Penn State Health - Hershey Medical Center
Location: US:PA:State College
Work Type: PRN
FTE: 0.001
Shift: Day
Hours: 7:00a - 5:00p
Recruiter Contact: Lindsay E. Erdman at [email protected]
SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The RN Attending Nurse will provide direct patient care, administers medications, educates, collaborates, and counsels patients and families. The Registered Nurse assesses physical, psychosocial, and learning needs of patients and families. The Attending RN will serve as the professional nurse by assessing, planning, directing, practicing and evaluating patient care in a designated group practice.
Penn State Health Endoscopy, an award-winning endoscopy center located in State College, PA, just minutes from The Pennsylvania State University, is growing—and we’re hiring! We’re proud to offer a professional, supportive workplace where staff are respected and patients receive individualized, compassionate care. If you thrive in a fast-paced outpatient setting and value work-life balance, we’d love to meet you. We offer no nights, weekends, or on-call—just a consistent Monday–Friday day shift, a strong focus on patient- centered patient care, and a convenient location in the heart of Happy Valley!
ESSENTIAL DUTIES- The percentage of time spent performing essential functions is 95%. Qualified individuals must have the ability (with or without reasonable accommodation) to perform the following duties:
- Serve as a professional nurse by assessing, planning, directing, practicing, and evaluating patient care in a designated group practice.
- Provide clinical assessment and triage of patient phone calls.
- Provide patient education as required. Collaborate with professional colleagues to coordinate care for patients as part of a multidisciplinary team as the patient moves across the continuum of care; define, implement, and evaluate the patient's plan of care.
- Communicate with the physician(s) and other health care professionals to facilitate health care planning for patients of the specialty service.
- Maintain appropriate communication concerning patient needs, outcomes, and deviations from expected outcomes.
- Assist leadership with evidence based practice and quality data collection to recommend/initiate improvements.
- Participate in interviewing candidates for vacant positions within the service line and provide input for hiring.
- Provide peer review feedback for peer evaluations.
- Precept, orient, and train new staff.
- In the absence of the Supervisor, assume supervisory responsibilities pertaining to the daily operations.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S):
- Associates' Degree in Nursing required.
- BSN required within four (4) years of hire.
- Currently licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse by state of employment or holds a multistate RN license through the interstate Nurse Licensure Compact.
- One (1) year of RN experience or two (2) years of LPN experience Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATION(S):
WHY PENN STATE HEALTH?
Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population, and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.
Penn State Health offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental and vision with no waiting period as well as a Total Rewards Program that highlights a few of the many additional offerings below:
- Be Well with Employee Wellness Programs, and Fitness Discounts (University Fitness Center, Peloton).
- Be Balanced with Generous Paid Time Off, Personal Time, and Paid Parental Leave.
- Be Secured with Retirement, Extended Illness Bank, Life Insurance, and Identity Theft Protection.
- Be Rewarded with Competitive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, and PAWS UP employee recognition program.
- Be Supported by the HR Solution Center, Learning and Organizational Development and Virtual Benefits Orientation, Employee Exclusive Concierge Service for scheduling.
WHY PENN STATE HEALTH MILTON S. HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER ACADEMIC PRACTICE?
#WeAre comprised of a team network to ensure our practice sites and our employees respond effectively to the ever-changing healthcare environment and provide the highest standard of care to our patients. The Academic Practice is the multi-specialty group practice of the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. We support the educational and research mission of the Penn State College of Medicine and strive to recruit and retain the highest quality physicians and staff.
YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM. WE’LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. State-of-the-art equipment, endless learning, and a culture of excellence – that’s Penn State Health. But what makes our healthcare award-winning? That’s all you.
This job posting is a general outline of duties performed and is not to be misconstrued as encompassing all duties performed within the position. Eligibility for shift differential pay based on the terms outlined in company policy or union contract. All individuals (including current employees) selected for a position will undergo a background check appropriate for the position's responsibilities.
Penn State Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected class including disability or veteran status. Penn State Health’s policies and objectives are in direct compliance with all federal and state constitutional provisions, laws, regulations, guidelines, and executive orders that prohibit or outlaw discrimination.
Union: Non Bargained
