RN - ED (Full Time, Nights), St. Vincent

Highmark Health•Erie, PA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department 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. The position is in St. Vincent Hospital’s 39-bed adult and pediatric emergency department, which includes a dedicated behavioral health area and is a certified stroke and cardiac center. In-department CT and X-ray and an innovative front-end and triage process support timely care. St. Vincent Hospital is a Magnet-designated hospital serving the Lake Erie region. Allegheny Health Network is a nine-hospital system and part of Highmark Health. The RN provides professional practice leadership, collaborates with an interdisciplinary team, supports patient safety and quality initiatives, and promotes patient- and family-centered care. The RN may accept assignments outside the primary unit and performs duties within individual competency. The role requires compliance with applicable laws, organizational policies, privacy and information-security requirements, and the company’s Code of Business Conduct.

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 development through role modeling and mentoring.
Assign or delegate tasks based on patient needs and the skill level of RNs, LPNs, and support staff; when serving in a charge role, assign duties and staff lunches.
Consider environmental safety, patient condition, intervention complexity, and predictability of outcomes when assigning or delegating work.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback on clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills with colleagues.
Participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of clinical care or health services and in department-specific quality initiatives.
Promote patient safety initiatives and ensure appropriate order sets are used.
Supervise, delegate to, and evaluate LPNs within the applicable scope of practice.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care in accordance with patient needs, orders, and hospital policy, including care involving patients and families.
Develop culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with the patient, family, and other healthcare providers.
Analyze individual and family health status against norms when possible to determine care needs.
Assess patient reports and records for changes in condition, notify a physician or supervisor, intervene appropriately, and document actions.
Accept assignments outside the primary unit and perform duties within individual competency.
Pursue ongoing learning, use current research and evidence to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills, and support the learning of others.
Participate in professional organizations and systematic peer review; seek feedback and identify strengths and areas for professional development.
Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines and manage time to complete assigned duties within the established work shift.
Continuously assess patient and family satisfaction, participate in department-specific satisfaction initiatives, communicate compassionately, and assess and attempt to resolve patient and family concerns.
Comply with ethical and legal standards, company policies, HIPAA and privacy requirements, information-security guidelines, and the Code of Business Conduct.