RN E7 PCU/Oncology (New Grad), West Penn Hospital

Highmark Health•Pittsburgh, PA

8h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works on West Penn Hospital’s 16-bed E7 PCU/BMT/Surgical Oncology unit, caring for oncology step-down patients. The nurse assesses patient and family needs and plans, implements, and evaluates individualized nursing care. The role includes leadership in a professional practice setting, collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, patient safety and quality initiatives, and support for colleagues through mentoring and sharing knowledge. The nurse is expected to successfully complete anticancer therapy classes and become competent in administering chemotherapy within one year of hire. This is a full-time position scheduled for 36 hours per week on a rotational schedule, including days, nights, and weekends. The Registered Nurse is accountable for the quality of care delivered and must follow hospital policies, professional standards, privacy requirements, and the company’s Code of Business Conduct.

Requirements

Current Pennsylvania RN licensure 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 the area of specialty.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized nursing care for patients and families according to their needs, physician direction, and applicable policies.
Provide leadership in a professional practice setting and contribute to team success through role modeling, mentoring, and sharing knowledge and skills.
Assign or delegate tasks based on patient needs and staff competencies; assign duties and lunches when serving in a charge role.
Promote a safe care environment, considering patient condition, intervention complexity, and outcome predictability.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback on clinical practice and role performance.
Participate in interdisciplinary teams evaluating 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 the applicable scope of practice.
Derive culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with patients, families, and other healthcare providers.
Analyze patient and family health status to identify care needs and respond to changes in condition by notifying the physician or supervisor, intervening appropriately, and documenting actions.
Accept assignments outside the primary unit and perform duties within individual competency.
Pursue lifelong learning, use current research and evidence to maintain and develop skills, participate in professional organizations, and engage in peer review and feedback.
Follow hospital time and attendance guidelines and use effective time management to complete duties during the work shift.
Continuously assess patient and family satisfaction, participate in department-specific satisfaction initiatives, communicate compassionately, and attempt to resolve concerns.
Complete anticancer therapy classes and become competent in chemotherapy administration within one year of hire.
Comply with HIPAA, company privacy and information security policies, the Code of Business Conduct, and applicable laws and policies.