Clinical Nurse 1- Inpatient - Labor & Delivery Unit - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) is looking for a Clinical Nurse 1 (Rotating Schedule: 7AM - 7PM / 7PM - 7AM) to join the Labor & Delivery Unit!

Unit Summary:

Labor & Delivery is one of four units in the Women’s Health department at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). It consists of a 10-bed triage unit known as the Perinatal Evaluation Center (PEC) and a Labor & Delivery Unit with 13 LDRs (Labor, Delivery & Recovery rooms), 3 ORs and a 2 bed PACU. We proudly serve the West Philadelphia community and surrounding suburbs. We work as a team to deliver approximately 4200 babies annually. Patients on the unit undergo vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections, cerclage placement, Bilateral Tubal Ligations, D&E & D&C. We are a Baby Friendly and Magnet designated institution with a robust shared governance structure. The clinical nurses use both basic and advanced skills to provide high quality, patient centered care for women and their families to help make their childbirth experience the best it can be. It is a challenging and rewarding place to work that offers many personal and professional opportunities.

Summary:

• The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice is a newly licensed new-to-practice RN or RN with less than 15 months of experience that demonstrates basic safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice seeks guidance to integrate concepts, knowledge, skills and attitudes to meet standards for competent professional nursing practice as specified in the Clinical Nurse I New to Practice/Apprentice position description addendum. The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice exhibits UPHS organizational behavioral competencies which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains.
• The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice is accountable for the provision of direct care to patients who may range in age from infancy to the elderly and demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Teamwork, and Technology/ Informatics (Definitions listed below).
• The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on developing the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age-appropriate considerations of assigned patients.
• The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice/Apprentice requires consultation with more experienced clinicians and benefits from feedback while demonstrating growth in the ability to care for increasingly complex patients. The nurse demonstrates how nursing practice impacts the organizational vision, mission, and goals and the care delivery system. The nurse complies with all regulations and standards of regulatory and accrediting bodies.
• The Clinical Nurse 1 New to Practice /Apprentice must complete all Clinical Nurse 1 competencies and is expected to advance to the Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague level by 18 months of professional practice. See addendum.