Penn Medicine Certified Nursing Assistant – Scheie 4 / Med Surg – Stroke Unit / Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Job Overview, Location, and Employment Details

The job title is Certified Nursing Assistant in the Scheie 4 / Med Surg – Stroke Unit at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. This role involves providing patient care in a specialized stroke and medical-surgical telemetry unit.

This position is located at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which is part of Penn Medicine.

Scheie 4 is a new 18-bed inpatient unit that functions as an Advanced Primary Stroke Center and Medical/Surgical Telemetry Unit. It primarily serves the adult population of West Philadelphia.

Nurses on Scheie 4 provide care based on evidence-based clinical practice guidelines published by the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association. They also follow the Penn Medicine blueprint for quality and patient safety.

Nurses in this role encounter a broad range of medical conditions, often with patients having multiple diagnoses across various medical specialties. This requires them to be diverse and well-versed in different health conditions.

Having ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) and telemetry experience is considered a plus for this role. These skills help nurses manage complex patient needs effectively.

The Advanced Primary Stroke Center supports patient self-management activities and develops individualized treatment care plans. It also analyzes standardized performance measure data to continually improve treatment outcomes.

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center has received the Gold Plus Award for Stroke, which recognizes consistent achievement and quality measures over 24 or more months. The hospital also complies with high standards for stroke performance and quality measures.

The Gold Plus Award signifies that the hospital has maintained high performance for stroke care for at least 24 consecutive months. It also indicates compliance with achievement and quality measures related to stroke treatment.

The hospital aims for at least 85% compliance with all stroke achievement measures and 75% or higher compliance with five or more stroke quality measures. These targets reflect the hospital’s commitment to high-quality stroke care.