Telemetry (Casual), West Penn Hospital

Highmark Health•Pittsburgh, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works on West Penn Hospital’s E8 Medical Telemetry unit, a 21-bed unit caring for medical and telemetry patients. Conditions may include heart failure, digestive disorders, severe sepsis, strokes, and pulmonary edema. The RN assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for assigned individuals and families. The RN is fully responsible for actions taken as a licensed nurse and accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. The RN provides professional leadership, supports and mentors team members, assigns or delegates duties according to patient needs and staff competencies, and participates in interdisciplinary and quality initiatives. The role includes applying the nursing process, monitoring patient condition, collaborating with patients, families, physicians, and other care providers, promoting safety and patient satisfaction, and maintaining professional knowledge and skills through continuing learning and feedback. West Penn Hospital is a four-time Magnet-recognized hospital with private patient rooms and free employee parking. It is nationally recognized for burn care and is home to western Pennsylvania’s only pediatric burn center verified by the American Burn Association and American College of Surgeons. AHN is a nine-hospital system and part of Highmark Health, with a stated commitment to inclusion, fresh perspectives, and employee growth and educational opportunities. The position is identified as casual. The job description notes that employees may access confidential customer information and must comply with HIPAA, data security policies, the Code of Business Conduct, and applicable laws and policies.

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.
Two years of inpatient medical telemetry RN experience.

Responsibilities

Assess human responses and plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for assigned individuals and families.
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; when serving in a charge role, assign staff duties and lunches.
Consider the maintenance of a safe environment, patient condition, intervention complexity, and predictability of outcomes.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback about clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills with colleagues.
Participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of clinical care or health services and in department-specific quality initiatives; promote patient safety and ensure appropriate order sets are used.
Supervise, delegate to, and evaluate LPNs within their scope of practice as appropriate.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate an individualized plan of care according to patient needs, medical direction, and hospital policy, including patient and family involvement.
Establish culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with the patient, family, and other health care providers.
Analyze individuals’ and families’ health status against norms where 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 current research, evidence, and formal and independent learning activities.
Participate in professional organizations and systematic peer review; seek feedback and identify strengths and development needs.
Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines and complete assigned duties within the established work shift using effective time management.
Continuously assess patient and family satisfaction, participate in department-specific satisfaction initiatives, communicate compassionately, and attempt to resolve patient and family concerns.
Protect confidential information and comply with HIPAA, company privacy and information security policies, the Code of Business Conduct, and applicable laws and training requirements.