Description
**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?
**Summary:**
Work closely with Perioperative Leadership to coordinate, monitor, and implement programs and initiatives to improve the perioperative patient experience.
**Responsibilities:**
Works collaboratively with perioperative leadership team, to evaluate care given to the Perioperative patient.
Participates in specific projects and evidence -based strategies designed to enhance the effectiveness of the care provided in the Perioperative setting.
Communicates the mission, vision and goals of HUP Nursing Service in all interactions with nursing personnel and other disciplines/departments.
Identifies and communicate educational needs of the staff. Coordinates and develops didactic training for Gateway nursing staff, surgical techs, and ongoing education for periop nursing staff. Evaluates outcomes.
Assist with design, delivers and evaluates educational programming to support quality, safety and nursing practice initiatives
Uses interpersonal skills to affect learning and practice changes.
Facilitates the professional developments of others through education, communication, consultation and role-modeling.
Maintains confidentiality of patient and organization information as required.
Works closely with Nurse Manager of Quality and Safety to development and evaluation tools for data collection and evaluation of data.
Assist with coordination of quality assessment and improvement initiatives within the Perioperative department
Integrates professional standards and evidence-based practice in development and evaluation of quality initiatives.
Provided nursing performance data reports and provides reports to initiate change in practice
Serves as a resource to staff.
Audit of patient satisfaction report. Communicate significant changes in data.
Communication of issues related to patient care in a timely manner.
Perioperative Nursing dashboards
Assists with staff training related to safety /quality initiatives
Active member of perioperative nursing practice committee
Optime Superuser
Works collaboratively with Periop leaders and educators to provide interdisciplinary training for Periop staff.
Encourages advancement and certification for Registered Nurses and Surgical Technicians/Technologists
Monitor and evaluate chart compliance data - Incident report follow-up and trending
Expertise of current AORN standards and recommendations and acts as a resource to Periop staff.
Collect and submit dashboard data in a timely manner
Oversees Periop Hand Hygiene Champions , data collection and monthly dissemination of information.
**Education or Equivalent Experience:**
Graduate of an NLN approved school of professional nursing.
Licensed to practice professional nursing in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with a Masters degree in Nursing required.
Certification CNOR 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 and Affirmative Action 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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