RN (New Grads Only) CDU/Obs, Forbes Hospital

Highmark Health•Monroeville, PA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for assigned individuals or 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 Observation Unit/Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) cares for patients who are not medically stable enough to go home but do not meet inpatient admission criteria. Most patients receive care for 24 to 48 hours before discharge or admission. The CDU functions as an extension of the Emergency Department, with rapid patient-care turnaround. Forbes Hospital is a 315-bed, Level II trauma hospital in Monroeville. Allegheny Health Network is a nine-hospital system and part of Highmark Health.

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 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 based on patient needs and staff members’ skill levels; assign duties and lunches when serving in a charge role.
Consider environmental 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 with colleagues.
Help foster a culture where learning from mistakes and appropriate risk taking are safe and expected.
Participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of clinical care and health services.
Promote patient safety initiatives and participate in department-specific quality 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 in accordance with provider direction and hospital policy, involving patients and families.
Establish culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with patients, families, and other healthcare providers.
Analyze the health status of individuals and families 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, use research and evidence to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills, and support others’ learning.
Promote the nursing profession through participation in professional organizations.
Participate in peer review and seek feedback; 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.
Communicate compassionately in a patient- and family-centered manner and assess and attempt to resolve concerns.
Use effective time management to complete assigned duties within the established work shift.