RN Acute Rehab (Full Time 36 Hours), West Penn Hospital

Highmark Health•Pittsburgh, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Acute Rehab Unit serves patients recovering from strokes, spinal cord injuries, LVADs, Traumatic Brain Injury, and burn injuries. The unit has 32 patient beds and provides PT, OT, and speech therapy, with patients receiving up to 3 hours of therapy daily. West Penn Hospital is Magnet® recognized, offers private patient rooms, free employee parking, and a generous benefits package for full-time and part-time employees. Allegheny Health Network (AHN) is a 9-hospital system, part of Highmark Health, committed to transforming healthcare through effective services and fostering an inclusive environment with opportunities for growth and education.

Requirements

Minimum Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC)
CPR certification

Nice To Haves

Certification in area of specialty

Responsibilities

Assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for individuals or families.
Provides leadership in a professional practice setting and contributes to team building through role modeling and mentoring.
Assigns or delegates tasks based on patient needs and staff skill levels, considering patient safety, condition, intervention complexity, and outcome predictability.
Assigns duties and lunches for staff when performing charge nurse role.
Provides peers with verbal and written feedback regarding clinical practice and role performance.
Shares knowledge and skills with peers and colleagues, accepting mistakes and fostering a culture of safe risk-taking.
Participates in interdisciplinary teams to evaluate clinical care or health services.
Promotes patient safety initiatives and participates in department-specific quality initiatives.
Assures appropriate order sets are used.
Supervises, delegates, and evaluates assigned LPN scope of practice.
Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, evaluate, and implement patient care plans according to individual needs, physician orders, and hospital policy.
Derives culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes involving the patient, family, and other healthcare providers.
Analyzes the health status of individuals and families, comparing data with norms to determine patient care needs.
Assesses patient reports/records changes in condition, notifies physician and/or supervisor, and intervenes and documents appropriately.
Accepts assignments in areas other than primary unit and performs duties within competency.
Demonstrates commitment to continuous lifelong learning for self and others.
Promotes advancement of the profession through participation in professional organizations.
Seeks formal and independent learning activities using current research findings to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills.
Participates in systematic peer review and obtains informal feedback regarding practice.
Identifies areas of strength and areas for professional development.
Meets time and attendance guidelines per hospital policy.
Continuously evaluates and assesses patient and family satisfaction, participating in department-specific initiatives.
Promotes compassionate, patient and family-centered communication.
Assesses for and attempts to resolve patient/family concerns.
Utilizes effective time management skills to complete assigned duties within the work shift.