CLINICAL NURSE 2- INPATIENT
Company: Penn Medicine
Location: Philadelphia
Posted on: October 25, 2024
Job Description:
DescriptionPenn 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 Title: Clinical Nurse 2Entity: HUP Cedar 5NWDepartment:
Medical SurgicalLocation: Mercy Philadelphia Hospital 501 S 54th
St. Philadelphia, PAHours: Full Time 3/12s , Rotating shifts, every
3rd weekend5NW is a medicine unit with telemetry monitoring
capability throughout. We are a 25-bed unit with 21 private and 4
semi-private rooms. The population served are adult and geriatric
with diagnosis including COPD, CHF, Sickle Cell Disease, CKD/AKI,
DM, anemia, GI bleeding, wounds, stroke, sepsis, and many other
complex issues.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 licensureEducation 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 WorkWe are an Equal Opportunity and
Affirmative Action 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.REQNUMBER: 234518
Keywords: Penn Medicine, New Brunswick , CLINICAL NURSE 2- INPATIENT, Healthcare , Philadelphia, New Jersey
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