RN - Clinical Decision Unit 2 (New Unit) Jefferson

Highmark Health•Jefferson Hills, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in Clinical Decision Unit 2 (CDU 2) assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for assigned individuals and families. The RN is fully responsible for actions taken as a licensed nurse and accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. CDU 2 is a new 10-bed observation unit on the third floor of Jefferson Hospital. It provides high-quality care to patients whose expected stay is less than 24 hours. Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Registered Nurses, and Licensed Practical Nurses collaborate to treat common observation diagnoses, including heart failure, COPD, and hypertensive emergencies. The role provides professional leadership, supports team development, coordinates and delegates care, promotes patient safety and quality initiatives, and participates in interdisciplinary evaluation of clinical care. The RN applies the nursing process to deliver individualized, culturally and age-appropriate care, collaborates with patients, families, and providers, and responds to changes in patient condition. The RN also contributes to ongoing learning, professional development, patient and family satisfaction, and compassionate communication. Employees must comply with applicable ethical, legal, privacy, information-security, and company conduct requirements, including HIPAA and the company’s Code of Business Conduct.

Requirements

Current Pennsylvania RN licensure 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 contribute to team development through role modeling and mentoring.
Assign or delegate tasks based on patient needs and the skill level of RNs, LPNs, and support staff; assign duties and lunches when serving in a charge role.
Consider environmental safety, patient condition, intervention complexity, and predictability of outcomes when assigning care.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback about clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills with colleagues.
Support a culture in which 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 LPN scope as appropriate.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care in accordance with patient needs, provider direction, and nurse and hospital policies, including consideration of the patient and family.
Establish culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with the patient, family, and other healthcare providers.
Analyze individuals’ and families’ health status against norms when possible to determine care needs.
Assess and document patient-reported or recorded changes in condition, notify the physician or supervisor, and intervene appropriately.
Accept assignments outside the primary unit and perform duties within individual competency.
Pursue continuous learning for self and others and support the nursing profession through participation in professional organizations.
Use formal and independent learning, current research, and evidence to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and knowledge.
Participate in systematic peer review, seek feedback, and identify strengths and areas for professional development.
Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines.
Continuously assess patient and family satisfaction and participate in department-specific satisfaction initiatives.
Promote compassionate, patient- and family-centered communication and assess and attempt to resolve patient and family concerns.
Use effective time management to complete assigned duties and responsibilities within the established work shift.
Comply with HIPAA, privacy and information security requirements, the company Code of Business Conduct, and applicable laws, regulations, policies, and training requirements.