Registered Nurse (RN) - Palliative Care/Med Surg

Lifepoint Health • Johnstown, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) works on Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center’s 41-bed combined Palliative Care and Medical-Surgical Unit, providing compassionate, patient-centered care to patients and families. The unit serves palliative and medical-surgical patients during complex and sensitive health journeys. Nurses coordinate personalized, efficient care while respecting patients’ spiritual and cultural differences and working with the Patient Care Team, physicians, patients, families, and caregivers.

The position is full-time and uses varied 12-hour shifts, with every-other-weekend and holiday rotation. Full-time nurses work three 12-hour shifts. Scheduling is flexible, with nurse input; day shifts vary and are primarily 7 a.m., while night shifts are consistently 7 p.m.

The role includes patient assessment, care planning and implementation, discharge planning and documentation, patient and family education, medication administration, collaboration with physicians, and participation in quality improvement and continuing education. The nurse maintains required competencies and licensure, follows hospital policies and patient-rights protections, and supports safe, effective care.

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center is a 420-bed Level I Trauma Center in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and is part of Lifepoint Health. The employer offers benefits to full-time and part-time employees, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; insurance and paid leave; tuition and loan assistance; a 401(k) with company match; wellness programs; and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Current state RN license.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited nursing school.
• Basic Life Support certification.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in medical nursing is preferred.
• Experience in oncology nursing is preferred.
• Oncology Nursing Certification upon meeting eligibility is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the Patient Care Team’s delivery of personalized, efficient care while respecting patients’ spiritual and cultural differences and following applicable nursing standards.
• Consider safety, effectiveness, and cost when planning and delivering patient care.
• Assess patients throughout their stay and participate in discharge planning while maintaining a therapeutic partnership with patients, families, and caregivers.
• Initiate individualized patient and family teaching plans.
• Follow the 10 rights of medication administration.
• Implement physician orders and record physician phone orders using read-back.
• Collaborate with physicians during rounds.
• Make decisions and judgments to prevent, analyze, and resolve patient-care concerns.
• Report patient status, refer problems when necessary, and anticipate situations that could prevent or minimize adverse outcomes.
• Implement the established plan of care and collaborate with Patient Care Team members as needed.
• Demonstrate and maintain annual competencies, including age-specific competencies as directed.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient, hospital, and employee-related information.
• Maintain accountability for appropriate staffing under the flexible-staffing plan.
• Attend at least six staff meetings annually, and review and acknowledge minutes for meetings not attended.
• Maintain proficiency in Conemaugh Connect, as applicable.
• Participate in unit-based and hospital-based process-improvement activities as directed.
• Commit to Service Excellence and strive to meet Standards of Care.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and respect for patient rights.
• Initiate and update plans of care as needed.
• Follow hospital policies for patients in isolation.
• Attend educational sessions about new treatment options, procedures, or equipment.
• Renew the Pennsylvania RN license on time and complete required continuing education hours.
• Initiate the CORE measure process as applicable.
• Complete Transition of Care documentation for discharges to home, personal care homes, skilled nursing facilities, acute rehabilitation, or hospice.
• Complete transfer consent as appropriate.
• Perform the five moments of hand hygiene.
• Maintain competency in alternatives to restraints and their use.

Benefits

• Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance.
• Loan assistance.
• 401(k) retirement package with company match.
• Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs, including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time