RN - 7N Med Surg/Urology-Bariatrics (Casual), St. Vincent

Highmark Health•Erie, PA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works on the 7North Med Surg Urology/Bariatrics unit at St. Vincent Hospital, a 13-bed unit serving patients with urology, bariatrics, and general medical-surgical needs. The nurse assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for assigned individuals and families. The Registered Nurse is fully responsible for actions taken as a licensed nurse and is accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. The position provides leadership in a professional practice setting, supports team development through role modeling and mentoring, and contributes to interdisciplinary evaluation of clinical care and health services. The nurse promotes patient safety and quality initiatives, uses the nursing process to develop and deliver individualized care, and communicates compassionately with patients and families. The role also involves ongoing learning, professional development, and effective time management within the assigned work shift. Employees are expected to comply with applicable legal and ethical requirements, company policies, HIPAA and information-security practices, and the company’s Code of Business Conduct.

Requirements

Current Pennsylvania RN license or current multistate licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
CPR certification.
Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.

Nice To Haves

Certification in the area of specialty.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership in a professional practice setting and help build the team through role modeling and mentoring.
Assign or delegate tasks according to patient needs and the skill levels of RNs, LPNs, and support staff; assign duties and lunches when serving in a charge role.
Consider environmental safety, patient condition, intervention complexity, and outcome predictability when assigning or delegating care.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback regarding clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills with colleagues.
Support a culture where staff can acknowledge mistakes and take appropriate risks.
Participate in interdisciplinary teams evaluating clinical care or health services.
Promote patient safety initiatives, including National Patient Safety Goals, and participate in department-specific quality initiatives; ensure appropriate order sets are used.
Supervise, delegate to, and evaluate LPN practice within the applicable scope, as appropriate.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care in accordance with prescriptions, hospital policy, and patient and family needs.
Develop culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with patients, families, and other healthcare providers.
Analyze individual and family health status against norms when possible to determine care needs.
Assess and report changes in patient condition, notify the physician or supervisor, intervene appropriately, and document actions.
Accept assignments outside the primary unit and perform duties within individual competency.
Pursue lifelong learning and professional development using current research and evidence; participate in professional organizations and peer review, and seek feedback on practice.
Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines.
Continuously assess patient and family satisfaction, participate in department-specific satisfaction initiatives, and promote compassionate, patient- and family-centered communication.
Assess and attempt to resolve patient and family concerns.
Use effective time-management skills to complete assigned duties within the established work shift.
Comply with applicable ethical and legal standards, company policies, HIPAA requirements, information-security guidelines, and the company Code of Business Conduct.