Job Summary:

Under the direct supervision of the professional nurse, and within their scope of practice, provides nursing care and performs appropriate segments of the prescribed medical regime for an assigned group of patients. This position requires providing services to the following age populations: young adult-older adult, in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served.

Essential Functions:

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson. (Do not delete, move or over-write this statement)
• Minimizes risk of harm to employees, candidates, and others by following established nursing practices and protocols and individual performance.
• Uses information technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support ethical decision making.
• Functions effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.
• Creates an environment of belonging and inclusion, demonstrating skills in problem solving and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrates a commitment to learning and seeks opportunities for continued professional growth and development and acts in primary preceptor role to appropriate staff members.
• Demonstrates willingness to give and receive feedback and integrates appropriate changes into practice.
• Successfully performs urine drug screens, phlebotomy, administration of vaccines (IM and SQ) and PPDS, Fit Testing.
• Other tasks as assigned to support the JOHN office.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

Cultural Awareness

• Knowledge of people with diverse backgrounds and the ability to convey respect and connect effectively.

Effective Communication

• Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques, ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors. Uses the language of partnership with employees, candidates, and others, engaging them in their health and health care. Appropriately and respectfully delegates to other team members.

Medication Administration and Prescription

Knowledge of various medications used to treat patients, ability to apply this knowledge to the administration of medications/vaccines in alignment with standing orders and best practices.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education amp; discovery to create unparalleled value.
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold amp; Think Differently, Do the Right Thing.

Assessment and Diagnosis

• Knowledge of various tools and techniques for patient assessment and nursing diagnosis, ability to explore and analyze reasons behind symptoms and generate resolutions in collaboration with unit leadership.

Health Information Documentation

• Knowledge of the relevance of health information and appropriate documentation methods, ability to record medical histories, symptoms, vital signs, medications, diagnoses, procedures, tests, and medical results in written or electronic form.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education: Graduate of a state approved School of Practical Nursing AND Experience: 2- 3 years of LPN experience preferred

Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements:

Licensed as a Practical Nurse by the state of New Jersey

Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jeffersonrsquo;s clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnetreg;-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jeffersonrsquo;s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold amp; Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jeffersonmaintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.