Clinical Nurse 2- HUP Pavilion Clifton Center- Surgical ICU- Full-Time, Rotating Shifts NEW Position Available In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Clinical Nurse 2

• HUP Pavilion Clifton Center
• Surgical ICU
• Full-Time, Rotating Shifts

Job ID:

273972

Category:

Nursing

Work Type:

FT

Location:

Philadelphia, PA, United States

Work Schedule:

Full-Time, Rotating Shifts
Description
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Summary:

The 11 Center Surgical ICU at the HUP Pavilion Clifton Center is looking for an experienced RN to join the team! The schedule will rotate between day shift (7a-7p) and night shift (7p-7a) including 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 multisysteman failure aremonly managed. The cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds of the patients are diverse, with the health system set in a large urbanmunity. It ismon 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 theanizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague possesses the knowledge, skills and the attitude to effectively meet standards forpetent professional nursing practice as specified in the Clinical Nurse 2 position description addendum. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague exhibits UPHSanizational behavioralpetencies which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practicepetency 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 thepetency 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 theanizational vision, mission, and goals and the care delivery system. The nurseplies 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 aplex 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 providingpassionate and coordinated care based on respect for the patient’s preferences, values, and needs.

Professionalism:

The nurse demonstrates amitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning, adnce to ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses, participation in a professionalanization and advancingmunity 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 tomunicate, 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 oues for patients within inter and intra-professional teams, including virtual teams.

Credentials:

BLS/CPR, as a healthcare provider as per the American Heart Association.
Registered Nurse

• PA or Multi-State (Required)

Education or Equivalent Experience:

Education Specialization:

BSN from an accredited school of nursing

Equivalent Experience:

More than 15 months relevant professional nursing experience andpletion of the Nurse Residency Program, if applicable
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