Registered Nurse (RN) Spine & Surgical Trauma Step Down (Full Time/Days)

Penn Medicine; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 39,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Penn Medicine's Lancaster General Health seeks a Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice Apprentice at Lancaster General Hospital. You will join a fast-paced 35-bed Trauma/Spine Surgery/Stroke unit, providing direct patient care under supervision and advancing to Clinical Nurse 2 by 18 months.

36 hours per week, day shift 7:00am-7:30pm, with every third weekend and holiday. The program supports growth with mentorship and ongoing competency development, aligning with ANA standards and Penn Medicine

Qualifications

• New to practice RN or RN with <15 months of experience.
• Demonstrates basic safe practice within professional model.
• Learns to integrate concepts across care teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient assessments focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive functions.
• Develop and update care plans based on trends and data.
• Provide direct patient care and coordinate with interprofessional team.
• Educate patients about healthy practices and treatment modalities.

Skills

Clinical nursing assessments

Interprofessional teamwork

Patient education

Communication skills

Education

RN license

Tools

EMR/EHR

Job description

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.

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: Lancaster General Hospital - 555 N Duke St Lancaster, PA
HOURS: 36 hours per week, day shift, 7:00am-7:30pm, every third weekend, every third holiday
UNIT SUMMARY 4EW: A 35-bed Trauma (Level I), Spine Surgery and Stroke - overflow unit that serves a diverse patient population and works in direct contact with the Trauma ICU, Emergency Department and the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit. We consistently care for high acuity Medical/Surgical patients with tracheotomies, Chest Tubes, and various other complicated devices. This unit is fast-paced and high energy. A great place to begin and continue to build a strong nursing foundation.
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.

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

• Incorporates the Lancaster General Health mission, vision and values into planning patient care.
• Functions as an independent and interdependent member of the health care team as defined in unit based Plan for Provision of Care.
• Performs patient assessments, focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive functions. Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes and adapts the plan of care based on recognized trends and changes. Collects and manages comprehensive data pertinent to the patient’s health or the situation.
• Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnosis or issues. Formulates age-appropriate and culturally and ethically sensitive plan of care
• Implements care in a knowledgeable manner and coordinates patient care across several disciplines and among caregivers.
• Provides leadership to other members of the team by effectively communicating expected standards of care and encouraging and supporting team members and their contributions.
• Demonstrates an understanding of and a commitment to our values of privacy, quality, respect, service and teamwork.
• Assigns, delegates, and supervises other employees and intervenes as appropriate to assure that the plan of care is carried out, continuity of care is provided and that established outcomes are achieved through availability and appropriated utilization of human, material and financial resources.
• Educates patients about healthy practices and treatment modalities.
• Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practices. Utilizes technology where appropriate.
• Considers factors