RN - Operating Room (Full Time), St. Vincent

Highmark Health•Erie, PA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Operating Room at Saint Vincent Hospital 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. Saint Vincent Hospital has 13 operating rooms and provides surgical care across several specialties, including orthopedic trauma. The OR is a collaborative unit that works with multiple teams to deliver patient care. It uses MAKO and DaVinci robotics and supports strong cardiovascular and neuro programs. Saint 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 educational opportunities. The role includes professional leadership, collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, patient advocacy, safe and evidence-based care, and ongoing 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).
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 transformational leadership and contribute to the future of healthcare in a professional practice setting.
Contribute to team success through role modeling, mentoring, knowledge sharing, and collaboration.
Assign or delegate tasks according to patient needs, staff skill levels, and safety considerations; assign duties and lunches when serving in a charge role.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback on clinical practice and role performance.
Promote a work environment characterized by effective communication, trust, positive attitudes, creativity, flexibility, resiliency, and adaptability.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to evaluate clinical care and health services.
Promote patient safety initiatives, including National Patient Safety Goals, and participate in department-specific quality initiatives and appropriate use of order sets.
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 applicable policies, involving patients and families.
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 changes in patient condition, notify physicians or supervisors, and intervene appropriately.
Accept assignments outside the primary unit and perform duties within individual competency.
Pursue continuous learning and professional development, use current research and evidence to maintain clinical skills, and participate in professional organizations and peer review.
Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines.
Keep patients at the center of care by assessing satisfaction, advocating for patients and customers, participating in patient satisfaction initiatives, communicating compassionately, and attempting to resolve patient and family concerns.
Manage time effectively to complete assigned responsibilities within the established work shift.
Comply with HIPAA, privacy and information-security policies, the Code of Business Conduct, applicable laws and regulations, and required company policies and training.