Registered Nurse - CHOP at Virtua (Per Diem)

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A Brief Overview Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is seeking a per diem Registered Nurse for their CHOP at Virtua location. This per diem role offers flexible, as-needed coverage, with shifts available 1-2 days per week depending on clinical need. Will be required to travel to other New Jersey sites as needed. Pediatric And Leadership Experience Is Preferred. A clinically competent practitioner of pediatric, family centered nursing. Provides safe nursing care to the general division population with minimal guidance, and bases practice on identified principles and standards of care. Responsible for day-to-day patient care, assessment and treatment in an outpatient office and comply with the administrative policies and clinical protocols as outlined in policy and procedure manual. Administratively responsible to the Site Manager and Ambulatory Nursing Director for nursing practice issues. What You Will Do Practice: Follows Nursing Process to deliver safe care: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluationSynthesizes patient assessment data and recognizes complex situations prior to communicating with care team.Collaborates with family, team members and other caregivers to initiate/update plan of care, patient/family education.Manages care of complex patients utilizing proper prioritization and delegation to appropriate staff.Identifies expected outcomes and revises plan of care when unexpected outcomes arise and begins to use full range of communication as a means of conveying plan.Documentation reflects ongoing evaluation and effectiveness of patient care utilizing current standards, policies and procedures.Provides care that meets professional standards of practice and meets regulatory requirements.Professionalism/LeadershipRole models appearance and behaviors that promote a positive image of nursingInteracts with parents/patients and colleagues with respect and dignity while focusing on ideas to improve on the ideal patient experience.Spends the “extra time” with families listening for avenues to improve on the ideal patient experience.Understands the impact of arriving to work on time and predicts challenges and obstacles.Provides an accurate patient status report to members of the team that reflect nursing interventions and patient outcomes.Actively collaborates with other clinical staff to make recommendations on the plan of care.Chairs and/or participates in Specialty Care Shared Governance council(s).ResearchReads nursing articles, analyzes information and initiates staff discussion(s).Assists with data collection in research studies being conducted in work area.Participates in efforts to apply research findings to clinical practice.Can frame a basic research question.LearningAble to identify own learning needs. Seeks out opportunities to meet needs and attends all required programs.Applies education and training from internal in-services to daily work to enhance personal nursing knowledge and skills.Attends education programs related to patient population.Utilizes patient education materials relevant to patient population.Demonstrates health care informatics competency in order to manage patient care, outcome data and current and emerging health care technology.Resource ManagementParticipates in promoting quality, efficient and cost effective care.Monitors own usage of supplies and equipment and identifies opportunities for improvement and makes recommendations.Manages own time to accomplish direct/indirect care in a cost efficient manner. Education Qualifications Technical Diploma Nursing RequiredBachelor's Degree Nursing Preferred Experience Qualifications At least one (1) year of previous RN experience RequiredAt least one (1) year previous Pediatric RN experience Preferred Skills And Abilities Informatics competencies for registered nurses:Computer CompetencyBasic Use of MS Word 2007Creation of meeting minutes, creation of charts and tablesSaving and naming of new and established filesBasic Use of MS PowerPoint 2007Creation of an education presentation using clip artBasic Use of MS Excel 2007Creation of a simple spreadsheet and use of symbolsNavigation and basic search functions of the Internet using Internet ExplorerUse of Outlook 2007 email, opening of attachments, attaching new files to emails and saving attached files to computerUse of shared network file space, if applicableBasic use of computers, printers, monitors, patient care devices, and Fax machinesInformation LiteracyUse of Internet and Intranet to look up basic electronic resources for practiceAbility to find and print Patient Family Education DocumentsAbility to find PPM Department Council minutes from last month, if applicableAbility to find and navigate the Department of Nursing websites and related linked CHOP resource sitesAbility to perform a literature search on the internet and ability to find professional journal and/or research based articlesAbility to evaluate internet sites for reliabilityInformation Management LiteracyNavigation of electronic health information records and ability to review specific patient data in a clinical information systemUnderstanding of policies and procedures around timeliness of care, use of a clinical information system and support of safe nursing practiceUtilize applicable clinical pathwaysAbility to collect raw clinical data using quality toolsAbility to discuss, evaluate and analyze outcome data presented in charts and tablesDiscuss the responsibilities of each user of an electronic record related to confidentiality and privacyCoordination of patient care information in a fragmented environment where there is partially online and partially paper references Licenses and Certifications Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required orNursing Temporary Practice Permit (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required orRegistered Nurse (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required orNursing Temporary Practice Permit (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required andBasic Life Support (BLS) - issued through on organization that requires a hands-on instructor lead psychomotor skills verification (ex. American Heart Association or Red Cross). - upon hire - Required To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more. EEO / VEVRAA Federal Contractor | Tobacco Statement SALARY RANGE: $36.60 - $46.65 Hourly Salary ranges are shown for full-time jobs. If you're working part-time, your pay will be adjusted accordingly. At CHOP, we are committed to fair and transparent pay practices. Factors such as skills and experience could result in an offer above the salary range noted in this job posting. Click here for more information regarding CHOP's Compensation and Benefits.