RN Registered Nurse - Endoscopy Center

Penn State Health
- Hershey Medical Center

Location: US:

PA:

State College
Work Type: Part Time
FTE: 0.5
Shift: Day
Hours: 7:00a - 4:00p
Recruiter Contact: Lindsay

E. Erdman

The RN Attending Nurse will provide direct patient care, administer medications, educate, collaborate, and counsel patients and families. The Registered Nurse assesses physical, psychosocial, and learning needs of patients and families. The Attending RN will serve as the professional nurse by assessing, planning, directing, practicing and evaluating patient care in a designated group practice.

Penn State Health Endoscopy, an award-winning endoscopy center located in State College, PA, is growing and we’re hiring! We’re proud to offer a professional, supportive workplace where staff are respected and patients receive individualized, compassionate care. If you thrive in a fast-paced outpatient setting and value work-life balance, we’d love to meet you. We offer no nights, weekends, or on-call just a consistent Monday-Friday day shift, a strong focus on patient-centered patient care, and a convenient location in the heart of Happy Valley!

• Serve as a professional nurse by assessing, planning, directing, practicing, and evaluating patient care in a designated group practice.
• Provide clinical assessment and triage of patient phone calls.
• Provide patient education as required. Collaborate with professional colleagues to coordinate care for patients as part of a multidisciplinary team as the patient moves across the continuum of care; define, implement, and evaluate the patient's plan of care.
• Communicate with the physician(s) and other health care professionals to facilitate health care planning for patients of the specialty service.
• Maintain appropriate communication concerning patient needs, outcomes, and deviations from expected outcomes.
• Assist leadership with evidence based practice and quality data collection to recommend/initiate improvements.
• Participate in interviewing candidates for vacant positions within the service line and provide input for hiring.
• Provide peer review feedback for peer evaluations.
• Precept, orient, and train new staff.
• In the absence of the Supervisor, assume supervisory responsibilities pertaining to the daily operations.

• Associates' Degree in Nursing required.
• BSN required within four (4) years of hire.
• Currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse by state of employment or holds a multistate RN license through the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact.
• One (1) year of RN experience or two (2) years of LPN experience Basic Life Support (BLS) required.

• BSN preferred

Penn State Health offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental and vision with no waiting period as well as a Total Rewards Program that highlights a few of the many additional offerings below:

• Be Well with Employee Wellness Programs, and Fitness Discounts (University Fitness Center, Peloton).
• Be Balanced with Generous Paid Time Off, Personal Time, and Paid Parental Leave.
• Be Secured with Retirement, Extended Illness Bank, Life Insurance, and Identity Theft Protection.
• Be Rewarded with Competitive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, and PAWS UP employee recognition program.
• Be Supported by the HR Solution Center, Learning and Organizational Development and Virtual Benefits Orientation, Employee Exclusive Concierge Service for scheduling.

Non Bargained

Penn State Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected class including disability or veteran status. Penn State Health’s policies and objectives are in direct compliance with all federal and state constitutional provisions, laws, regulations, guidelines, and executive orders that prohibit or outlaw discrimination.