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Bilingual RN OB Clinic Per Diem

Job ID: 236970
Category: Nursing
Work Type: PER DIEM
Location: West Chester, PA, United States
Work Schedule: Day Shift

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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?

We are seeking a bilingual Registered Nurse fluent in both English and Spanish. This role involves frequent communication with our Spanish-speaking patients, ensuring they receive excellent service and support. Bilingual abilities will enhance our customer service.

 1. Provides age appropriate care for the population served. Gives consideration to growth & developmental phase of life, to age related factors such as thermal regulation, nutrition, medication administration, nutrition, safety and functional needs of the patient. 

2. Uses appropriate resources for patients with special needs such as language barriers, sensory problems, altered cognition, cultural and religious needs. 

3. Ensures attention to patient’s physical, spiritual and emotional well being. 

4. Demonstrates competency in assessment skills Performs pain assessments and intervenes to optimally meet patient’s needs for comfort. 

5. Plans clinical care based on patient’s needs and uses available resources. 

6. Performs clinical care in accordance with policy and procedure. 

7. Evaluates outcomes of nursing interventions and takes appropriate actions to move patient toward reaching goals of care. 

8. Identifies situations that warrant patient rescue and takes appropriate action, e.g. Rapid Response or Code Blue/Pink. 

9. Adheres to the 5 rights of medication administration per policy and procedure. 

10. Integrates principles of infection control & infection prevention into practice. 

11. Adheres to aseptic technique as appropriate.

 12. Uses resources and references for reviewing policies and procedures, medications, and clinical information.

 13. Prioritizes and organizes work effectively within assigned shift. 

14. Assesses the Ante partum patient, plans and initiates care and evaluates the effectiveness of interventions: Maintains patient safety through teaching patient about fetal movement, kick counts, reinforcing diet and medication instruction, self care, warning signs of complications of pregnancy.

 15. Coordinates plan of care for the fetal therapy patient. 

16. Demonstrates competency in assessment and re-assessment of the patient at each office visit.

 17. Completes the ACOG form on all prenatal patients at the initial visit and updates needs on subsequent visits.

 18. Assesses prenatal patients in absence of physician/nurse practitioner with vital signs, Doppler fetal heart tones and reports findings to attending physician. 

19. Triages patient telephone calls and documents in chart.  

Education Training and Experience 

Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program. 

Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required.

  • Fluency in both written and spoken English and Spanish.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Licensure/Certification Current Pennsylvania RN License. CPR certification required.  

    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 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.

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