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

About the role

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

Location and schedule

Lancaster, PA – Lancaster General Hospital. Full time (36 hours per week), nights (7 pm–7 am), every third weekend and rotating holidays.

Unit overview

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

Position summary

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 who demonstrates basic safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The incumbent seeks guidance to integrate concepts, knowledge, skills and attitudes to meet standards for competent professional nursing practice. The role exhibits Penn Medicine’s experience standards embedded in the professional practice competency domains and is accountable for the provision of direct care to patients ranging from infancy to the elderly. 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 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

• 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.
• Performs patient assessments focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive functions; evaluates progress toward 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 the 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 members of the team by effectively communicating expected standards of care and encouraging and supporting team members and their contributions.
• Demonstrates an understanding of and a commitment to the values of privacy, quality, respect, service and teamwork.
• Assigns, delegates, and supervises other employees and intervenes as appropriate to assure that the plan of care is carried out, continuity of care is provided and that established outcomes are achieved through availability and 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; utilizes technology where appropriate.
• Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost and impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing services.

Minimum required qualifications

• RN licensure 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 years of placement in position.
• New hires who start with a temporary practice permit must sit for NCLEX within 60 days of starting in their RN role; a graduate registered nurse may only practice under supervision and if holding a current temporary practice permit.
• All Clinical Nurse 1 RNs will be required to successfully complete the Nurse Residency Program.
• CPR Certification – American Heart Association Basic Life Support required within 30 days of hire (AHA Heart Saver courses are not accepted).
• A health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs.

Preferred qualifications

As outlined in unit-based Plan for Provision of Care.