Clinical Nurse 2- Inpatient - PPMC Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology – Cupp 3 East

About the Role

3 East is a 32-bed unit specializing in cardiac surgery and cardiology medicine. The unit cares for patients with acute cardiovascular disorders, frequently requiring remote telemetry monitoring in a Progressive Care Unit environment. Patient groups include, but are not limited to:

• Acute MIs
• Heart Failure
• Pulmonary Edema
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
• Arrhythmias
• Post-open-heart surgery (OHS)
• Post endovascular procedures
• Post cardiac catheterization patients
• S/P pacemaker and ICD insertion
• Valvular Heart Disease
• Medical/surgical overflow

The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague is a Registered Nurse (RN) who practices as a full partner on the healthcare team, providing safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. This role independently provides patient care through the nursing process and accepts accountability for assigned patients, who may range in age from infancy to the elderly.

Responsibilities

The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague demonstrates competency in the following domains:

• Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI): 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: Evaluates and integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences for optimal healthcare delivery and system effectiveness.
• Leadership: Effectively collaborates and applies innovative, systems thinking to engage in evidence-based problem solving and decision making within a complex care delivery system, supporting Penn Medicine’s vision.
• Person and Family Centered Care: Recognizes the patient (or designee) as the source of control and a full partner in providing compassionate, coordinated care based on respect for preferences, values, and needs.
• Professionalism: Demonstrates commitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning, adherence to the ANA’s Code of Ethics, participation in professional organizations, and community outreach.
• Safety: Minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers, and self through system effectiveness and individual performance.
• Technology/Informatics: Utilizes appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making across the continuum.
• Teamwork: Effectively engages in cooperation, coordination, and collaboration within inter- and intra-professional teams, including virtual teams, to ensure safe, quality patient outcomes.

The nurse works closely with the interprofessional healthcare team to facilitate care coordination and focuses on expanding knowledge and skills to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age-appropriate considerations.

Requirements

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS/CPR) certification as a healthcare provider per the American Heart Association (Required).
• Active Pennsylvania RN licensure (Required).
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing (Required).
• More than 15 months of relevant professional nursing experience.
• Completion of the Nurse Residency Program, if applicable.

Benefits

Penn Medicine offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits program, including one of the region’s finest prepaid tuition assistance programs. The organization is committed to supporting employee health and well-being.