Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
The Interventional Vascular Unit (IVU) is a 16 bed pre/post area with 3 procedural rooms, a CT scanner, and an ultrasound room. The IVU performs a variety of services for the outpatient and inpatient population. Specializing in diagnostic and interventional procedures. Working closely with vascular surgeons, radiologists, cardiologists, and neurosurgeons. The registered nurse is responsible for providing pre-post care, assessing patient health problems and needs, providing education, maintaining medical records, and administering moderate sedation intra procedure, while working in a team environment. The registered nurse in the IVU will work in the pre post and the procedural area. Care of the patient includes: IV starts, general procedure preparation, procedural sedation, managements of emergency events, and maintenance of a safe patient environment.
Shifts: 10-hour day shifts, Monday-Friday. Typically, 7:00am-5:30pm. On call rotation for nights, weekends and holidays. Typically, one call holiday per year. On call typically every 8-10th weekend. On call required with a 30 minute response time.
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3-5 years RN experience/critical care experience preferred
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Basic Cardiac Life Support (Required)
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Registered Nurse - PA (Required)
Education or Equivalent Experience:
- Bachelor of Science Nursing (Required)
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
Live Your Life's Work
We are an Equal Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
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