RN Registered Nurse - AHN Radiation Oncology - West Penn Hospital - Full Time

Highmark Health•Pittsburgh, PA

28d•Onsite

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 all actions as a licensed nurse and is accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. The Registered Nurse provides leadership in a professional practice setting, contributes to team success through role modeling and mentoring, and assigns or delegates tasks according to patient needs and staff skill levels. The nurse supports a safe care environment, shares knowledge and feedback with colleagues, participates in interdisciplinary and quality-improvement activities, and promotes patient safety. Using the nursing process, the nurse develops and implements individualized plans of care, involves patients and families in expected outcomes, assesses changes in condition, and communicates and documents concerns appropriately. The nurse supports patient- and family-centered communication and satisfaction, seeks ongoing professional development, and manages assigned duties within established work shifts. The position is with AHN Radiation Oncology at West Penn Hospital.

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 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, staff skill level, safety, patient condition, intervention complexity, and predictability of outcomes; assign duties and lunch breaks when acting as charge nurse.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback about clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills with colleagues.
Participate on interdisciplinary teams evaluating clinical care or health services and contribute to department-specific quality initiatives.
Promote patient safety initiatives and 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 practice, hospital policy, and 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 to determine care needs.
Assess and report changes in patient condition, notify the physician or supervisor, intervene appropriately, and document accordingly.
Accept assignments outside the primary unit and perform duties within individual competency.
Pursue lifelong learning and professional development using current research and evidence; participate in professional organizations and peer review, and seek feedback on practice.
Evaluate patient and family satisfaction, participate in department-specific patient satisfaction initiatives, communicate compassionately, and attempt to resolve patient and family concerns.
Use effective time-management skills to complete assigned duties within the established work shift and meet hospital attendance guidelines.