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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?

**Entity:** The Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania

**Dept:** OBGYN GYN PPMC

**Location:** Penn Medicine University City- 3737 Market St

**Hours:** Day Shift, M-F

This position is in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; specifically, the Obstetrics and Gynecology Academic Specialist Division. The primary role of the nurse will be to provide complex care coordination, office procedural support, patient education and emotional support. Complex care coordination will include nursing telephone triage, patient portal management, result review and follow-up, treatment plan and medication education, provision of injections, assisting with office procedures and urgent scheduling and administrative tasks associated with care coordination and management. Candidate for this role must be dependable, adaptable, compassionate and eager to learn. Candidate’s primary work location will be 3737 Market Street. Position supports in person and potential remote sessions, pending operational needs. PA License required with potential for NJ license.

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. Professionalism: The nurse demonstrates a commitment to the nursing profession through lifelong learning, adherence to ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses, participation in a professional organization, and advancing community outreach.

**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)

+ RN Required with state licensure.

+ ACLS or BCLS or PALS (Required)

+ Education or Equivalent Experience:

Bachelor of Science Nursing

Bachelor's degree Required- BSN from an accredited school of nursing and 15+ months relevant professional nursing experience. Certification in specialty.

Other (Required)

Diploma or ASN from an accredited school of nursing. More than 15 months of relevant professional nursing experience.

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

We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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