RN, 7S Trauma Med Surg, Forbes

Highmark Health•Monroeville, PA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works on a 20-bed trauma medical-surgical unit at Forbes Hospital, a 315-bed Level II trauma hospital in Monroeville. The nurse assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for 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. The position provides leadership in a professional practice setting, supports and mentors colleagues, and participates in interdisciplinary evaluation of clinical care and health services. The nurse uses the nursing process to develop and deliver patient- and family-centered care, promotes safety and quality initiatives, and assesses and responds to changes in patient condition. The nurse also contributes to ongoing learning, professional development, and patient and family satisfaction. Forbes Hospital offers services including trauma, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, interventional cardiology, obstetrics, and psychiatry. Allegheny Health Network describes its focus as providing effective healthcare services and offering inclusive work practices, growth, and educational opportunities.

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 staff skill levels; assign duties and lunches when serving in a charge role.
Consider patient safety, condition, intervention complexity, and outcome predictability when coordinating care.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback about clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills.
Participate in interdisciplinary teams evaluating clinical care or health services.
Promote patient safety initiatives and participate in department-specific quality initiatives, including evidence-based practice initiatives; ensure appropriate order sets are used.
Supervise, delegate to, and evaluate LPNs within their scope of practice as appropriate.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care according to physician direction, nursing and hospital policies, and patient and family needs.
Develop culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with patients, families, and other healthcare providers.
Analyze the health status of individuals and families 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 lifelong learning, use research and evidence to maintain and develop clinical skills, and participate in professional organizations and peer review.
Follow hospital time and attendance guidelines and use time effectively to complete assigned duties during the work shift.
Continuously assess patient and family satisfaction, participate in department-specific satisfaction initiatives, communicate compassionately, and attempt to resolve patient and family concerns.