RN Emergency Department (Full Time 36 Hours), West Penn Hospital

Highmark Health•Pittsburgh, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in West Penn Hospital’s 23-bed, non-trauma Emergency Department, which cares for individuals in emergency settings. The RN assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for assigned individuals or families. The RN is fully responsible for actions taken as a licensed nurse and accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. The role includes leadership in professional practice, collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, and support for colleagues through mentoring and knowledge-sharing. The RN uses the nursing process to develop and deliver individualized care in accordance with patient needs, physician and nursing direction, and hospital policy. The RN also supports patient safety and quality initiatives, communicates with patients and families, and contributes to ongoing learning and professional development.

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.
One or more years of inpatient hospital RN experience.

Responsibilities

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 the skill level of RNs, LPNs, and support staff; assign duties and lunches when serving in a charge role.
Consider environmental safety, patient condition, intervention complexity, and outcome predictability when planning or delegating care.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback about clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills.
Participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of 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.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care according to patient and family needs, provider direction, and hospital policy.
Develop 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 report changes in patient condition, notify the physician or supervisor, intervene appropriately, and document care.
Accept assignments outside the primary unit and perform duties within individual competency.
Pursue continuous learning, use current research and evidence to maintain and develop clinical skills, and participate in professional organizations and peer review.
Seek feedback, identify strengths and development needs, and support professional growth for self and others.
Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines.
Assess patient and family satisfaction, participate in department-specific satisfaction initiatives, communicate compassionately, and attempt to resolve patient and family concerns.
Use effective time management to complete assigned duties within the established work shift.
Protect confidential information and comply with HIPAA, data security guidelines, the Code of Business Conduct, applicable laws, policies, and training requirements.