Registered Nurse (RN), NICU, Full-TIme (Night Shift)

Description

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Job Description

LOCATION : Lancaster, PA – Women and Babies Hospital

HOURS : 0.9 Nights 7p-7a, ETW, holiday rotation

POSITION 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.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS : 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.

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.

sensitive plan of care

and supporting team members and their contributions.

out, continuity of care is provided and that established outcomes are achieved through availability and appropriated utilization

of human, material and financial resources.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS : The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above :

members and resources, and documenting events.

minimizing rework and redundancies; constantly seeks ways to improve processes, increase efficiency, finds solutions to

current situations or develops new methods and procedures.

skills as defined by unit based Plan for Provision of Care.

and timely reporting of safety variances.

contact with.

knowledge.

learning experiences and improve the professional practice environment within the designated work setting.

problems, complaints, disputes or requests as the first level of supervision; evaluates their performance post hire.

Job Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS :

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

WORKING CONDITIONS :

Position involves exposure to the following harmful elements :

Disclaimer : This job description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be a reflection of those principal job elements essential for recruitment and selection, for making fair job evaluations, and for establishing performance standards. The percentages of time spent performing job duties are estimates, and should not be considered absolute. The incumbent shall perform all other functions and / or be cross-trained as shall be determined at the sole discretion of management, who has the right to amend, modify, or terminate this job in part or in whole. Incumbent must be able to perform all job functions safely.

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.

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