policies of the hospital. Accountabilities : • 1. Assesses, plans, implements, documents, coordinates, and manages patient care according to department and hospital standards and giving consideration to age-specific accommodations. • ¨ Utilizes the nursing process for all patients assigned to his/her care. • · Performs and documents a comprehensive, organized admission assessment by interview and examination of patient. • · Performs and documents a shift assessment of patients in a timely manner. • ¨ Initiates a computerized plan of care and shift goal based on nursing assessment, the medical plan of care and patient needs. • ¨ Initiates, maintains and revises patient plan of care based on scientific principles, evidence-based practice and patient needs and response to interventions. • ¨ Provides patient care, which demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of normal physiology and disease pathophysiology, appropriate nursing and medical interventions and knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the lifespan. • ¨ Documents patient’s response to treatment, plan of care and shift goal. • ¨ Provides patient education based on individual healthcare needs on an ongoing basis. • ¨ Completes documentation, including transcription of physician orders and computer entry without the use of unapproved abbreviations. • ¨ Demonstrates the ability to use the computer for automated order entry, data retrieval, nursing documentation, intradepartmental communication and interdepartmental communication. • ¨ Evaluates, revises, and improves patient care using creative strategies, evidence-based nursing, and consideration of age and population specific accommodations. • ¨ Appropriately assigns all Associates under his/her supervision according to their skill level. • ¨ Implements nursing/physician orders that result in achievement of patient, nursing, and physician goals. • ¨ Demonstrates initiative and self-direction in completion of assigned responsibilities in accordance with department needs. • ¨ Analyzes data and responds to changes in patient status by consulting appropriate healthcare team members and taking appropriate action in a timely manner. • ¨ Performs selected therapeutic interventions and diagnostic procedures according to department standards as ordered to include but not limited to: ◦ Point of care testing ◦ · Initiation and maintenance of oxygen therapy ◦ · 12-lead ECG ◦ · Insertion and maintenance of Nasogastric Tubes (NGT) ◦ · Flushing and maintenance of central lines: ◦ *PICC lines ◦ *Groshong PICC ◦ *Single, double and triple central lines ◦ *Sub Q ports when accessed ◦ · Shift and 24 hour chart check ◦ · 2 patient identifiers will be utilized before performing interventions and/or procedures ◦ · Rhythm strip interpretations ◦ · Maintenance of vasoactive medications appropriate to telemetry • ¨ Cares for patients physically and psychologically with consideration of age, cultural, and spiritual issues that may affect patient care. • ¨ Performs with clinical proficiency in crises and medical emergencies. • 2. Communicates and collaborates with patients, physicians, family members and other health care disciplines in order to achieve excellence in patient care during hospitalization. • ¨ Utilizes effective interpersonal skills in all interactions with Associates, physicians, patients, visitors and volunteers. • ¨ Involves patient/significant other in the plan of care, serving as a patient advocate. • ¨ Consistently and continuously communicates pertinent information regarding changes in patient status and patient care with appropriate members of the healthcare team. • ¨ Uses interpersonal communication techniques to receive and give constructive feedback for the purpose of promoting professional excellence and excellence in patient care. • ¨ Effectively communicates pertinent patient/significant other information during patient handoffs according to department standards. • ¨ Demonstrates leadership skills in team building and interpersonal relationships to create a cohesive and productive environment. • ¨ Recognizes interdepartmental relationships and interacts effectively. • ¨ Follows staffing guidelines. In the interest of patient care, responds to changes or needs within the Patient Services Team by cooperating with staff rotation, reassignment to other departments and weekend/holiday scheduling. • 3. Promotes patient safety through adherence to protocols, policies, procedures, evidence-based guidelines and Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals. • ¨ Maintains safety precautions while providing patient care including infection control isolation, patient/bed positioning, side rails, restraint utilization, skin care, patient/specimen transport, physical environment, fall prevention, seizure precautions, and work injury prevention. • Consistently wears hand hygiene badge and maintains hand hygiene compliance at 70 % or above. • ¨ Maintains equipment in good working order, reports equipment failure, and initiates corrective action. Where appropriate, adheres to quality monitoring or procedures for validation of equipment functionality. • ¨ Safely administers medications and treatments as ordered according to hospital policy and formulary using the appropriate principles of safe medication administration, 2 patient identifiers, and giving consideration to age-specific effects related to medication. • ¨ Safely handles various types of drugs and body fluids using knowledge of standard precautions. • 4. Actively participates in and supports departmental and organizational quality initiatives and goals. • ¨ Identifies professional goals which reflect own strengths and weaknesses and seeks assistance for improvement of performance. • ¨ Attends and participates in meetings according to department standards. • · Attends a minimum of 4 intershifts each year • ¨ Supports and participates in department, hospital, and ISLT (Improving Systems Leadership Team) evidence-based care quality initiatives (ex. Heart Failure, Acute MI, Glycemic Control, VTE prophylaxis, pressure ulcer prevention, Rapid Response team, and infection control initiatives). • 5. Maintains clinical competency according to unit-specific standards. • ¨ Recognizes legal responsibilities and functions within the scope of the PA Nurse Practice Act. • ¨ Demonstrates competency in maintaining specific technological skills required by job category and/or specialty area. Demonstrates recognition of equipment or technological adaptations dependent on age and population specific patient needs • ¨ Maintains technological competence through practice and ongoing participation in inservices and professional conferences. • · Pediatric competency and clinical training • ¨ Acquires and maintains proficiency in the maintenance of IV lines and sites. • ¨ Completion of annual mandatory requirements ◦ CPR certification for Healthcare Providers ◦ · RAHE (required annual hospital education). ◦ · Specific departmental competencies ◦ · Point of Care Testing ◦ · Fit Testing ◦ · ACLS certification within one year of hire or transfer to 3 Acute Care ◦ · NIHSS Certification ◦ · Strive to attain professional certification in area of specialty • Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures • Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization Qualifications: BSN Required Licenses, Registrations, and Certifications: ACLS and BLS 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.
Penn Medicine

RN- 4 Acute West FT Nights

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: Penn Medicine Doylestown Health Department: 4 Acute West Location: 595 West State Street, Doylestown Pa 18901 Hours: Full Time Job Summary: To provide professional nursing care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act, to collaborate with the physician's medical plan, and to execute the objectives and the policies of the hospital. Accountabilities : • 1. Assesses, plans, implements, documents, coordinates, and manages patient care according to department and hospital standards and giving consideration to age-specific accommodations. • ¨ Utilizes the nursing process for all patients assigned to his/her care. • · Performs and documents a comprehensive, organized admission assessment by interview and examination of patient. • · Performs and documents a shift assessment of patients in a timely manner. • ¨ Initiates a computerized plan of care and shift goal based on nursing assessment, the medical plan of care and patient needs. • ¨ Initiates, maintains and revises patient plan of care based on scientific principles, evidence-based practice and patient needs and response to interventions. • ¨ Provides patient care, which demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of normal physiology and disease pathophysiology, appropriate nursing and medical interventions and knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the lifespan. • ¨ Documents patient’s response to treatment, plan of care and shift goal. • ¨ Provides patient education based on individual healthcare needs on an ongoing basis. • ¨ Completes documentation, including transcription of physician orders and computer entry without the use of unapproved abbreviations. • ¨ Demonstrates the ability to use the computer for automated order entry, data retrieval, nursing documentation, intradepartmental communication and interdepartmental communication. • ¨ Evaluates, revises, and improves patient care using creative strategies, evidence-based nursing, and consideration of age and population specific accommodations. • ¨ Appropriately assigns all Associates under his/her supervision according to their skill level. • ¨ Implements nursing/physician orders that result in achievement of patient, nursing, and physician goals. • ¨ Demonstrates initiative and self-direction in completion of assigned responsibilities in accordance with department needs. • ¨ Analyzes data and responds to changes in patient status by consulting appropriate healthcare team members and taking appropriate action in a timely manner. • ¨ Performs selected therapeutic interventions and diagnostic procedures according to department standards as ordered to include but not limited to: ◦ · Point of care testing ◦ · Initiation and maintenance of oxygen therapy ◦ · 12-lead ECG ◦ · Insertion and maintenance of Nasogastric Tubes (NGT) ◦ · Flushing and maintenance of central lines: ▪ *PICC lines ▪ *Groshong PICC ▪ *Single, double and triple central lines ▪ *Sub Q ports when accessed · Shift and 24 hour chart check · 2 patient identifiers will be utilized before performing interventions and/or procedures · Rhythm strip interpretations · Maintenance of vasoactive medications appropriate to telemetry • Cares for patients physically and psychologically with consideration of age, cultural, and spiritual issues that may affect patient care. • ¨ Performs with clinical proficiency in crises and medical emergencies. • 2. Communicates and collaborates with patients, physicians, family members and other health care disciplines in order to achieve excellence in patient care during hospitalization. • ¨ Utilizes effective interpersonal skills in all interactions with Associates, physicians, patients, visitors and volunteers. • ¨ Involves patient/significant other in the plan of care, serving as a patient advocate. • ¨ Consistently and continuously communicates pertinent information regarding changes in patient status and patient care with appropriate members of the healthcare team. • ¨ Uses interpersonal communication techniques to receive and give constructive feedback for the purpose of promoting professional excellence and excellence in patient care. • ¨ Effectively communicates pertinent patient/significant other information during patient handoffs according to department standards. • ¨ Demonstrates leadership skills in team building and interpersonal relationships to create a cohesive and productive environment. • ¨ Recognizes interdepartmental relationships and interacts effectively. • ¨ Follows staffing guidelines. In the interest of patient care, responds to changes or needs within the Patient Services Team by cooperating with staff rotation, reassignment to other departments and weekend/holiday scheduling. • 3. Promotes patient safety through adherence to protocols, policies, procedures, evidence-based guidelines and Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals. • ¨ Maintains safety precautions while providing patient care including infection control isolation, patient/bed positioning, side rails, restraint utilization, skin care, patient/specimen transport, physical environment, fall prevention, seizure precautions, and work injury prevention. • Consistently wears hand hygiene badge and maintains hand hygiene compliance at 70 % or above • ¨ Maintains equipment in good working order, reports equipment failure, and initiates corrective action. Where appropriate, adheres to quality monitoring or procedures for validation of equipment functionality. • ¨ Safely administers medications and treatments as ordered according to hospital policy and formulary using the appropriate principles of safe medication administration, 2 patient identifiers, and giving consideration to age-specific effects related to medication. • ¨ Safely handles various types of drugs and body fluids using knowledge of standard precautions. • 4. Actively participates in and supports departmental and organizational quality initiatives and goals. • ¨ Identifies professional goals which reflect own strengths and weaknesses and seeks assistance for improvement of performance. • ¨ Attends and participates in meetings according to department standards. • · Attends a minimum of 4 intershifts per year • ¨ Supports and participates in department, hospital, and ISLT (Improving Systems Leadership Team) evidence-based care quality initiatives (ex. Heart Failure, Acute MI, Glycemic Control, VTE prophylaxis, pressure ulcer prevention, Rapid Response team, and infection control initiatives). • 5. Maintains clinical competency according to unit-specific standards. • ¨ Recognizes legal responsibilities and functions within the scope of the PA Nurse Practice Act. • ¨ Demonstrates competency in maintaining specific technological skills required by job category and/or specialty area. Demonstrates recognition of equipment or technological adaptations dependent on age and population specific patient needs • ¨ Maintains technological competence through practice and ongoing participation in in-services and professional conferences. • · Orthopedic competency and clinical training (4 West) • ¨ Acquires and maintains proficiency in the maintenance of IV lines and sites. • ¨ Completion of annual mandatory requirements: ◦ CPR certification for Healthcare Providers ◦ · RAHE (required annual hospital education). ◦ · Specific departmental competencies ◦ · Point of Care Testing ◦ · Fit Testing ◦ · ACLS certification within one year of hire or transfer to 4 Acute Care ◦ · NIHSS Certification ◦ · Completion of Unit-based Skills Session yearly • Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures • Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization Qualifications: BSN Required Proof of completion of critical care course or completion of course within one year of hire. Licenses, Registrations, and Certifications: Certified in BLS for healthcare providers and ACLS Required Current licensure in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of State Bureau of Occupational and Professional Affairs 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.
Penn Medicine

Clinical Nurse 2 - Full-time - Apheresis Lab at HUP

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? The Apheresis Lab at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to provide nursing care to patients undergoing apheresis and or transfusion therapy on a fast paced 19 bed unit. Hours of operation: 0730 to 1600, five 8-hour shifts, Monday through Friday & on call responsibility Summary: The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague is an RN that practices as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague possesses the knowledge, skills and the attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice as specified in the Clinical Nurse 2 position description addendum. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague exhibits UPHS organizational behavioral competencies which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague independently provides patient care through the application of the nursing process and accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients. Assigned patients may range in age from infancy to the elderly. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Technology/Informatics, and Teamwork (Definitions listed below). The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on expanding the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age appropriate considerations of assigned patients. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague seeks feedback in assuming leadership roles and provides feedback for improved clinical practice. The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals and the care delivery system. The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies. Responsibilities: Professional Practice Competency Domains Definitions Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI): The nurse utilizes 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 evaluates and integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient and family preferences and values for the delivery of optimal health care and system effectiveness. Leadership: The nurse effectively collaborates and applies innovative, systems thinking 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 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 demonstrates a commitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning, adherence to ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses, participation in a professional organization and advancing community outreach. Safety: The nurse minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers and self through system effectiveness and individual performance. Technology/Informatics: The nurse utilizes appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making across the continuum. Teamwork: The nurse 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. Credentials: Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required) BLS/CPR, as a healthcare provider as per the American Heart Association. Registered Nurse - PA (Required) Pennsylvania RN licensure Education or Equivalent Experience: Bachelor of Science Nursing (Required) BSN from an accredited school of nursing and More than 15 months relevant professional nursing experience and completion of the Nurse Residency Program, if applicable. 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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Clinical Nurse 2- Inpatient - Penn Presbyterian Medical Center / PACU

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? Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC) is seeking a dedicated and skilled Clinical Nurse 2 to join our dynamic Preoperative and Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced, patient-focused environment, providing exceptional care to individuals preparing for surgery and recovering from anesthesia. Our team supports a wide range of surgical specialties, including ophthalmology, vascular, general surgery, orthopedics, urology, gynecology, and more. As part of this collaborative and highly skilled unit, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring patient safety, comfort, and readiness for surgery, as well as monitoring and supporting patients during their immediate post-operative recovery. With individualized patient ratios based on acuity and a strong emphasis on teamwork, this setting offers an engaging and supportive environment for nurses looking to advance their perioperative and critical care skills. Join us in a state-of-the-art facility where you’ll have the opportunity to grow professionally while delivering high-quality care in a multidisciplinary setting. Summary: The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague is an RN that practices as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague possesses the knowledge, skills and the attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice as specified in the Clinical Nurse 2 position description addendum. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague exhibits UPHS organizational behavioral competencies which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague independently provides patient care through the application of the nursing process and accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients. Assigned patients may range in age from infancy to the elderly. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Technology/Informatics, and Teamwork (Definitions listed below). The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on expanding the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age appropriate considerations of assigned patients. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague seeks feedback in assuming leadership roles and provides feedback for improved clinical practice. The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals and the care delivery system. The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies. Responsibilities: Professional Practice Competency Domains Definitions Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI): The nurse utilizes 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 evaluates and integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient and family preferences and values for the delivery of optimal health care and system effectiveness. Leadership: The nurse effectively collaborates and applies innovative, systems thinking 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 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 demonstrates a commitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning, adherence to ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses, participation in a professional organization and advancing community outreach. Safety: The nurse minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers and self through system effectiveness and individual performance. Technology/Informatics: The nurse utilizes appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making across the continuum. Teamwork: The nurse 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. Credentials: Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required) BLS/CPR, as a healthcare provider as per the American Heart Association. Registered Nurse - PA (Required) Pennsylvania RN licensure Education or Equivalent Experience: Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required) Education Specialization: BSN from an accredited school of nursing Equivalent Experience: •And More than 15 months relevant professional nursing experience and completion of the Nurse Residency Program, if applicable 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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RN- 4 Acute East Full Time Days

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: Penn Medicine Doylestown Health Department: 4 Acute East Location: 595 West State Street, Doylestown Pa 18901 Hours: Full Time Days 7am-7pm Job Summary: To provide professional nursing care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act, to collaborate with the physician's medical plan, and to execute the objectives and the policies of the hospital. Accountabilities : • 1. Assesses, plans, implements, documents, coordinates, and manages patient care according to department and hospital standards and giving consideration to age-specific accommodations. • ¨ Utilizes the nursing process for all patients assigned to his/her care. • · Performs and documents a comprehensive, organized admission assessment by interview and examination of patient. • · Performs and documents a shift assessment of patients in a timely manner. • ¨ Initiates a computerized plan of care and shift goal based on nursing assessment, the medical plan of care and patient needs. • ¨ Initiates, maintains and revises patient plan of care based on scientific principles, evidence-based practice and patient needs and response to interventions. • ¨ Provides patient care, which demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of normal physiology and disease pathophysiology, appropriate nursing and medical interventions and knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the lifespan. • ¨ Documents patient’s response to treatment, plan of care and shift goal. • ¨ Provides patient education based on individual healthcare needs on an ongoing basis. • ¨ Completes documentation, including transcription of physician orders and computer entry without the use of unapproved abbreviations. • ¨ Demonstrates the ability to use the computer for automated order entry, data retrieval, nursing documentation, intradepartmental communication and interdepartmental communication. • ¨ Evaluates, revises, and improves patient care using creative strategies, evidence-based nursing, and consideration of age and population specific accommodations. • ¨ Appropriately assigns all Associates under his/her supervision according to their skill level. • ¨ Implements nursing/physician orders that result in achievement of patient, nursing, and physician goals. • ¨ Demonstrates initiative and self-direction in completion of assigned responsibilities in accordance with department needs. • ¨ Analyzes data and responds to changes in patient status by consulting appropriate healthcare team members and taking appropriate action in a timely manner. • ¨ Performs selected therapeutic interventions and diagnostic procedures according to department standards as ordered to include but not limited to: ◦ · Point of care testing ◦ · Initiation and maintenance of oxygen therapy ◦ · 12-lead ECG ◦ · Insertion and maintenance of Nasogastric Tubes (NGT) ◦ · Flushing and maintenance of central lines: ▪ *PICC lines ▪ *Groshong PICC ▪ *Single, double and triple central lines ▪ *Sub Q ports when accessed · Shift and 24 hour chart check · 2 patient identifiers will be utilized before performing interventions and/or procedures · Rhythm strip interpretations · Maintenance of vasoactive medications appropriate to telemetry • Cares for patients physically and psychologically with consideration of age, cultural, and spiritual issues that may affect patient care. • ¨ Performs with clinical proficiency in crises and medical emergencies. • 2. Communicates and collaborates with patients, physicians, family members and other health care disciplines in order to achieve excellence in patient care during hospitalization. • ¨ Utilizes effective interpersonal skills in all interactions with Associates, physicians, patients, visitors and volunteers. • ¨ Involves patient/significant other in the plan of care, serving as a patient advocate. • ¨ Consistently and continuously communicates pertinent information regarding changes in patient status and patient care with appropriate members of the healthcare team. • ¨ Uses interpersonal communication techniques to receive and give constructive feedback for the purpose of promoting professional excellence and excellence in patient care. • ¨ Effectively communicates pertinent patient/significant other information during patient handoffs according to department standards. • ¨ Demonstrates leadership skills in team building and interpersonal relationships to create a cohesive and productive environment. • ¨ Recognizes interdepartmental relationships and interacts effectively. • ¨ Follows staffing guidelines. In the interest of patient care, responds to changes or needs within the Patient Services Team by cooperating with staff rotation, reassignment to other departments and weekend/holiday scheduling. • 3. Promotes patient safety through adherence to protocols, policies, procedures, evidence-based guidelines and Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals. • ¨ Maintains safety precautions while providing patient care including infection control isolation, patient/bed positioning, side rails, restraint utilization, skin care, patient/specimen transport, physical environment, fall prevention, seizure precautions, and work injury prevention. • Consistently wears hand hygiene badge and maintains hand hygiene compliance at 70 % or above • ¨ Maintains equipment in good working order, reports equipment failure, and initiates corrective action. Where appropriate, adheres to quality monitoring or procedures for validation of equipment functionality. • ¨ Safely administers medications and treatments as ordered according to hospital policy and formulary using the appropriate principles of safe medication administration, 2 patient identifiers, and giving consideration to age-specific effects related to medication. • ¨ Safely handles various types of drugs and body fluids using knowledge of standard precautions. • 4. Actively participates in and supports departmental and organizational quality initiatives and goals. • ¨ Identifies professional goals which reflect own strengths and weaknesses and seeks assistance for improvement of performance. • ¨ Attends and participates in meetings according to department standards. • · Attends a minimum of 4 intershifts per year • ¨ Supports and participates in department, hospital, and ISLT (Improving Systems Leadership Team) evidence-based care quality initiatives (ex. Heart Failure, Acute MI, Glycemic Control, VTE prophylaxis, pressure ulcer prevention, Rapid Response team, and infection control initiatives). • 5. Maintains clinical competency according to unit-specific standards. • ¨ Recognizes legal responsibilities and functions within the scope of the PA Nurse Practice Act. • ¨ Demonstrates competency in maintaining specific technological skills required by job category and/or specialty area. Demonstrates recognition of equipment or technological adaptations dependent on age and population specific patient needs • ¨ Maintains technological competence through practice and ongoing participation in in-services and professional conferences. • · Orthopedic competency and clinical training (4 West) • ¨ Acquires and maintains proficiency in the maintenance of IV lines and sites. • ¨ Completion of annual mandatory requirements: ◦ CPR certification for Healthcare Providers ◦ · RAHE (required annual hospital education). ◦ · Specific departmental competencies ◦ · Point of Care Testing ◦ · Fit Testing ◦ · ACLS certification within one year of hire or transfer to 4 Acute Care ◦ · NIHSS Certification ◦ · Completion of Unit-based Skills Session yearly • Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures • Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization Qualifications: BSN Required Proof of completion of critical care course or completion of course within one year of hire. Licenses, Registrations, and Certifications: Certified in BLS for healthcare providers and ACLS Required Current licensure in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of State Bureau of Occupational and Professional Affairs 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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RN- Cath Lab Per Diem

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? Summary: J0111 Responsibilities: Credentials: Education or Equivalent Experience: 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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Clinical Nurse 1- Inpatient Medical Oncology at HUP, FT Rotating Shifts

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? 14 Campus Nurses care for a wide variety of patients with oncologic malignancies, including both liquid and solid tumors, requiring allogeneic and autologous stem cell transplant, cellular therapy, chemotherapy, and symptom management. Oncology Nursing at Penn Medicine provides ample opportunity and growth for the professional student nurse in a fast-paced and innovative environment. Summary: The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice is a newly licensed new-to-practice RN or RN with less than 15 months of experience that demonstrates basic safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice seeks guidance to integrate concepts, knowledge, skills and attitudes to meet standards for competent professional nursing practice as specified in the Clinical Nurse I New to Practice/Apprentice position description addendum. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice exhibits UPHS organizational behavioral competencies which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains.The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice is accountable for the provision of direct care to patients who may range in age from infancy to the elderly and demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Teamwork, and Technology/ Informatics (Definitions listed below). The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on developing the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age appropriate considerations of assigned patients. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice requires consultation with more experienced clinicians and benefits from feedback while demonstrating growth in the ability to care for increasingly complex patients. The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals and the care delivery system. The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice /Apprentice must complete all Clinical Nurse 1 competencies and is expected to advance to the Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague level by 18 months of professional practice. See addendum. Responsibilities: Professional Practice Competency Domains DefinitionsContinuous Quality Improvement (CQI): The nurse utilizes 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 evaluates and integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient and family preferences and values for the delivery of optimal health care and system effectiveness. Leadership: The nurse effectively collaborates and applies innovative, systems thinking 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 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 demonstrates a commitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning, adherence to ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses, participation in a professional organization and advancing community outreach Safety: The nurse minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers and self through system effectiveness and individual performance. Teamwork: The nurse 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 utilizes appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making across the continuum. Credentials: Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required) BLS/CPR, as a healthcare provider as per the American Heart Association Registered Nurse - PA (Required) Education or Equivalent Experience: Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required) Education Specialization: BSN degree from an accredited school of nursing Equivalent Experience: •And Less than 15 months experience 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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Full-Time Home Hospice Resource RN-10-6:30p-Delaware & Southern Chester County-Penn Medicine at Home

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? Summary: The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague is an RN that practices as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague possesses the knowledge, skills and the attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice as specified in the Clinical Nurse 2 position description addendum.The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague exhibits UPHS organizational behavioral competencies which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague independently provides patient care through the application of the nursing process and accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients. Assigned patients may range in age from infancy to the elderly.The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Technology/Informatics, and Teamwork (Definitions listed below). The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on expanding the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age appropriate considerations of assigned patients. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague seeks feedback in assuming leadership roles and provides feedback for improved clinical practice. The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals and the care delivery system. The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies. Responsibilities: Professional Practice Competency Domains DefinitionsContinuous Quality Improvement (CQI): The nurse utilizes 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 evaluates and integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient and family preferences and values for the delivery of optimal health care and system effectiveness. Leadership: The nurse effectively collaborates and applies innovative, systems thinking 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 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 demonstrates a commitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning, adherence to ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses, participation in a professional organization and advancing community outreach. Safety: The nurse minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers and self through system effectiveness and individual performance. Technology/Informatics: The nurse utilizes appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making across the continuum. Teamwork: The nurse 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. Credentials: Registered Nurse - PA Driver's License (Required) Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required) Car Insurance (Required) RN-PA (Required) Education or Equivalent Experience: Bachelor of Science (Required) Education Specialization: BSN from an accredited school of nursing Equivalent Experience: •And More than 15 months relevant professional nursing experience 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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Clinical Nurse 2- HUP Inpatient ENT/Plastic Surgical Unit (Rhoads 3)- Full-Time, Rotating Shifts

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? Summary: The HUP Rhoads 3 ENT/Plastic Surgical Unit is looking for an experienced RN to join the team! The schedule rotates every 4 weeks between day shift (7a-7p) and night shift (7p-7a) and includes an every third weekend requirement. Being a part of the Rhoads 3 team comes with opportunities to care for post-surgical patients including a unique group of intermediate care patients allowing staff to expand their knowledge and expertise in these post-surgical patient pathways. This team prides itself on outcomes-focused care, evidence-based practice, a high standard of professional development, and a culture of staff engagement, teamwork, and peer feedback. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague is an RN that practices as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague possesses the knowledge, skills and the attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice as specified in the Clinical Nurse 2 position description addendum. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague exhibits UPHS organizational behavioral competencies which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague independently provides patient care through the application of the nursing process and accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients. Assigned patients may range in age from infancy to the elderly. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Technology/Informatics, and Teamwork (Definitions listed below). The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on expanding the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age appropriate considerations of assigned patients. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague seeks feedback in assuming leadership roles and provides feedback for improved clinical practice. The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals and the care delivery system. The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies. Responsibilities: Professional Practice Competency Domains DefinitionsContinuous Quality Improvement (CQI): The nurse utilizes 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 evaluates and integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient and family preferences and values for the delivery of optimal health care and system effectiveness. Leadership: The nurse effectively collaborates and applies innovative, systems thinking 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 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 demonstrates a commitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning, adherence to ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses, participation in a professional organization and advancing community outreach. Safety: The nurse minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers and self through system effectiveness and individual performance. Technology/Informatics: The nurse utilizes appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making across the continuum. Teamwork: The nurse 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. Credentials: BLS/CPR, as a healthcare provider as per the American Heart Association. Registered Nurse - PA (Required) Education or Equivalent Experience: Education Specialization: BSN from an accredited school of nursing Experience: More than 15 months relevant professional nursing experience and completion of the Nurse Residency Program, if applicable 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.
Penn Medicine

Care Continuum Nurse Navigator

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 Care Associates (CCA) - Penn Primary Care (PPC) and Penn Specialty Practices (PSP) of Penn Medicine Medical Group (PMMG) Department: Regional Physician Admin Location: 150 Monument Road Hours: Per Departmental Needs (Remote) Summary: The Care Continuum Nurse Navigator is a registered nurse who serves as the primary clinical liaison between the acute care setting, post-acute care providers, patients, and families during care transitions. Functioning within Penn Medicine's accountable care and value-based care frameworks, including the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), this role demonstrates advanced care coordination and transition management expertise to ensure safe, appropriate, and cost-effective discharge planning and post-acute placement. Leveraging Penn Medicine's preferred post-acute care network, the role applies clinical judgment and evidence-based practice to align patient needs, payer requirements, and organizational priorities. The Care Continuum Navigator drives optimal post-acute length-of-stay (LOS) management, reduces avoidable readmissions, and coordinates complex care transitions with a focus on quality outcomes, regulatory compliance, and patient-centered care. In collaboration with physicians, social workers, utilization management nurses, case managers, and post-acute providers, this role addresses barriers to discharge, aligns care plans with clinical criteria and patient goals, and supports successful outcomes across the continuum of care. Accountabilities: Post-Acute Care Coordination & Preferred Network Optimization · Coordinate timely, clinically appropriate transitions to post-acute settings (SNF, LTAC, IRF, HHA, hospice), prioritizing Penn Medicine’s preferred, high-performing network. · Perform concurrent clinical review of referrals to ensure appropriate level of care and medical necessity. · Maintain knowledge of network capabilities, bed availability, and specialty services; align placements with payer requirements and MSSP attribution. Length-of-Stay (LOS) Management · Partner with care teams in both the hospital and post-acute settings to identify and resolve discharge barriers supporting timely patient progression. · Conduct daily discharge readiness assessments and participate in multidisciplinary rounds to align care plans with target discharge dates. · Track and trend LOS data at the unit and patient level, identifying patterns and contributing to system-wide performance improvement initiatives. · Escalate LOS concerns and analyze LOS trends to support performance improvement. MSSP & Value-Based Care Alignment · Ensure compliance with MSSP ACO standards, including attribution tracking, care coordination, and quality measure capture. · Collaborate with the Population Health and ACO teams to ensure post-acute placements support MSSP shared savings goals and quality benchmarks including readmission rates, patient experience, and total cost of care. · Support documentation and initiatives that close care gaps and improve MSSP performance outcomes. Patient & Family Engagement · Educate patients and families on post-acute options and care transitions to support informed decision-making. · Use motivational interviewing and teach-back to promote engagement and self-management. · Advocate for patient preferences and facilitate advance care planning discussions and education. · Coordinate with community health workers, social workers, and primary care providers to address Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) that may affect care transition success. Data, Documentation & Quality Improvement · Monitor and interpret LOS, readmissions, and post-acute data to identify trends and improvement opportunities. · Utilize various data tools to capture patient data including: Aracadia, Repisodic, Point-Click-Care, SlicerDicer, Quality Analytics Application PowerBI, and payer provider performance reports.[MA2.1] · Contribute to quality initiatives, reporting outcomes and supporting system-wide performance improvement. • Occasionally travel to post-acute care facilities within the Penn Medicine preferred network for site visits, partner meetings, or quality audits. • Ability to work in a hybrid capacity (on-site and remote). Education/Experience: Required: Bachelor's Degree Nursing, Healthcare management or related field And 5+ years Experience in an acute care setting. PA RN License Preferred: Master's Degree Nursing, Healthcare Management, or related field 1+ years Leadership experience 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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Nurse Navigator - Cancer Program - Part-time Days at Pennsylvania Hospital

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? Pennsylvania Hospital is seeking a Nurse Navigator for our Cancer Program. This position will support the geriatric oncology population and the palliative care practice. This is a part-time, day shift opportunity. Summary: The Nurse Navigator functions as a resource to a multidisciplinary team of specialists as an advocate, interpreter, educator and counselor for the oncology patient, their family, and referring public. The patient navigator is responsible for ensuring patients with an oncology diagnosis receive quality and comprehensive coordinated services. The patient navigator will coordinate care throughout the care continuum in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. The scope of this work includes facilitating dynamic scheduling for patients, triage services and patients as needed, coordination of care, facilitation of clinical research, integration of clinical activities across various specialties in cancer care. Responsibilities: · Systematically and continually perform the functions of assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of the oncology patient. The Oncology Nurse Navigator will monitor the patient throughout their care in the system. · Provide education and information to the patient and family, helping to make the care seamless, continuous and comprehensive. Initiate and document patient teaching including family and others, based on assessment of needs and respond to patient request for information regarding the disease process, expected side effects of treatment and community resources. · Support the family through difficult decision-making periods and assist in coordination of care for the patient and family and provides emotional support. · Function in an organized and time conscious manner. The Oncology Nurse Navigator partners with patients, families, the interdisciplinary team and community resources to provide well-coordinated, timely compassionate and multidisciplinary care. The Oncology Nurse Navigator communicates with all members of the health care team as appropriate about the patient/family needs and concerns. · Work across health care disciplines to assist in coordinating patient tests, procedures, appointments and treatments, and assist patients in overcoming barriers to care including transportation, financial counseling, referrals, etc. · Refer patients for supportive care services including nutritionists, social workers, counselors and financial counselors. Assist eligible patients with access to clinical trials. · Participate in multidisciplinary consultations and/or tumor conferences and serve as a liaison between the patient and medical staff and services. Credentials: Registered Nurse - PA (Required) Oncology Nursing Certification (Preferred) Education or Equivalent Experience: Bachelor of Arts or Science and 3+ years Perioperative experience in healthcare environment with direct patient and clinical staff contact. (Required) Master of Arts or Science (Preferred) 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.
Penn Medicine

Registered Nurse RN GI/GU Med-Surg Unit (Part Time/Nights)

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? LOCATION: Lancaster, PA - Lancaster, General Hospital HOURS: Part Time (24 hours per week). Nights (7pm-7am), combination of 8 and 12 hour shifts. Rotating weekends and holidays A 18-bed MS telemetry unit primarily caring for Urology and Gastroenterology patients. Our patients are typical healthy people who have received a diagnosis that requires surgery. As a urology floor, we care for a variety of patients including those with kidney stones and prostate surgery. As a gastroenterology floor, we care for patients including those with planned and emergency abdominal surgeries. Summary: Assume responsibility and accountability as defined by the American Nurses Association standards of nursing practice. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague is an RN that practices as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague possesses the knowledge, skills and the attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague exhibits Penn Medicine’s experience standards which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague independently provides patient care through the application of the nursing process and accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients. Assigned patients may range in age from infancy to the elderly. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Technology Informatics, and Teamwork. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on expanding the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age-appropriate considerations of assigned patients. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague seeks feedback in assuming leadership roles and provides feedback for improved clinical practice. The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals and the care delivery system. The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies. Qualified individuals must have the ability with or without reasonable accommodation to perform the following duties: Incorporates the Lancaster General Health mission, vision and values into planning patient care. Functions as an independent and interdependent member of the health care team as defined in unit-based Plan for Provision of Care. Performs patient assessments, focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive functions. Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes and adapts the plan of care based on recognized trends and changes. Collects and manages comprehensive data pertinent to the patient’s health or the situation. Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnosis or issues. Formulates age-appropriate and culturally and ethically sensitive plan of care Implements care in a knowledgeable manner and coordinates patient care across several disciplines and among caregivers. Provides leadership to other members of the team by effectively communicating expected standards of care and encouraging and supporting team members and their contributions. Demonstrates an understanding of and a commitment to our values of privacy, quality, respect, service and teamwork. Assigns, delegates, and supervises other employees and intervenes as appropriate to assure that the plan of care is carried out, continuity of care is provided and that established outcomes are achieved through availability and appropriated utilization of human, material and financial resources. Educates patients about healthy practices and treatment modalities. Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practices. Utilizes technology where appropriate. Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost and impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing services. Other duties as assigned. Minimum Required Qualifications: RN licensure is required, issued by the PA Board of Nursing. Bachelor of Science in Nursing BSN or higher-level nursing degree is required. Completion of the Nurse Residency Program or more than 15 months of practice. CPR Certification - American Heart Association AHA Basic Life Support, formerly Healthcare Provider AHA Heart Saver courses for CPR are not accepted required within 30 days of hire. A health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs, i.e. not excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state health insurance program. As outlined in unit-based Plan for Provision of Care. 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.
Penn Medicine

Registered Nurse RN GI/GU Med-Surg Unit (Full Time/Evenings)

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? LOCATION: Lancaster, PA - Lancaster, General Hospital HOURS: Full Time(36 hours per week). Evenings (3pm-3am), combination of 8 and 12 hour shifts. Rotating weekends and holidays A 18-bed MS telemetry unit primarily caring for Urology and Gastroenterology patients. Our patients are typical healthy people who have received a diagnosis that requires surgery. As a urology floor, we care for a variety of patients including those with kidney stones and prostate surgery. As a gastroenterology floor, we care for patients including those with planned and emergency abdominal surgeries. Summary: Assume responsibility and accountability as defined by the American Nurses Association standards of nursing practice. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague is an RN that practices as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague possesses the knowledge, skills and the attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague exhibits Penn Medicine’s experience standards which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague independently provides patient care through the application of the nursing process and accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients. Assigned patients may range in age from infancy to the elderly. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Technology Informatics, and Teamwork. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on expanding the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age-appropriate considerations of assigned patients. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague seeks feedback in assuming leadership roles and provides feedback for improved clinical practice. The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals and the care delivery system. The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies. Qualified individuals must have the ability with or without reasonable accommodation to perform the following duties: Incorporates the Lancaster General Health mission, vision and values into planning patient care. Functions as an independent and interdependent member of the health care team as defined in unit-based Plan for Provision of Care. Performs patient assessments, focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive functions. Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes and adapts the plan of care based on recognized trends and changes. Collects and manages comprehensive data pertinent to the patient’s health or the situation. Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnosis or issues. Formulates age-appropriate and culturally and ethically sensitive plan of care Implements care in a knowledgeable manner and coordinates patient care across several disciplines and among caregivers. Provides leadership to other members of the team by effectively communicating expected standards of care and encouraging and supporting team members and their contributions. Demonstrates an understanding of and a commitment to our values of privacy, quality, respect, service and teamwork. Assigns, delegates, and supervises other employees and intervenes as appropriate to assure that the plan of care is carried out, continuity of care is provided and that established outcomes are achieved through availability and appropriated utilization of human, material and financial resources. Educates patients about healthy practices and treatment modalities. Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practices. Utilizes technology where appropriate. Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost and impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing services. Other duties as assigned. Minimum Required Qualifications: RN licensure is required, issued by the PA Board of Nursing. Bachelor of Science in Nursing BSN or higher-level nursing degree is required. Completion of the Nurse Residency Program or more than 15 months of practice. CPR Certification - American Heart Association AHA Basic Life Support, formerly Healthcare Provider AHA Heart Saver courses for CPR are not accepted required within 30 days of hire. A health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs, i.e. not excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state health insurance program. As outlined in unit-based Plan for Provision of Care. 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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Registered Nurse (RN), NICU, Part-Time (Night Shift)

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? Job Description: Schedule: Part-Time, Night Shift, 32 hours/week. Weekend and holiday requirements. 7p-7a twice per week and 11p-7a one shift per week Summary: Assume responsibility and accountability as defined by the American Nurses Association standards of nursing practice. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice is a newly licensed new to practice RN or RN with less than 15 months of experience that demonstrates basic safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice seeks guidance to integrate concepts, knowledge, skills and attitudes to meet standards for competent professional nursing practice. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice exhibits Penn Medicine's experience standards which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice is accountable for the provision of direct care to patients who may range in age from infancy to the elderly and demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Teamwork and Technology/Informatics. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on developing the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age-appropriate considerations of assigned patients. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice requires consultation with more experienced clinicians and benefits from feedback while demonstrating growth in the ability to care for increasingly complex patients. The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals and the care delivery system. The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice must complete all Clinical Nurse 1 competencies and is expected to advance to the Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague level by 18 months of professional practice. Responsibilities: Minimum Required Qualifications: RN Licensure is required, issued by the PA Board of Nursing or a Temporary Practice Permit until an RN license is obtained. Individuals with Temporary Practice Permits must sit for their NCLEX within 60 days of starting in their RN role. Bachelor of Science in Nursing BSN preferred. For Magnet designated RN positions, BSN or higher level nursing degree is required for incumbents based upon previously established parameters; or within three 3 years of placement in position for incumbents who started after 07 01 2020. A graduate registered nurse may only practice professional nursing under supervision and if the graduate registered nurse holds a current temporary practice permit. Supervision means that a licensed registered nurse is physically present in the area or unit where the graduate registered nurse is practicing. All Clinical Nurse 1 RN’s will be required to successfully complete the Nurse Residency Program. CPR Certification - American Heart Association AHA Basic Life Support, formerly Healthcare Provider AHA Heart Saver AMA CPR BLS certification required within 30 days of hire. A health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs, i.e.not excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state health insurance program. As outline in unit based Plan for Provision of Care. Credentials: Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required) Registered Nurse - PA (Required) Individuals with Temporary Practice Permits must sit for their NCLEX within 60 days of starting in their RN role. Labor & Delivery RN's are required to obtain their RNC-OB or C-EFM within 3 years of hire into the position. Lactation Support RNs are required to obtain their IBCLC Certification within 2 years of hire into the position. Education or Equivalent Experience: Bachelor of Arts or Science Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred. For Magnet designated RN positions, BSN or higher level nursing degree is required for incumbents based upon previously established parameters; or within three (3) years of placement in position for incumbents who started after 07/01/2020. A graduate registered nurse may only practice professional nursing under supervision and if the graduate registered nurse holds a current temporary practice permit. Supervision means that a licensed registered nurse is physically present in the area or unit where the graduate registered nurse is practicing. All Clinical Nurse 1 RN’s will be required to successfully complete the Nurse Residency Program. 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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Ambulatory Nurse II - PCAM

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? Full-Time Ambulatory Nurse II Department: Oral Max Surgery Location: 3400 Civic Ctr Blvd Schedule: M-F Day 8am-4:30pm Summary: The Ambulatory Nurse II Colleague is an RN that practices as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Ambulatory Nurse II Colleague possesses the knowledge, skills and the attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice as specified in the Ambulatory Nurse II position description addendum. The Ambulatory Nurse II Colleague exhibits UPHS organizational behavioral competencies which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains. The Ambulatory Nurse II Colleague independently provides patient care through the application of the nursing process and accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients. Assigned patients may range in age from infancy to the elderly. The Ambulatory Nurse II Colleague demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Technology/Informatics, and Teamwork (Definitions listed below). The Ambulatory Nurse II Colleague works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on expanding the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age-appropriate considerations of assigned patients. Responsibilities: Evidence Based Practice and Research: The nurse evaluates and integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient and family preferences and values for the delivery of optimal health care and system effectiveness. Safety: The nurse minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers and self through system effectiveness and individual performance. Professionalism: The nurse demonstrates a commitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning, adherence to ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses, participation in a professional organization and advancing community outreach. Person and Family Centered Care: The nurse 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. Leadership: The nurse effectively collaborates and applies innovative, systems thinking 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. Informatics/Technology: The nurse utilizes appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making across the continuum. Teamwork: The nurse 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. Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI): The nurse utilizes data and QI methods to identify potential and actual problems and opportunities to provide care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable. Credentials: Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required) Registered Nurse - PA (Required) ACLS or BCLS or PALS (Required) Education or Equivalent Experience: BSN from an accredited school of nursing Equivalent (Preferred) ASN and more than 15 months relevant professional nursing experience. (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.
Penn Medicine

Part Time OR Clinical Nurse 2- PCAM

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? The Perelman Center of Advanced Medicine (next to The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP)) is hiring a Part Time OR Clinical Nurse Summary: The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague is an RN that practices as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague possesses the knowledge, skills and the attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice as specified in the Clinical Nurse 2 position description addendum. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague exhibits UPHS organizational behavioral competencies which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague independently provides patient care through the application of the nursing process and accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients. Assigned patients may range in age from infancy to the elderly. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Technology/Informatics, and Teamwork (Definitions listed below). The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on expanding the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age appropriate considerations of assigned patients. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague seeks feedback in assuming leadership roles and provides feedback for improved clinical practice. The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals and the care delivery system. The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies. Responsibilities: Professional Practice Competency Domains Definitions Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI): The nurse utilizes 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 evaluates and integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient and family preferences and values for the delivery of optimal health care and system effectiveness. Leadership: The nurse effectively collaborates and applies innovative, systems thinking 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 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 demonstrates a commitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning, adherence to ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses, participation in a professional organization and advancing community outreach. Safety: The nurse minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers and self through system effectiveness and individual performance. Technology/Informatics: The nurse utilizes appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making across the continuum. Teamwork: The nurse 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. Credentials: Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required) BLS/CPR, as a healthcare provider as per the American Heart Association. Registered Nurse - PA (Required) Pennsylvania RN licensure Education or Equivalent Experience: Bachelor of Science Nursing (Required) BSN from an accredited school of nursing and More than 15 months relevant professional nursing experience and completion of the Nurse Residency Program, if applicable. 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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Registered Nurse RN General Med Surg Unit (Part Time/Days and Nights)

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? LOCATION: Lancaster, PA- Lancaster General Hospital HOURS: Part Time (24 hours per week). Rotating shifts, days and nights (7am-7pm / 7pm-7am). Every third weekend and rotating holidays. 7 North is an 18-bed MS unit with an emphasis on discharge initiatives. This team utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to focus on developing an individualized plan of care for patients to help decrease barriers to discharge. 7 North is also equipped with elopement and telemetry technology. Summary: Assume responsibility and accountability as defined by the American Nurses Association standards of nursing practice. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague is an RN that practices as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague possesses the knowledge, skills and the attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague exhibits Penn Medicine’s experience standards which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague independently provides patient care through the application of the nursing process and accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients. Assigned patients may range in age from infancy to the elderly. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Technology Informatics, and Teamwork. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on expanding the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age-appropriate considerations of assigned patients. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague seeks feedback in assuming leadership roles and provides feedback for improved clinical practice. The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals and the care delivery system. The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies. Qualified individuals must have the ability with or without reasonable accommodation to perform the following duties: Incorporates the Lancaster General Health mission, vision and values into planning patient care. Functions as an independent and interdependent member of the health care team as defined in unit-based Plan for Provision of Care. Performs patient assessments, focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive functions. Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes and adapts the plan of care based on recognized trends and changes. Collects and manages comprehensive data pertinent to the patient’s health or the situation. Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnosis or issues. Formulates age-appropriate and culturally and ethically sensitive plan of care Implements care in a knowledgeable manner and coordinates patient care across several disciplines and among caregivers. Provides leadership to other members of the team by effectively communicating expected standards of care and encouraging and supporting team members and their contributions. Demonstrates an understanding of and a commitment to our values of privacy, quality, respect, service and teamwork. Assigns, delegates, and supervises other employees and intervenes as appropriate to assure that the plan of care is carried out, continuity of care is provided and that established outcomes are achieved through availability and appropriated utilization of human, material and financial resources. Educates patients about healthy practices and treatment modalities. Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practices. Utilizes technology where appropriate. Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost and impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing services. Other duties as assigned. Minimum Required Qualifications: RN licensure is required, issued by the PA Board of Nursing. Bachelor of Science in Nursing BSN or higher level nursing degree is required. Completion of the Nurse Residency Program or more than 15 months of practice. CPR Certification - American Heart Association AHA Basic Life Support, formerly Healthcare Provider AHA Heart Saver courses for CPR are not accepted required within 30 days of hire. A health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs, i.e. not excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid or any other federal or state health insurance program. As outlined in unit based Plan for Provision of Care. 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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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Nursing Home Behavioral Health, Full-Time (Day Shift)

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? Job Description: Schedule: Full-Time, 40 hours/week. Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm. Summary: LPN who provides unit-based staff support focused on implementation of IBPs and transfer of skills. The LPN models effective communication and care approaches, reinforces routines, assists with behavior tracking, and supports consistency across shifts under the direction of the G-BSC and unit leadership. Responsibilities: Gathers relevant patient information pertinent for the nursing assessment and assists the BS-C in developing and modifying the plan of care. Model and reinforce IBP strategies during routine care (ADLs, toileting, bathing, meals, transitions). Use agreed-upon scripts and de-escalation steps support early identification of triggers and warning signs. Support collection of objective behavior data (frequency, duration, antecedents, consequences) using approved tools. Coach peers informally at the bedside (with G-BSC guidance) and help orient inexperienced staff to resident-specific IBP strategies Participate in huddles/case conferences as assigned relay frontline observations that inform plan updates. SECONDARY FUNCTIONS: The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above: Maintain resident dignity, privacy, and safety follow all NCF policies and regulatory standards. Assists the BS-C in implementing patient/significant others' teaching plans. Credentials: Licensed Practical Nurse (Required) Current licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse, issued by a program for practical nursing accredited by the PA State Board of Nursing. Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required) CPR Certification required within 30 days of hire. Education or Equivalent Experience: H.S. Diploma/GED (Required) Education Specialization: Equivalent Experience: •1+ years One (1) year of hospital/clinical experience 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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Experienced RN with BSN for our Med Surg Neuroscience unit at the Clifton Center

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? Summary: The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague is an RN that practices as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague possesses the knowledge, skills and the attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice as specified in the Clinical Nurse 2 position description addendum. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague exhibits UPHS organizational behavioral competencies which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague independently provides patient care through the application of the nursing process and accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients. Assigned patients may range in age from infancy to the elderly. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Technology/Informatics, and Teamwork (Definitions listed below). The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on expanding the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age appropriate considerations of assigned patients. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague seeks feedback in assuming leadership roles and provides feedback for improved clinical practice. The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals and the care delivery system. The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies. Responsibilities: Professional Practice Competency Domains DefinitionsContinuous Quality Improvement (CQI): The nurse utilizes 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 evaluates and integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient and family preferences and values for the delivery of optimal health care and system effectiveness. Leadership: The nurse effectively collaborates and applies innovative, systems thinking 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 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 demonstrates a commitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning, adherence to ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses, participation in a professional organization and advancing community outreach. Safety: The nurse minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers and self through system effectiveness and individual performance. Technology/Informatics: The nurse utilizes appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making across the continuum. Teamwork: The nurse 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. Credentials: Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required) BLS/CPR, as a healthcare provider as per the American Heart Association. Registered Nurse - PA (Required) Pennsylvania RN licensure Education or Equivalent Experience: Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required) Education Specialization: BSN from an accredited school of nursing Equivalent Experience: •And More than 15 months relevant professional nursing experience and completion of the Nurse Residency Program, if applicable 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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Operating Room Coordinator- Registered Nurse- PPMC - 3737 Market Street

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? Bring your years of OR expertise to a role where your voice matters. As an Operating Room Coordinator, you'll combine hands-on clinical knowledge with leadership to support high-quality patient care, optimize workflow, and foster a collaborative surgical team. Summary: The Perioperative Nursing Clinical Coordinator actively participates in a collaborative/consultative/supportive role with the Anesthesia Coordinator and members of the Perioperative Leadership team to assure efficient patient flow and quality patient care. Perioperative Nursing Clinical Coordinator also works collaboratively with auxiliary patient units and perioperative services personnel including OR Nurse Manager, Attending Surgeon staff, Central Processing Manager, Operating Room Materials Manager, and vendors to develop and manage all aspects of patient care, utilization of departmental personnel, fiscal responsibility, and material resources on the off-shift. Responsibilities: Facilitates patient flow and efficient/appropriate patient placements. Participates in Periop Safety check-ins on the unit. supports use of the EPIC tool in communicating surgical procedure case classification, notification of impending transfers, EVS requests, bed requests, case assignments, hallmarks and other functions. Identifies, problem-solves, communicates and delegates to facilitate patient flow and EPIC system maintenance. directs, supervises, evaluates, and supports patient care activities; serves as a resource to staff nurses and other department(s) personnel on clinical practice and is a resource for implementation/ interpretation of hospital and nursing policies and procedures. Responsible for daily rounding and overseeing completion checklists for the department. promotes excellence in departmental programs/projects on the off-shifts and supports ongoing educational activities. Education or Equivalent Experience: BSN (Required) Registered Nurse - PA (Required) BLS (Required) CNOR (Preferred) Operating Room experience Location: 3737 Market Street Hours: 11a - 7:30p 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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Clinical Nurse 2- Radiology - Part Time - Pennsylvania Hospital

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? Summary: The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague is an RN that practices as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague possesses the knowledge, skills and the attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice as specified in the Clinical Nurse 2 position description addendum. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague exhibits UPHS organizational behavioral competencies which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague independently provides patient care through the application of the nursing process and accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients. Assigned patients may range in age from infancy to the elderly. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Technology/Informatics, and Teamwork (Definitions listed below). The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on expanding the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age appropriate considerations of assigned patients. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague seeks feedback in assuming leadership roles and provides feedback for improved clinical practice. The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals and the care delivery system. The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies. Responsibilities: Professional Practice Competency Domains DefinitionsContinuous Quality Improvement (CQI): The nurse utilizes 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 evaluates and integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient and family preferences and values for the delivery of optimal health care and system effectiveness. Leadership: The nurse effectively collaborates and applies innovative, systems thinking 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 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 demonstrates a commitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning, adherence to ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses, participation in a professional organization and advancing community outreach. Safety: The nurse minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers and self through system effectiveness and individual performance. Technology/Informatics: The nurse utilizes appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making across the continuum. Teamwork: The nurse 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. Credentials: Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required) BLS/CPR, as a healthcare provider as per the American Heart Association. Registered Nurse - PA (Required) Pennsylvania RN licensure Education or Equivalent Experience: Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required) Education Specialization: BSN from an accredited school of nursing Equivalent Experience: •And More than 15 months relevant professional nursing experience and completion of the Nurse Residency Program, if applicable 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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Capacity Management RN- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania- FT Rotating Shifts

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? The Penn Medicine Recruitment team is seeking full-time, Registered Nurse for Capacity Management at The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. This position is 36 hours per week, rotating between day/night shift holiday/weekend rotation req The Capacity Management RN provides overall direction, guidance, and coordination to health care providers in the achievement of timely/safe patient placements and movement. The RN is responsible for appropriate admission and placement of all patients into HUP, by evaluating appropriateness of admission and level of care for all patients and using clinical knowledge to assign the most appropriate bed to each patient. The RN prioritizes all bed assignments by using clinical expertise and assigns Medical teams/Residents for all Medicine admissions. In the absence of the Pre-Cert RN, the Bed Management/Transfer Center Revaluates appropriateness of admission and level of care for all patients and can require a buy-back agreement for patients transferring from outside facilities. Additionally, the RN is responsible for facilitating inter-facility transfers through the Penn Medicine Transfer Center. The RN maintains liaisons with referring facilities, and is familiar with the UPHS clinical and strategic initiatives to triage patients to the appropriate facility. Minimum Requirements: -Must have a Bachelor of Science Nursing Degree and be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Pennsylvania -Minimum of 5 years' clinical experience -Critical Care/ED Experience preferred -Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with all members of care team is critical 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.