Ambulatory Nurse II - PCAM

Ambulatory Nurse II - PCAM

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?

Looking for a FT Ambulatory Nurse I or II

Schedule: M-F 40 hours/wk. (flexible hours/ Hybrid)

Location: 3400 Civic Ctr Blvd

Department: Med Oncology

The Rapid Access RN (Ambulatory Nurse II) plays a critical interdisciplinary role within the Oncology Team at Penn Medicine, supporting the Division of Hematology-Oncology as well as other Departments integral to the care of oncology patients, including the Department of Surgery. This role focuses on providing early support to newly diagnosed cancer patients through new patient consultations, chart preparations and workup coordination, and close collaboration with interdisciplinary team members to support comprehensive, patient centered care. As a key member of a newly launched program, the Rapid Access RN is integral to developing and refining workflows to enhance patient care and operational efficiency. High flexibility is essential as this role will evolve with the program's development.

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Safety: The nurse minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers, and self through system effectiveness and individual performance.
• Person and Family-Centered Care: The nurse recognizes the patient (or the patient's designee) as the source of control and a full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for the patient's preferences, values, and needs.
• Leadership: The nurse effectively collaborates and applies innovative, systems thinking to engage in systematic, evidence-based problem solving and decision making to promote effective changes within a complex care delivery system supporting the vision of Penn Medicine.
• Informatics/Technology: The nurse utilizes appropriate information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making across the continuum.
• Teamwork: The nurse effectively engages in the process of cooperation, coordination, and collaboration in an effort to provide safe, quality outcomes for patients within inter and intra-professional teams, including virtual teams.
• 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.

Credentials:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
• BLS/ACLS/PALS; per specialty Required.
• Registered Nurse - PA (Required)
• An active Pennsylvania RN license is required at hire. Active NJ and Delaware License or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) must be obtained within 3 months of employment. Extensions may be considered if there are unforeseen delays in processing

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• Bachelor of Science Nursing (Required)
• Bachelor's degree Required- BSN from an accredited school of nursing and 15+ months relevant professional nursing experience. Certification in specialty preferred.
• Years of Experience: 5+ (oncology experience, breast cancer experience preferred)

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives. Live Your Life's Work

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