RN IMCU, Forbes Hospital

Highmark Health•Monroeville, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in 3N, a 47-bed Intermediate Care Unit at Forbes Hospital. The unit has patient ratios of 1:4 or 1:5 and is a busy, high-acuity cardiac floor within the critical care umbrella. Patients include those with chest pain, patients undergoing stress tests, acute GI bleeds, cardiac drips and monitoring, pre- and post-open-heart care, cardiac catheterization, and Watchman and TAVR procedures. The Registered Nurse assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for assigned individuals or families. The nurse is fully responsible for actions as a licensed nurse and accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. The role provides leadership in a professional practice setting, contributes to safe and effective team-based care, and promotes patient- and family-centered communication and satisfaction. Forbes Hospital is a 315-bed, Level II trauma hospital in Monroeville. It offers services including trauma, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, interventional cardiology, obstetrics, and psychiatry. Allegheny Health Network is a nine-hospital system and part of Highmark Health.

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 success through role modeling, mentoring, and sharing knowledge and skills.
Assign or delegate tasks according to patient needs and staff skill levels; assign duties and lunches when performing the charge role.
Consider safety, patient condition, intervention complexity, and outcome predictability when making assignments and delegating care.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback on clinical practice and role performance.
Contribute to a culture where staff can acknowledge mistakes and take appropriate risks.
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 LPN practice within the applicable scope, as appropriate.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care in accordance with prescriptions, hospital policy, and patient and family needs.
Develop culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with the patient, family, and other healthcare providers.
Analyze the health status of individuals and families against norms when possible to determine care needs.
Assess patient reports and records for changes in condition, notify the physician and/or supervisor, intervene appropriately, and document actions.
Accept assignments outside the primary unit and perform duties within individual competency.
Pursue continuous learning and professional development, including using current research and evidence to maintain clinical and professional knowledge and skills.
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 patient satisfaction initiatives.
Promote compassionate, patient- and family-centered communication and assess and attempt to resolve patient and family concerns.
Use effective time management to complete assigned duties within the established work shift.
Comply with applicable ethical, legal, privacy, information security, and company conduct requirements, including HIPAA and company policies.