RN T3 Inpatient Rehab (New Grad), West Penn Hospital

Highmark Health•Pittsburgh, PA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides inpatient rehabilitation nursing care, assessing human responses and planning, implementing, and evaluating 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 acute rehabilitation units may serve patients with strokes, spinal cord injuries, LVADs, traumatic brain injuries, and burns. The units have 32 patient beds and on-unit physical, occupational, and speech therapy; patients may receive up to three hours of therapy per day. The role includes professional leadership, collaboration with an interdisciplinary care team, delegation and supervision of staff within applicable scopes of practice, and support for patient safety and quality initiatives. The nurse provides culturally and age-appropriate, patient- and family-centered care and contributes to continuous learning and professional development. West Penn Hospital is a four-time Magnet-recognized hospital with private patient rooms and free employee parking. Allegheny Health Network is a nine-hospital system that is part of Highmark Health and describes its focus as inclusive, collaborative care and employee growth and education.

Requirements

Current Pennsylvania RN license 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

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care based on the individual needs of patients and families, physician direction, and hospital policy.
Provide leadership in a professional practice setting and contribute to team success through role modeling and mentoring.
Assign or delegate tasks based on patient needs and staff skill levels; assign duties and lunches when serving in a charge role.
Consider environmental safety, patient condition, intervention complexity, and predictability of outcomes when assigning or providing care.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback about clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills.
Support a culture of learning from mistakes and safe, appropriate risk taking.
Participate in interdisciplinary teams evaluating 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 LPN practice as appropriate.
Develop culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with patients, families, and other healthcare providers.
Analyze the health status of individuals and families and compare data with norms when possible 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 ongoing learning and professional development using formal and independent learning, current research, and evidence.
Participate in professional organizations and systematic peer review, seek feedback, and identify professional development needs.
Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines and manage time effectively to complete duties during the assigned shift.
Continuously evaluate patient and family satisfaction, participate in department-specific satisfaction initiatives, communicate compassionately, and attempt to resolve patient and family concerns.