RN - 6N Gen Med/Ortho (Full Time), St. Vincent

Highmark Health•Erie, PA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works on the 6N Orthopedics and Medical/Surgical Unit at St. Vincent Hospital, a 16-bed unit caring for patients undergoing total knee, hip, and shoulder procedures, as well as patients with fractures and podiatry needs. The unit also cares for general medical/surgical patients with conditions including sepsis, cellulitis, pneumonia, acute kidney injury, rhabdomyolysis, and encephalopathy. The Registered Nurse assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for individuals and families. The nurse is responsible for actions performed under their license and is accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. The role includes clinical leadership, collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, delegation and supervision, patient and family communication, and participation in safety, quality, and patient-satisfaction initiatives. The nurse maintains clinical knowledge through continuing learning and evidence-based practice, and follows hospital policies, professional standards, privacy 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 support team development through role modeling and mentoring.
Assign or delegate tasks according to 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 making care decisions.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback on clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills.
Support a culture of learning and safety by accepting mistakes of self and others and encouraging appropriate risk taking.
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 the appropriate scope of practice.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care in accordance with provider direction and nurse and hospital policies, 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 and compare findings with norms when possible to determine care needs.
Assess and document reported or observed 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 continuing learning for self and others, including formal and independent learning informed by current research and evidence.
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 with patients and families, assess their concerns, and attempt to resolve them.
Use effective time-management skills to complete assigned responsibilities within the established work shift.
Protect confidential and covered information and comply with HIPAA, information-security policies, applicable laws, company policies, and the Code of Business Conduct.