Physician - Sports Medicine jobs in Pennsylvania

Entity: The Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania

Location: Penn Medicine University City

Department: Sports Medicine

Hours: Full time, Day shift

“The Penn Medicine Orthopedic surgery team is looking to hire an ambulatory nurse to join their Sports Medicine division. The nurse will assist in coordinating care for the sports medicine patients. The position will be based out of the Weightman Hall as well as Penn Medicine University City”.

• The Ambulatory Nurse I New to Practice/Apprentice is a newly licensed new-to-practice RN or RN with less than 15 months of experience that demonstrates basic safe practice within the organizational professional practice model. The Ambulatory Nurse I New to Practice/Apprentice seeks guidance to integrate concepts, knowledge, skills and attitudes to meet standards for competent professional nursing practice as specified in the Ambulatory Nurse I New to Practice/Apprentice position description addendum. The Ambulatory Nurse I New to Practice/Apprentice exhibits UPHS organizational behavioral competencies which reflect its mission and are embedded in the professional practice competency domains. The Ambulatory Nurse I New to Practice/Apprentice is accountable for the provision of direct care to patients who may range in age from infancy to the elderly and demonstrates within the competency domains of Continuous Quality Improvement, Evidence Based Practice and Research, Leadership, Person and Family Centered Care, Professionalism, Safety, Teamwork, and Technology/ Informatics (Definitions listed below).The Ambulatory Nurse I New to Practice/Apprentice works closely with the interprofessional health care team to facilitate the coordination of care across the continuum. The nurse focuses on developing the knowledge and skills necessary to provide individualized care based on physical, psychosocial, cultural, educational, safety, and age-appropriate  considerations of assigned patients.The Ambulatory Nurse I New to Practice/Apprentice requires consultation with more experienced clinicians and benefits from feedback while demonstrating growth in the ability to care for increasingly complex patients. 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.The Ambulatory Nurse I New to Practice /Apprentice must complete all Ambulatory Nurse I competencies and is expected to advance to the Ambulatory Nurse II Colleague level by 15 months of professional practice. See addendum.