RN - Rehab (Full Time), St. Vincent

Highmark Health•Erie, PA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse on the 2 R Rehab Unit at St. Vincent Hospital assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for assigned individuals and families. The RN is fully responsible for actions taken as a licensed nurse and accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. The Rehab Unit has 21 beds and provides care involving physical, occupational, and speech therapy for patients recovering from strokes, orthopedic conditions, and deconditioning. The RN provides leadership in a professional practice setting, supports team development through role modeling and mentoring, and assigns or delegates work based on patient needs and staff competencies. The RN uses the nursing process to develop and implement individualized plans of care, collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and other health care providers, and contributes to patient safety, quality, and satisfaction initiatives. The role also requires ongoing professional learning, effective communication, and compliance with hospital policies, applicable laws, privacy requirements, and the company Code of Business Conduct.

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 leadership in a professional practice setting and contribute to team development 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 environmental safety, patient condition, intervention complexity, and outcome predictability when assigning or delegating care.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback on clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills with colleagues.
Contribute to a work culture where staff can acknowledge mistakes and take appropriate risks.
Participate in interdisciplinary evaluations of clinical care and 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 delegates and evaluate assigned LPN scope of practice as appropriate.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care according to individual needs, prescriptions, and applicable policies, involving the patient and family.
Establish culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with the patient, family, and other health care providers.
Analyze the health status of individuals and families against 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 individual competencies.
Pursue continuous learning and professional development, including using current research and evidence to maintain clinical and professional knowledge and skills.
Promote the nursing profession through participation in professional organizations.
Participate in peer review and seek feedback from patients, peers, professional colleagues, and others; identify strengths and development needs.
Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines.
Continuously assess 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 and family concerns.
Use effective time management to complete assigned duties within the established work shift.
Protect confidential and covered information and comply with HIPAA, company privacy and information security policies, the Code of Business Conduct, applicable laws, and required training.