Penn Medicine seeks to hire Registered Nurses (RN) to join our Acute Care for Elders (ACE) at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC) in Philadelphia, PA!

Summary

As an RN on the ACE team, you will be part of a team of providers that takes a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to acute geriatric care. You will practice as a full partner on the healthcare team, demonstrating safe practice and the knowledge, skills, and attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice. In this key role, you will independently provide patient care through the application of the nursing process and accept accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients. You will work within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence-Based Practice and Research, Leadership, person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Technology/Informatics, and Teamwork.

Schedule: Day shift – 7am-7pm / Night shift* 7pm-7am

*Night shift, includes shift differential for this position.

Benefits At A Glance:

Penn Medicine employees enjoy a comprehensive benefit package to include generous paid time off and paid holidays.

• Tuition Assistance
• Retirement and Financial Wellness
• UPHS Benefits Extras
• Pharmacy
• Career Development
• Compensation Package
• Paid Time Off
• Commuter Benefits
• Health and Wellness Benefits

Registered Nurses (RN) Responsibilities:

• Professional Practice Competency Domains Definitions
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Safety: The nurse minimizes risk of harm to patients, families, providers, and self through system effectiveness and individual performance.
• Technology/Informatics: 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 for safe, quality outcomes for patients within inter and intra-professional teams, including virtual teams.

Registered Nurses (RN) Qualifications:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
• BLS/CPR, as a healthcare provider as per the American Heart Association.
• Registered Nurse - PA (Required)
• Pennsylvania RN licensure

Registered Nurses (RN) Education or Equivalent Experience:

• Bachelor of Science Nursing (Required)
• BSN from an accredited school of nursing and more than 15 months relevant professional nursing experience and completion of the Nurse Residency Program, if applicable.
• A love for the elderly population

About the Unit

In recent years, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center has become a regional leader in performing minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgery. The PPMC ACE unit is the first ACE unit in the greater Philadelphia region, designed specifically to accommodate the unique needs of patients over the age of 65. It is known for its welcoming environment and strong sense of community. We provide seamless, integrated care to patients by offering advanced treatment options and bringing a multitude of specialties together, all under one roof for outpatient care.

The care provided here is acute and not long-term.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action 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.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Geriatrics

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Night shift

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

License/Certification:

• CPR Certification (Required)
• BCLS (Required)
• RN License (Required)
• BLS Certification (Required)

Work Location: In person