Registered Nurse RN Med-Surg/Cardiac Telemetry Overflow (Full Time/Days)

About the role

Penn Medicine is dedicated to its tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in medicine. Working at this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical, and business professionals across all disciplines.

Location: Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA

Unit: 3 West, a 19-bed Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Unit serving a diverse patient population with diagnoses including infections, complex wounds, and cardiac, respiratory, and gastrointestinal conditions. The majority of patients are under the care of Internal Medicine Hospital Specialists.

The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague assumes responsibility and accountability as defined by the American Nurses Association standards of nursing practice. This RN practices as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The role independently provides patient care through the application of the nursing process and accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients, who may range in age from infancy to the elderly. The nurse demonstrates competency across domains including Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Technology Informatics, and Teamwork.

Responsibilities

• 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 the unit-based Plan for Provision of Care
• Performs patient assessments focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive functions
• Evaluates progress toward 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
• Analyzes assessment data to determine the diagnosis or issues
• Formulates age-appropriate and culturally and ethically sensitive plan of care
• Implements care in a knowledgeable manner and coordinates patient care across several disciplines and among caregivers
• Provides leadership to other team members by effectively communicating expected standards of care and encouraging and supporting team members and their contributions
• Demonstrates understanding of and commitment to values of privacy, quality, respect, service, and teamwork
• Assigns, delegates, and supervises other employees and intervenes as appropriate to assure the plan of care is carried out, continuity of care is provided, and established outcomes are achieved through appropriate utilization of human, material, and financial resources
• Educates patients about healthy practices and treatment modalities
• Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practices, utilizing technology where appropriate
• Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing services
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• RN licensure required, issued by the PA Board of Nursing
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; for Magnet designated RN positions, BSN or higher-level nursing degree is required for incumbents based upon previously established parameters, or within three (3) years of placement in position
• Completion of the Nurse Residency Program or more than 15 months of practice
• CPR Certification — American Heart Association AHA Basic Life Support (formerly Healthcare Provider); AHA Heart Saver courses for CPR are not accepted; required within 30 days of hire
• Must be a health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs (i.e., not excluded from participation in Medicare, Medicaid, or any other federal or state health insurance program)
• As outlined in unit-based Plan for Provision of Care

Schedule

Full Time (36 hours per week). Days (7am–7pm). Every third weekend and rotating holidays.

Benefits

Penn Medicine offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Employee benefits programs help employees get healthy and stay healthy.