Telemetry (Full Time 36 Hours), West Penn Hospital

Highmark Health•Pittsburgh, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works on West Penn Hospital’s 21-bed E8 medical and telemetry unit, which cares for patients with conditions that may include heart failure, digestive disorders, severe sepsis, strokes, and pulmonary edema. The nurse assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for assigned individuals and families. The RN is responsible for actions taken as a licensed nurse and is accountable for the quality of care delivered. The role provides leadership in a professional practice setting, contributes to team success through collaboration, role modeling, and mentoring, and assigns or delegates work according to patient needs and staff competencies. The RN participates in interdisciplinary and quality initiatives, promotes patient safety, supervises delegated LPN work as appropriate, and uses the nursing process to provide individualized, culturally and age-appropriate care in accordance with physician direction and hospital policy. The position also involves continuing professional development, patient- and family-centered communication, attention to satisfaction and concerns, and effective time management. 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 and part of Highmark Health. The employer describes its commitment to inclusion, fresh perspectives, and employee growth and educational opportunities.

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

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 skills of RNs, LPNs, and support staff; assign duties and lunches when serving in a charge role.
Promote a safe environment while considering patient condition, intervention complexity, and outcome predictability.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback on clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills.
Participate in interdisciplinary teams evaluating clinical care or health services.
Promote patient safety initiatives and participate in department-specific quality initiatives; ensure appropriate order sets are used.
Supervise, delegate, and evaluate assigned LPN work within the LPN scope of practice, as appropriate.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate an individualized patient plan of care in accordance with physician direction and nurse and hospital policy, including 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 and compare findings with norms when possible to determine care needs.
Assess and report patient condition changes, notify the physician or supervisor, intervene appropriately, and document actions.
Accept assignments outside the primary unit and perform duties within individual competency.
Pursue lifelong learning, use research and evidence to develop clinical and professional skills, and promote the profession through participation in professional organizations.
Participate in systematic peer review and seek feedback to identify strengths and professional development needs.
Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines.
Continuously assess patient and family satisfaction and participate in department-specific satisfaction initiatives.
Use compassionate, patient- and family-centered communication and assess and attempt to resolve patient and family concerns.
Use effective time management to complete duties within the established work shift.
Comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct, applicable laws and policies, HIPAA privacy requirements, and information security guidelines.