Primary Care Nurse - Cobbs Creek

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia•Philadelphia, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Primary Care Nurse at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is a clinically competent practitioner specializing in pediatric, family-centered nursing. This role involves providing safe nursing care to the general unit population with minimal guidance, adhering to identified principles and standards of care. The nurse is expected to demonstrate competence in caring for patients with moderate to complex health issues and to assist the Site Manager with administrative issues impacting clinical practices within the office. Compliance with administrative policies and clinical protocols outlined in the policy and procedure manual is essential. The position is administratively responsible to the Site Manager and Ambulatory Nursing Director for nursing practice issues and requires willingness to rotate to other Care Network sites within the designated cluster.

Requirements

Technical Diploma Nursing
Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire OR Registered Nurse (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - upon hire
Basic Life Support (BLS) - issued through an organization that requires a hands-on instructor lead psychomotor skills verification (ex. American Heart Association or Red Cross) - upon hire
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
Annual influenza vaccine (for employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree Nursing
At least two (2) years nursing experience
Pediatric experience
Previous supervisory experience

Responsibilities

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 and revises plan of care when unexpected outcomes arise and begins to use full range of communication as a means of conveying plan
Documentation reflects 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
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 and 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 can make recommendations to the plan of care
Chairs and/or participates in unit PPM council and may participate in departmental PPM council
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
Can frame a basic research question
Able to identify 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 health care informatics competency in order to manage patient care, outcome data and current and emerging health care technology
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