RN - Advanced Medical & Neuro (NEW GRADS) Jefferson

Highmark Health•Jefferson Hills, PA

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 accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. The role provides leadership in a professional practice setting, supports colleagues through teamwork, mentoring, feedback, and knowledge sharing, and participates in interdisciplinary evaluation of clinical care. The nurse promotes patient safety and department quality initiatives, delegates and supervises tasks appropriately, and uses the nursing process to deliver individualized, culturally and age-appropriate care in collaboration with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare providers. The nurse monitors patient condition, reports and responds to changes, documents care, and may accept assignments outside the primary unit within demonstrated competency. The role also emphasizes continuing professional development, patient- and family-centered communication, attention to satisfaction and concerns, and effective time management. Employees must comply with applicable ethical, legal, privacy, information-security, and company conduct requirements.

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 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 the skills of RNs, LPNs, and support staff; assign duties and lunches when serving in a charge role.
Consider the safety of the environment, patient condition, intervention complexity, and predictability of outcomes when making assignments.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback about clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills with colleagues.
Participate on interdisciplinary teams evaluating clinical care or health services.
Promote patient safety initiatives and participate in department-specific quality initiatives, including appropriate use of order sets.
Supervise, delegate to, and evaluate LPN practice within the applicable scope as appropriate.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care in accordance with provider direction and hospital policy, including involvement of 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 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, using current research and evidence to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills.
Participate in professional organizations and systematic peer review, seek feedback, and identify strengths and development needs.
Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines.
Continuously assess patient and family satisfaction and participate in department-specific satisfaction initiatives.
Communicate compassionately with patients and families, assess their concerns, and attempt to resolve them.
Use effective time management to complete assigned duties within the established work shift.
Protect confidential and covered information and comply with HIPAA, information-security policies, the company Code of Business Conduct, applicable laws, and required training.