Clinical Nurse 2 - HUP Cedar 6NW - Medical Unit w/ Telemetry - Part-time Rotating

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Cedar location is looking for an experienced RN to join our team on the Medicine Unit w/ Telemetry!!

6 North West at HUP Cedar is a 15- bed Medicine Unit with telemetry monitoring. All of the 15- rooms on the unit are private. We are staffed with a diverse group of professional nurses, certified nursing assistants, and unit secretaries to provide care to adult patients with acute medical needs requiring hospitalization. We collaborate with physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, social work, and case management to provide exceptional care to our patients. Some examples of common diagnoses of our patient population include COPD, diabetes, DVT, asthma, sepsis, renal failure, change in mental status, CHF, anemia and pneumonia. Our team of professionals utilize evidence-based practice and lifelong learning to enhance patient care. We consider the cultural diversity of our patient population and seek to ensure patient and family focused care.

Summary:

• The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague is an RN that practices as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrates safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. 
• 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 addendum. 
• The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague exhibits UPHS organizational behavioral competencies which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains. 
• 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. Assigned patients may range in age from infancy to the elderly. 
• The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Technology/Informatics, and Teamwork (Definitions listed below). 
• The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague 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. 
• The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague seeks feedback in assuming leadership roles and provides feedback for improved clinical practice. 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.