RN (Full Time)- Acute Care Unit, AHN Grove City

Highmark Health•Grove City, OH

About The Position

The Registered Nurse assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for assigned individuals and families. The nurse is fully responsible for actions taken as a licensed nurse and is accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. In a professional practice setting, the nurse contributes leadership, collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, supports patient safety and quality initiatives, and provides compassionate, patient- and family-centered care. The nurse uses the nursing process to develop and carry out individualized care plans, monitors changes in patient condition, and works within their competencies when accepting assignments outside the primary unit. The position also emphasizes continued professional learning, peer feedback, patient satisfaction, and effective time management.

Requirements

Current Pennsylvania RN licensure 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 development through role modeling and mentoring.
Assign or delegate tasks based on patient needs and the skill level of RNs, LPNs, and support staff; assign staff duties and lunches when acting in a charge role.
Consider environmental safety, patient condition, intervention complexity, and outcome predictability when assigning or delegating work.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback on clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills with colleagues.
Promote a culture that accepts mistakes and supports safe, expected risk taking.
Participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of clinical care or health services.
Promote patient safety initiatives and participate in department-specific quality initiatives.
Ensure appropriate order sets are used.
Supervise, delegate to, and evaluate assigned LPNs within the appropriate scope of practice.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care in accordance with physician direction, nursing and hospital policies, and patient and family needs.
Develop culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with the patient, family, and other health care providers.
Analyze the health status of individuals and families, comparing findings 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 individualized competency.
Pursue continuous learning and professional development, including learning based on current research and evidence.
Promote advancement of the nursing profession through participation in professional organizations.
Participate in systematic peer review and seek feedback from patients, peers, professional colleagues, and others.
Identify professional strengths and areas for further development.
Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines.
Continuously assess patient and family satisfaction and participate in department-specific 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 and responsibilities within the established work shift.
Comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct, applicable laws and policies, HIPAA requirements, and data security guidelines.