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Clinical Nurse 2- Surgical ICU- HUP Pavilion- Full-Time, Night Shift

Pennsylvania Medicine
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Full-time

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Summary :

The HUP Pavilion Surgical ICU is looking for a full-time RN to join the team! The position will be fully night shift (three 12s, 7p-7a) with an every third weekend requirement.

The 11 Center Surgical Intensive Care Unit is recognized by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) as a Gold Level Beacon Unit for Excellence.

The SICU is a 24 bed unit serving a diverse population of critically ill patients from various specialties including : GI, Vascular, Thoracic, ESS, Surgical Oncology, Colorectal and ENT, among others.

With a very high patient acuity conditions such as shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and multisystem organ failure are commonly managed.

The cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds of the patients are diverse, with the health system set in a large urban community.

It is common to care for patients from all over the world who are seeking specialty surgical services.

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.

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We 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.

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