RN - Clinical Decision Unit 2 (CDU 2, NEW UNIT) (NEW GRADS) Jefferson

Highmark Health•Jefferson Hills, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in Clinical Decision Unit 2 (CDU 2) assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for individuals and families. The nurse is fully responsible for actions taken as a licensed nurse and is accountable for the quality of care delivered. CDU 2 is a new 10-bed observation unit on the third floor, providing high-quality care to patients whose expected stay is less than 24 hours. An interdisciplinary team treats common observation diagnoses, including heart failure, COPD, and hypertensive emergencies. The role provides leadership in a professional practice setting and includes collaborating with the interdisciplinary team, supporting colleagues, delegating appropriately, promoting patient safety and quality initiatives, and delivering culturally and age-appropriate, patient- and family-centered care. The nurse is expected to maintain professional competence through continuous learning, use effective time management, and comply with hospital policies and applicable privacy, information-security, and conduct requirements.

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 the skill level of RNs, LPNs, and support staff; assign duties and lunches when serving in a charge role.
Consider the need for a safe environment, patient condition, intervention complexity, and outcome predictability when assigning or delegating work.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback about clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills with colleagues.
Support a culture of learning and safety by acknowledging mistakes and enabling appropriate risk taking.
Participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of clinical care or health services.
Promote patient safety initiatives, including National Patient Safety Goals, and participate in department-specific quality initiatives; ensure appropriate order sets are used.
Supervise, delegate to, and evaluate assigned LPN practice as appropriate to the LPN scope of practice.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate an individualized patient plan of care in accordance with prescriptions and applicable policies, including patient and family needs.
Develop culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes in collaboration 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 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 individualized competency.
Pursue lifelong learning and professional development using formal and independent learning activities, current research, and other evidence.
Promote the nursing profession through participation in professional organizations.
Participate in peer review and seek feedback to identify strengths and professional development needs.
Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines.
Continuously evaluate patient and family satisfaction and participate in department-specific patient 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 assigned duties within the established work shift.
Comply with HIPAA, company privacy and information-security policies, the Code of Business Conduct, applicable laws, and required training.