All Care Home Health: Registered Nurse (Rn) - Part Time

Registered Nurse

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is seeking a Registered Nurse for their outpatient Brandywine Valley Specialty Care Center. This position will be Monday-Friday, with occasional Saturdays. Will cover at additional sites if needed.

Pediatric and leadership experience such as preceptor and/or charge nurse is preferred.

A clinically competent practitioner of pediatric, family centered nursing. Provides safe nursing care to the general division population with minimal guidance, and bases practice on identified principles and standards of care. Responsible for day-to-day patient care, assessment and treatment in an outpatient office and comply with the administrative policies and clinical protocols as outlined in policy and procedure manual. Administratively responsible to the Site Manager and Ambulatory Nursing Director for nursing practice issues.

Follows Nursing Process to deliver safe care: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Synthesizes patient assessment data and recognizes complex situations prior to communicating with care team.

Collaborates with family, team members and other caregivers to initiate/update plan of care, patient/family education.

Manages care of complex patients utilizing proper prioritization and delegation to appropriate staff.

Identifies expected outcomes and revises plan of care when unexpected outcomes arise and begins to use full range of communication as a means of conveying plan.

Documentation reflects ongoing evaluation and effectiveness of patient care utilizing current standards, policies and procedures.

Provides care that meets professional standards of practice and meets regulatory requirements.

Role models appearance and behaviors that promote a positive image of nursing

Provides an accurate patient status report to members of the team that reflect nursing interventions and patient outcomes.

Actively collaborates with other clinical staff to make recommendations on the plan of care.

Chairs and/or participates in Specialty Care Shared Governance council(s).

Reads nursing articles, analyzes information and initiates staff discussion(s).

Assists with data collection in research studies being conducted in work area.

Applies education and training from internal in-services to daily work to enhance personal nursing knowledge and skills.

Utilizes patient education materials relevant to patient population.

Demonstrates health care informatics competency in order to manage patient care, outcome data and current and emerging health care technology.

Participates in promoting quality, efficient and cost effective care.

Monitors own usage of supplies and equipment and identifies opportunities for improvement and makes recommendations.

Manages own time to accomplish direct/indirect care in a cost efficient manner.

Technical Diploma Nursing Required

Bachelor's Degree Nursing Preferred

At least one (1) year previous RN experience Required

At least one (1) year of previous Pediatric RN experience Preferred

Computer Competency

Basic use of a computer (mouse, keyboard, printer, USB ports).

Basic use of Microsoft Office (Word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and Skype).

Web browsing, intranet search, document access.

Use of shared network file space.

IV pumps, point of care devices, CR monitors).

Navigation of the electronic health record system.

Ability to locate and review specific patient data in various clinical information systems.

Understands policies and procedures, confidentiality, security, and privacy regulations regarding the use of clinical information systems.

Ability to collect clinical data using quality improvement tools.

Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required or

Nursing Temporary Practice Permit (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required or

Registered Nurse (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required or

Nursing Temporary Practice Permit (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required and

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must receive an annual influenza vaccine.

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