Clinical Nurse 2- Inpatient Psych - HUP Cedar - Full-Time Nights

Penn Medicine; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine is seeking a Clinical Nurse 2 for the Inpatient Psych Unit, focusing on providing comprehensive patient care in a therapeutic environment. The role requires collaboration with healthcare teams to ensure individualized patient needs are met, supporting both acute psychiatric management and overall patient health.

Benefits

Tuition Assistance

Qualifications

• More than 15 months of relevant professional nursing experience preferred.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive patient care applying nursing process.
• Collaborate with healthcare team to coordinate care.
• Demonstrate safe practice and competence in nursing standards.

Skills

Leadership

Patient Care

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

Clinical Nurse 2- Inpatient Psych - HUP Cedar - Full-Time Nights

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Description

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.

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is seeking an experienced RN to join our inpatient Psych Unit at Cedar Avenue. The unit provides short-term psychiatric management for patients experiencing acute mental or exacerbated chronic psychiatric disorders, with some patients possibly having secondary addiction diagnoses. The units are locked, 16-bed acute care services admitting adults on voluntary or involuntary commitments, committed to providing treatment in the least restrictive setting possible. The goal is to create a therapeutic environment to restore patients to their optimal community functioning.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive patient care applying nursing process and accepting accountability for assigned patients, ranging from infants to the elderly.
• Demonstrate safe practice and competence in professional nursing standards.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team to coordinate care across the continuum, focusing on individualized patient needs.
• Seek feedback and demonstrate leadership in clinical practice, aligning with organizational mission and standards.

Qualifications

• Current Pennsylvania RN license.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) certification.
• More than 15 months of relevant professional nursing experience and completion of Nurse Residency Program preferred.

Benefits

We offer comprehensive compensation and benefits, including tuition assistance, to support our employees' health and professional growth. Penn Medicine is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.