Office Nurse (RN), OBGYN, Full-Time (Day Shift)

Penn Medicine; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dedicated Office Nurse (RN) for their OBGYN department. This full-time role offers a unique opportunity to work in a supportive environment, focusing on patient assessments and collaboration with healthcare professionals. With no weekends or holidays, you will enjoy a balanced work-life schedule while making a significant impact on patient care. Join a team committed to innovative research and education, where your contributions will help shape the future of healthcare. If you are passionate about nursing and patient advocacy, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Tuition Assistance

Comprehensive Benefits

Health and Wellness Programs

Qualifications

• Must have RN licensure and CPR certification.
• Experience in inpatient or outpatient surgery preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates patient care through assessments and triage.
• Collaborates with physicians and APPs for patient management.
• Educates patients and families on health practices.

Skills

Patient Assessment

Critical Thinking

Patient Education

Collaboration with Healthcare Team

Education

RN Licensure

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

Office Nurse (RN), OBGYN, Full-Time (Day Shift)

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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.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Job Description

LOCATION: Women and Babies Hospital

HOURS: Monday-Friday, varying shifts doing 10 hour days from 7:30am-5:30pm. Four 10 hour days. No weekends, no holidays, no on-call, no evenings/nights.

POSITION SUMMARY: Facilitates patient care in an office setting by performing patient assessments, focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive functions, through patient/provider office visits, nurse visits, and telephone triage. Collaborates with Physician and Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) to provide patient care and assumes responsibility and accountability as defined by the American Nurses Association standards of nursing practice.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties:

• Functions as an independent and interdependent member of the health care team in support of the care needs of the surgical patient population.
• Performs patient assessments, focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive functions, through patient/provider office visits, nurse visits, and telephone triage. Collects and manages comprehensive data pertinent to the patient’s health or the situation, and relays medical information to physician or APP.
• Analyzes assessment data to determine diagnosis or issues. Formulates age-appropriate and culturally and ethically sensitive care plans.
• Reviews and analyzes laboratory and diagnostic results prior to physicians and APPs, using critical thinking when communicating results with providers and discussing with patients.
• Implements care knowledgeably and coordinates patient care across disciplines and caregivers.
• Provides leadership by communicating standards of care and supporting team members.
• Demonstrates understanding of and commitment to our values of privacy, quality, respect, service, and teamwork.
• Assigns, delegates, and intervenes as appropriate to ensure care plans are followed, continuity maintained, and outcomes achieved.
• Educates patients and families about health practices, treatments, medications, and procedures.
• Facilitates invasive procedure education, scheduling, and coordination.
• Enhances nursing practices quality and effectiveness, utilizing technology appropriately.
• Considers safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact in planning and delivering nursing services.

Secondary duties include managing changing situations, participating in process improvements, completing mandatory training, maintaining safety, developing skills, supervising peers, participating in on-call duties, and other tasks as assigned.

Job Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• RN licensure issued by the PA Board of Nursing
• CPR Certification - American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support
• Occasional regional travel to multiple sites is required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Inpatient or Outpatient General and Vascular surgery experience/knowledge

Cognitive and Physical Requirements

Includes attention, learning ability, problem-solving, and physical demands such as standing, walking, lifting, and sensory functions.

Work Environment: Exposure to biohazards and bloodborne pathogens.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes tuition assistance. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected status.