SHIFT: Rotating (United States of America) Seeking Breakthrough Makers
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A Brief Overview This full-time premium rate position is a 36 weekly hour shift opportunity with benefits!
Rotating shifts with every 3rd weekend and holiday requirement (see above).
Amazing opportunity for dual campus support with the Philadelphia and King of Prussia campuses.
Support our stellar critical care units including NICU, PICU and Cardiac ICU.
This requires minimum of 2 years inpatient pediatric ICU experience.
The SWAT nurse is a highly skilled, highly trained experienced nurse who provides support to various Nursing Units, including but not limited to ICU, Medical, Surgical, and at least 1 specialty area as defined in Supplemental Staffing Nursing Policy. The SWAT nurse is able to function independently to provide safe, quality and clinically competent care. The SWAT nurse is able to plan, implement, evaluate and document care that is in accordance with organizational policies and procedures.
Minimum Total Hours
- Status 0.5 to 1.0
- FTE
- Weekend
- Requirement:
- Every third weekend
- Department:
- Flex
- Team
- Holiday
- Requirement (Winter/Summer): 24 hrs of
- Winter and 12 hrs of
- Summer holidays
- Shifts
- Available : Rotating
What you will do 1.
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.
2.
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.
3.
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 4.
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.
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Salary Range
$15.00 - $507.00 Hourly Salary ranges are shown for full-time jobs. If you're working part-time, your pay will be adjusted accordingly. ------------------- At CHOP, we are committed to fair and transparent pay practices. Factors such as skills and experience could result in an offer above the salary range noted in this job posting. Click here for more information regarding CHOP's Compensation and Benefits.
