Clinical Nurse - Acute Geriatric Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

Position: Clinical Nurse 1 - Acute Geriatric - FT Days - Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
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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.

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? The Acute Care for Elders Unit (ACE) at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC) has an excellent opportunity for a Clinical Nurse 1 to join the team.

The PPMC ACE unit is the first ACE unit in the greater Philadelphia region, designed specifically to accommodate the unique needs of patients over the age of 65.

As an RN on the ACE team, you will be part of a team of providers that takes a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to acute geriatric care. You will practice as a full partner on the healthcare team, demonstrating safe practice and the knowledge, skills and attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice. In this key role, you will independently provide patient care through the application of the nursing process and accept accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients.

You will work 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.

Summary:

+ 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 as specified in the Clinical Nurse I New to Practice/Apprentice position description addendum.

The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice exhibits UPHS organizational behavioral competencies 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 (Definitions listed below). 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.  See addendum.

Responsibilities:

+ Professional Practice Competency Domains Definitions 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…