RN - Behavioral Health Adult (Full Time), St. Vincent

Highmark Health•Erie, PA

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for individuals or families for whom the nurse is responsible. The nurse is fully responsible for actions taken as a licensed nurse and is accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. The position is associated with behavioral health inpatient care. The adult unit treats individuals ages 18–65 with acute psychiatric illness or worsening symptoms of severe mental health disorders; patients may also have substance abuse disorders and medical comorbidities. The adult inpatient unit has 28 beds. The described geriatric unit treats individuals age 65 and over with acute psychiatric illness or worsening symptoms of severe mental health disorders, may care for patients with chronic-illness-related medical comorbidities, and has 10 beds. St. Vincent Hospital is a Magnet-designated hospital serving the Lake Erie region. Allegheny Health Network is a nine-hospital system that is part of Highmark Health. The organization describes a focus on patient-centered care, inclusion, fresh perspectives, and employee growth and education.

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 success through role modeling and mentoring.
Assign or delegate tasks based on patient needs and staff skill levels; assign duties and lunches when acting in a charge role.
Consider safety, patient condition, intervention complexity, and outcome predictability when making assignments or delegating care.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback about clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills with colleagues.
Support a culture in which 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 delegates and evaluate assigned LPN practice within the LPN scope of practice, as appropriate.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care in accordance with prescriptions and physician, nurse, and hospital policy, including care involving patients and families.
Develop culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with patients, families, and other health care providers.
Analyze individual and family health status against norms when possible to determine care needs.
Assess and document reported or recorded 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 continuous lifelong learning and promote professional advancement through participation in professional organizations.
Use formal and independent learning, current research, and other evidence to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and knowledge.
Participate in systematic 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 satisfaction initiatives.
Communicate compassionately in a patient- and family-centered manner and assess and attempt to resolve patient or family concerns.
Use effective time management to complete duties and responsibilities within the established work shift.
Comply with ethical, legal, privacy, data-security, and company conduct requirements, including HIPAA and applicable policies.