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

Penn Medicine; Leaf Park (PA); In loco; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

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Tuition assistance

Benefits package

Descrizione del lavoro

Penn Medicine at Lancaster General Hospital seeks a Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice to provide direct patient care on an 18-bed Med-Surg Telemetry unit. You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, grow through ANA-aligned standards, and support care for a wide range of ages.

The role requires RN licensure in PA, BSN preferred, NCLEX within 60 days, and entry into Penn Medicine’s Nurse Residency Program. This is a full-time night position with rotating weekends and holidays.

Competenze

• RN licensure required by PA Board of Nursing.
• BSN preferred; Magnet positions may require BSN or higher within stated timelines.
• NCLEX must be sat within 60 days of starting in RN role.
• Graduate RN may practice only under supervision with a temporary permit.
• All Clinical Nurse 1 RNs must successfully complete the Nurse Residency Program.
• CPR Certification - AHA Basic Life Support required within 30 days of hire.

Mansioni

• Assume responsibility and accountability per ANA nursing standards.
• Provide direct care to patients from infancy to elderly with diverse needs.
• Collaborate with interprofessional team to coordinate care across the continuum.

Conoscenze

Interprofessional collaboration

Patient care

Critical thinking

Formazione

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred

Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in PA

Descrizione del lavoro

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?

Location

LOCATION: Lancaster, PA - Lancaster General Hospital

Hours

HOURS: Full-time nights (7pm-7am). Every third weekend and rotating holidays.

8 North is an 18-bed Med‑Surg unit with Telemetry, and elopement technology caring for patients with a variety of illnesses. Our main focus is infectious disease and caring for the older adult patients with medical needs. We also care for some general surgery patients. Our Care delivery model is a multidisciplinary approach.

Summary

Summary:Assume responsibility and accountability as defined by the American Nurses Association standards of nursing practice.

• 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 that demonstrates basic safe practice within the organizational professional practice model.

• The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice seeks guidance to integrate concepts, knowledge, skills and attitudes to meet standards for competent professional nursing practice.

• The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice exhibits Penn Medicine's experience standards which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains.

• The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice is accountable for the provision of direct care to patients who may range in age from infancy to the elderly and demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Teamwork and Technology/Informatics.

• The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum.

• 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 requires consultation with more experienced clinicians and benefits from feedback while demonstrating growth in the ability to care for increasingly complex patients.

• The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals and the care delivery system. The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies.

• 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.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• RN licensure is 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.

• New hires who start their employment with a temporary practice permit must sit for their NCLEX within 60 days of starting in their RN role.

• A graduate registered nurse may only practice professional nursing under supervision and if the graduate registered nurse holds a current temporary practice permit. Supervision means that a licensed registered nurse is physically present in the area or unit where the graduate registered nurse is practicing.

• All Clinical Nurse 1 RN’s will be required to successfully complete the Nurse Residency Program.

• 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.

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• As outline in unit based Plan for Provision of Care

Employee Benefits

• Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy.
• We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region.

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 for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.