RN T4 Surgical ICU (New Grad), West Penn Hospital

Highmark Health•Pittsburgh, PA

8h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in West Penn Hospital’s 10-bed T4 Surgical Intensive Care Unit, providing care to a diverse critical-care population. The unit serves patients across Vascular, Surgical Oncology, Obstetrics, and Gyne-Oncology specialties; complex cardiac patients requiring support such as pacemakers, cardiac catheterizations, balloon pumps/Swan-Ganz, Impellas, or care for cardiogenic shock; ischemic stroke patients; and ventilated patients. The unit also uses Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), and nurses may have the opportunity to train for the hospital’s Rapid Response Team. The RN assesses patient and family needs and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care. The nurse is responsible for actions taken as a licensed nurse and accountable for the quality of care delivered. The role includes professional leadership, collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, delegation and supervision as appropriate, patient safety and quality initiatives, culturally and age-appropriate care planning, patient and family communication, and continued professional development. West Penn Hospital is described as a four-time Magnet-recognized hospital with private patient rooms and free employee parking. Allegheny Health Network is a nine-hospital system within Highmark Health and emphasizes inclusive collaboration, fresh perspectives, and employee growth and educational opportunities.

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 the area of specialty.

Responsibilities

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 according to patient needs and staff competency; assign duties and lunches when serving in a charge role.
Consider patient safety, condition, intervention complexity, and predictability of outcomes when making care and delegation decisions.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback about clinical practice and role performance.
Participate in interdisciplinary evaluation 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, delegate to, and evaluate assigned LPN practice as appropriate.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care in accordance with physician direction, nursing and hospital policies, 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 identify 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 continuous learning and professional development, including use of research and evidence to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills.
Participate in professional organizations and systematic peer review; seek feedback and identify strengths and development needs.
Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines.
Continuously evaluate patient and family satisfaction and participate in department-specific satisfaction initiatives.
Communicate compassionately with patients and families, assess their concerns, and attempt to resolve them.
Use effective time management to complete assigned duties within the established work shift.
Protect confidential information and comply with HIPAA, data-security requirements, the Code of Business Conduct, applicable laws, company policies, and training requirements.