Registered Nurse RN - OR - Per Diem - Monroe Township, NJ

Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System; Monroe (NJ); On-site; USD 68,824 - 95,040; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits program

Prepaid tuition assistance

Commitment to employee health and wellness

Job summary

A leading academic medical center is seeking a Registered Nurse RN for a per diem role to deliver high-quality patient care in Monroe Township, NJ. The role emphasizes teamwork and evidence-based practices, as well as the importance of continuous quality improvement. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to professionalism and possess the required New Jersey RN License. A comprehensive benefits package is included, ensuring the best care for both patients and employees.

Qualifications

• New Jersey Registered Nurse License is required.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification mandatory.
• Must have Bachelor's Degree in Nursing or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Utilize data for Continuous Quality Improvement in patient care.
• Apply evidence-based practices to enhance health care effectiveness.
• Collaborate with teams to promote effective changes in care delivery.

Skills

Quality Improvement

Evidence Based Practice

Leadership

Patient-Centered Care

Professionalism

Safety

Teamwork

Technology/Informatics

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Associate's Degree with clinical experience

Job description

Registered Nurse RN - OR - Per Diem - Monroe Township, NJ

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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.

Summary

The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague possesses the knowledge, skills and the attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice as specified in the Clinical Nurse 2 position description. 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, ranging in age from infancy to the elderly.

Responsibilities

• Continuous 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 a complex 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 providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for the patient’s preferences, values, and needs.
• Professionalism: The nurse demonstrates a commitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning, adherence to ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses, participation in a professional organization and advancing community outreach.
• Safety: The nurse minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers and self through system effectiveness and individual performance.
• Teamwork: The nurse effectively engages in the process of cooperation, coordination, and collaboration in an effort to provide for safe, quality outcomes for patients within inter and intra‑professional teams, including virtual teams.
• Technology/Informatics: The nurse utilizes appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making across the continuum.

Credentials

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
• Registered Nurse - NJ (Required)
• Active New Jersey Registered Nurse License (required prior to first day of hire)
• National Nursing Certification preferred

Education or Equivalent Experience

• Bachelor of Science Nursing (Required)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited school of nursing or in pursuit of a BSN, greater than 15 months professional nursing experience
• Associate of Arts or Science
• A registered nurse with an Associate’s Degree with greater than 5 years of clinical experience in a clinical specialty may be considered.

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 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.

Salary Range: $49.96 - $68.99/Hourly

As part of their job offer, successful candidates are provided a specific rate, taking into consideration various factors including experience and education. Click here for information on UPHS’s Benefits.

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