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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?

Job Description

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 40 hours/week, Day Shift. Hours from 8:00am-5:00pm.

Summary:

+ Position Summary: Provides patient care under the direction of the Registered Nurse and within the auspices of the licensure. Patient care includes care to patients in the following age groups: adolescent 13 through 18 years , adult 19 through 64 years and geriatric 65 years and above .

+ Qualified individuals must have the ability with or without reasonable accommodation to perform the following duties:

+ Gathers relevant patient information pertinent for the nursing assessment and assists the RN in developing and modifying the plan of care.

+ Organizes and implements designated nursing interventions and basic patient hygiene and comfort measures.

+ Assists physicians with implementing the medical treatment regime.

+ Evaluates and reports to the RN the status of, and changes in the patient's condition.

+ Documents pertinent information and nursing actions and outcomes in the medical record.

+ The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:

+ Assists in managing emergency patient situations following established protocols and under the guidance of the RN.

+ Assists the RN in implementing patient significant others' teaching plans.

+ Participates in the on-call responsibilities for this position as required.

+ Other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities:

+ Minimum Required Qualifications:

+ Current licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse, issued by a program for practical nursing accredited by the PA State Board of Nursing

+ CPR Certification required

+ One 1 year of hospital clinical experience

+ Attention Concentration:

+ The position requires strong concentration skills. The individual must have the ability to voluntarily sustain concentration to a task over an extended period of time as a result of an effortful and usually deliberate heightened and focused state of attention.

+ New Learning and Memory:

+ Job demands are only moderately routine and predictable. Minor changes may occur which require the individual to be able to understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved instructions.

+ Problem Solving, Reasoning and Creative Thinking:

+ The position deals with issues or problems that often require thoughtful reasoning before arriving at approaches or solutions. Some independent thought, planning or origination of options and solutions is necessary. The individual must have the ability to apply principles of reasoning and problem solving to resolve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

+ The following are essential requirements of the position in relation to job-worker situations. These items describe how a worker must adapt, adjust, conform or act:

+ Performing under stressful conditions: Ability to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations, or in situations in which working speed and sustained attention are critical aspects of the job. Is subject to danger or risk, or to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.

+ Variety and change: Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure involving significant differences in technologies, techniques, procedures, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations.

+ Communication: Ability to exchange information with others clearly and concisely; to present ideas, facts and technical information.

+ Interpersonal relations: Ability to maintain relationships that facilitate task accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts; to recognize needs and be sensitive of others.

Credentials:

+ Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)

+ Licensed Practical Nurse (Required)

Education or Equivalent 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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