RN PACU, Forbes Hospital

Highmark Health•Monroeville, PA

16h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for assigned individuals and families. The nurse is fully responsible for actions taken as a licensed nurse and is accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. In the PACU at Forbes Hospital, the RN contributes leadership in a professional practice setting, supports colleagues through teamwork and mentoring, and participates in interdisciplinary care and department quality and patient-satisfaction initiatives. The RN uses the nursing process to deliver individualized care in accordance with physician direction, nursing and hospital policies, and patient and family needs. The role includes assessing and monitoring patient conditions, determining culturally and age-appropriate outcomes, communicating changes, delegating and supervising work as appropriate, promoting patient safety and compassionate communication, and pursuing continuing professional development. Employees must follow applicable ethical, legal, privacy, information-security, and company conduct requirements.

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 success through role modeling and mentoring.
Assign or delegate tasks according to patient needs and staff skill level; assign duties and lunches when serving in a charge role.
Consider safety, patient condition, intervention complexity, and outcome predictability when assigning work.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback about clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills.
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 and participate in department-specific quality initiatives; ensure appropriate order sets are used.
Supervise, delegate to, and evaluate assigned LPNs within the applicable scope of practice.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care in accordance with physician direction, policies, and patient and family needs.
Establish culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with patients, families, and other health care providers.
Analyze individual and family health status against norms when possible to determine care needs.
Assess and document changes in patient condition, notify the physician or supervisor, and intervene appropriately.
Accept assignments outside the primary unit and perform duties within individual competency.
Pursue lifelong learning and professional development, including use of current research and evidence to maintain clinical and professional skills.
Promote the nursing profession through participation in professional organizations.
Participate in peer review and seek feedback; identify strengths and areas for 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 within the established work shift.
Comply with the company Code of Business Conduct, applicable laws and policies, HIPAA, privacy policies, and information-security requirements.