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Job Description

Job DescriptionLOCATION: Lancaster, PA
HOURS: Full-Time (36 hours per week). Night Shift - 7:00pm to 7:30am. Every third weekend requirement. Occasional on-call to support unit needs. Holiday requirement - 1 Summer and 1 Winter Holiday.

SIGN ON BONUS: Up to $15,000 (based on FTE), with 2 year commitment. Eligibility rules apply, including 15 months or greater RN experience. External applicants only.

POSITION SUMMARY: Assume responsibility and accountability as defined by the American Nurses Association standards of nursing practice. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague is an RN that practices as a full partner on the health care team and consistently demonstrates

safe practice within the organizational professional practice model.

The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague possesses the knowledge, skills and the attitude to effectively meet standards for competent professional nursing practice. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague exhibits Penn Medicine's experience standards which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains. The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague independently provides patient care through the application of the nursing process and accepts accountability for the nursing care of assigned patients. Assigned patients may range in age from infancy to the elderly.

The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague demonstrates 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.

The Clinical Nurse 2 Colleague works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on expanding 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 2 Colleague seeks feedback in assuming leadership roles and provides feedback for improved clinical practice. 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.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties:

• Incorporates the Lancaster General Health mission, vision and values into planning patient care.
• Functions as an independent and interdependent member of the health care team as defined in unit based Plan for Provision of

Care.

• Performs patient assessments, focusing on physiologic, psychological, and cognitive functions. Evaluates progress toward

attainment of outcomes and adapts the plan of care based on recognized trends and changes. Collects and manages

comprehensive data pertinent to the patient’s health or the situation.

• Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnosis or issues. Formulates age-appropriate and culturally and ethically

sensitive plan of care

• Implements care in a knowledgeable manner and coordinates patient care across several disciplines and among caregivers.
• Provides leadership to other members of the team by effectively communicating expected standards of care and encouraging

and supporting team members and their contributions.

• Demonstrates an understanding of and a commitment to our values of privacy, quality, respect, service and teamwork.
• Assigns, delegates, and supervises other employees and intervenes as appropriate to assure that the plan of care is carried

out, continuity of care is provided and that established outcomes are achieved through availability and appropriated utilization

of human, material and financial resources.

• Educates patients about healthy practices and treatment modalities.
• Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practices. Utilizes technology where appropriate.
• Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost and impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing services.

SECONDARY FUNCTIONS: The following duties are considered secondary to the primary duties listed above:

• Manages rapidly changing situations following established protocols, coordinating and accessing appropriate health team

members and resources, and documenting events.

• Participates in process improvement activities with an emphasis on incr