RN - Operating Room (Full Time), St. Vincent

Highmark Health•Erie, PA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Operating Room at Saint Vincent Hospital 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 to patients for the quality of care delivered. Saint Vincent Hospital has 13 operating rooms and provides surgical care across several specialties, including orthopedic trauma. The collaborative OR works with multiple teams to provide patient care and uses MAKO and DaVinci robotics. The hospital also has cardiovascular and neuroscience programs. Allegheny Health Network is a nine-hospital system that is part of Highmark Health. It emphasizes patient-centered care, 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).
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 transformational leadership and contribute to the future of healthcare in a professional practice setting.
Help build the team by role modeling, mentoring, and supporting others’ success.
Assign or delegate tasks based on patient needs and the skill levels of RNs, LPNs, and support staff; assign duties and lunches when acting in a charge role.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback about clinical practice and role performance.
Share knowledge and skills, and promote positive attitudes, effective communication, trust, and collaboration.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to evaluate clinical care and health services.
Promote patient safety initiatives and participate in department-specific quality initiatives.
Ensure appropriate order sets are used and supervise, delegate, and evaluate LPN practice within the applicable scope.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care in accordance with physician direction and nurse and hospital policies, involving patients and families.
Develop culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with patients, families, 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 actions.
Accept assignments outside the primary unit and perform duties within individual competency.
Pursue ongoing learning and professional development, use current research and evidence to maintain clinical skills, and participate in professional organizations and peer review.
Seek feedback, identify professional strengths and development needs, and support the development of others.
Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines and use effective time management to complete duties within the established work shift.
Advocate for patients, evaluate patient and family satisfaction, participate in department-specific satisfaction initiatives, communicate compassionately, and attempt to resolve patient and family concerns.
Comply with the company Code of Business Conduct, applicable laws and policies, HIPAA, and information security requirements.