RN Operating Room (Full Time 40 Hours), West Penn Hospital

Highmark Health•Pittsburgh, PA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week Registered Nurse position in the Operating Room at West Penn Hospital. Available shifts are 7:00 AM–5:00 PM, 7:00 AM–7:00 PM, 9:00 AM–9:00 PM, and 11:00 AM–11:00 PM. The position participates in an on-call rotation and requires a 30-minute response time when scheduled for call. West Penn Hospital’s Operating Room has 17 rooms and supports specialties including robotics, general surgery, bariatrics, women’s health, and oncology. Nurses are trained to scrub and circulate and provide coverage across surgical services as part of a comprehensive perioperative team. The orientation period is approximately six months. Nurses without prior procedural or Operating Room experience will take AHN’s Periop 101 training program. The Registered Nurse assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for individuals or families. The nurse is responsible for actions taken as a licensed nurse and accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. The role includes collaborating with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare providers; supporting patient safety and quality initiatives; and contributing to a professional, collaborative work environment. 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 that is part of Highmark Health and emphasizes inclusive practices, 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 Operating Room Nursing (CNOR).

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized nursing care for patients and families according to their needs, physician direction, and hospital policy.
Provide transformational leadership and contribute to the professional practice environment.
Help build the team through role modeling, mentoring, knowledge sharing, and collaboration.
Assign or delegate tasks based on patient needs and staff skill levels; assign duties and lunches when serving in a charge role.
Consider patient safety, condition, intervention complexity, and outcome predictability when assigning or delegating work.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback regarding clinical practice and role performance.
Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to evaluate clinical care and health services.
Promote patient safety initiatives and participate in department-specific quality initiatives; ensure appropriate order sets are used.
Supervise, delegate to, and evaluate assigned LPNs within their scope of practice, as appropriate.
Determine culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with patients, families, and other healthcare providers.
Analyze patient and family health status and compare findings with norms where possible to determine care needs.
Assess reported or recorded 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 lifelong learning and professional development for self and others, including use of research and evidence to maintain clinical and professional skills.
Participate in professional organizations and systematic peer review, seek feedback, and identify professional development needs.
Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines.
Advocate for patients and customers by assessing satisfaction, participating in patient satisfaction initiatives, using compassionate patient- and family-centered communication, and attempting to resolve concerns.
Use effective time management to complete assigned duties within the established work shift.
Participate in the Operating Room on-call rotation and meet the 30-minute call response time requirement when scheduled.