RN - ED (Full Time, Nights), St. Vincent

Highmark Health•Erie, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for individuals or families. The nurse is fully responsible for actions performed as a licensed nurse and is accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. The role is based in a 39-bed adult and pediatric emergency department with a dedicated behavioral health area and certified stroke and cardiac center. The department has in-department CT and X-ray, and a front-end and triage process intended to support timely, definitive care. St. Vincent Hospital is a Magnet-designated hospital serving the Lake Erie region. Allegheny Health Network is a nine-hospital system focused on patient-centered care, inclusion, and employee growth and education.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Certification in the area of specialty.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership in a professional practice setting and contribute to team success through role modeling and mentoring.
Assign or delegate tasks according to patient needs and staff skill levels; when serving in a charge role, assign staff duties and lunches.
Consider environmental safety, patient condition, intervention complexity, and outcome predictability when making care decisions.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback on clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills.
Help foster a culture that accepts mistakes and supports safe risk-taking.
Participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of clinical care and health services.
Promote patient-safety initiatives and participate in department quality initiatives; ensure appropriate order sets are used.
Supervise, delegate to, and evaluate assigned LPNs within their scope of practice, as appropriate.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care in accordance with prescriptions and applicable policies, including consideration of patients and families.
Develop culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with patients, families, and other healthcare providers.
Analyze patient and family health status to determine care needs, comparing findings with norms when possible.
Assess and document 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, use current research and evidence to maintain clinical and professional skills, and promote the nursing profession through participation in professional organizations.
Participate in peer review and seek feedback to identify strengths and professional development needs.
Follow hospital time and attendance guidelines.
Continuously evaluate patient and family satisfaction; participate in department-specific satisfaction initiatives.
Communicate compassionately with patients and families, and assess and attempt to resolve their concerns.
Use effective time management to complete assigned responsibilities within the established work shift.