Clinical Nurse
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC) has an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Nurse to join the HVICU team as a Clinical Nurse 2 and work alongside some of the best medical providers in Philadelphia.
PPMC, the Philadelphia region’s top Level 1 Trauma Center, has an outstanding record of medical accomplishments, placing our patients at the core of everything we do. The “how” is important to us – how we treat our patients and each other, how we raise the bar every day to achieve excellence and how we contribute to the health of the community around us. PPMC has a community feel but is also part of the larger academic and research-based institution that is Penn Medicine. By joining PPMC, you get the best of both worlds and a genuine commitment to your professional growth and development.
As a Clinical Nurse 2 (CN2) Colleague, you will practice as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrate safe practice. Responsbilities include:
- Possesses the knowledge, skills and the attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice.
- Exhibits UPHS organizational behavioral competencies which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains.
- Independently provides patient care through the application of the nursing process and accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients. Assigned patients may range in age from infancy to the elderly.
- Demonstrates Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Technology/Informatics, and Teamwork.
- Works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on expanding the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age appropriate considerations of assigned patients.
- Seeks feedback in assuming leadership roles and provides feedback for improved clinical practice.
- Complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies.
Credentials
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
- BLS/CPR, as a healthcare provider as per the American Heart Association.
- Registered Nurse - PA (Required)
- Pennsylvania RN licensure
Education or Equivalent Experience:
- Bachelor of Arts or Science (Required)
- Education Specialization: BSN from an accredited school of nursing
- 15+ months relevant professional nursing experience and completion of the Nurse Residency Program, if applicable