Per Diem Bucks County Urgent Care Nurse

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia • Per Diem • Chalfont, Pennsylvania, United States of America • 1d ago

SHIFT:

Weekends (United States of America)

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A Brief Overview

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is seeking a per diem Urgent Care Nurse for their Bucks County Urgent Care. The per diem shift is every third weekend Saturday and Sunday from 9:30am-10:00pm.

The Urgent Care Nurse is a clinically competent practitioner of pediatric, family-centered nursing. The nurse at this level provides safe nursing care to the general unit population with minimal guidance and bases practice on identified principles and standards of care.

What you will do

Nursing Practice
Follows Nursing Process to deliver safe care: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Synthesizes patient assessment data and recognizes complex situations prior to communicating with care team.
Collaborates with family, team members, and other caregivers to initiate/update plan of care, patient/family education, and discharge needs.
Manages care of complex patients utilizing proper prioritization and delegation to appropriate staff.
Identifies expected outcomes, revises plan of care when unexpected outcomes arise, and begins to use full range of communication as a means of conveying plan.
Documents ongoing evaluation and effectiveness of patient care utilizing current hospital standards, policies, and procedures.
Provides care that meets professional standards of practice and meets regulatory requirements.
Professionalism/Leadership
Role models appearance and behaviors that promote a positive image of nursing.
Interacts with parents/patients and colleagues with respect and dignity.
Spends “the extra time” with families, listening for avenues to improve on the ideal patient experience.
Understands the impact of arriving to work on time, is ready to start the shift, and predicts challenges and obstacles.
Provides an accurate patient status report to members of the team that reflect nursing interventions and patient outcomes.
Actively participates in patient care rounds and makes recommendations to the plan of care.
Chairs and/or participates in unit PPM council and may participate in departmental PPM council.
Research
Reads nursing articles, analyzes information, and initiates staff discussion(s).
Assists with data collection in research studies being conducted in work area.
Participates in efforts to apply research findings to clinical practice.
Frames basic research questions.
Learning
Identifies own learning needs. Seeks out opportunities to meet needs and attends all required programs.
Applies education and training from internal in-services to daily work to enhance personal nursing knowledge and skills.
Attends education programs related to patient population.
Utilizes patient education materials relevant to patient population.
Demonstrates healthcare informatics competency to manage patient care, outcome data, and current and emerging healthcare technology, which include:
Basic computer competency, including the effective use of patient care devices, computers, computer software programs such as e-mail and word processing programs, and shared network file space.
Information literacy, including the effective use of the Intranet and Internet to find electronic resources for patient care, nursing practice, and evidence-based decision-making.
Information management skills, including the effective use of the electronic health record and clinical information systems, the ability to collect clinical data using quality tools, and the ability to discuss, evaluate, and analyze outcome data presented in charts and tables.
Epic registration for arriving patients to support coverage on intake as assigned.
Resource Management
Participates in promoting quality, efficient, and cost-effective care.
Monitors own usage of supplies and equipment. Identifies opportunities for improvement and makes recommendations.
Manages own time to accomplish direct/indirect care in a cost-efficient manner.
Fulfills additional roles as assigned to support Urgent Care operations.

Education Qualifications

Technical Diploma Nursing Required
Bachelor's Degree Nursing Preferred

Experience Qualifications

At least one (1) year RN experience. Required
Pediatric experience Preferred

Skills and Abilities

Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English.
Computer Competency
Basic use of a computer (mouse, keyboard, printer, USB ports).
Basic use of Microsoft Office (Word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and Skype).
Web browsing, intranet search, document access.
Use of shared network file space.
Basic use of patient facing technology. (e.g. IV pumps, point of care devices, CR monitors).
Navigation and use of clinical communication systems.
Information Literacy
Determines the nature and extent of clinical information needed and uses the appropriate technology to access it.
Accesses needed information effectively and efficiently.
Evaluates information and its sources critically and appropriately incorporates it into clinical practice.
Evaluates outcomes of the use of information.
Information Management Literacy
Navigation of the electronic health record system.
Ability to locate and review specific patient data in various clinical information systems.
Effectively uses clinical decision support tools.
Understands policies and procedures, confidentiality, security, and privacy regulations regarding the use of clinical information systems.
Ability to collect clinical data using quality improvement tools.
Membership in a professional nursing organization (Preferred proficiency)

Licenses and Certifications

Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required or
Registered Nurse (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required and
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - issued through on organization that requires a hands-on instructor lead psychomotor skills verification (ex. American Heart Association or Red Cross). - upon hire - Required

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more.

Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.

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