RN - Advanced Medical & Neuro, Jefferson

Highmark Health•Jefferson Hills, PA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse on the 3 North West Neuro/Ortho unit assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for individuals or families. The nurse is fully responsible for actions as a licensed nurse and accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. The unit has 47 beds and serves telemetry and medical-surgical patient populations, including patients of all demographics receiving pre-operative and post-operative care. It is dual certified by The Joint Commission for Stroke Care and Elective Total Hip and Total Knee Replacements. The role provides leadership in a professional practice setting, contributes to team development, and delivers patient- and family-centered care. The nurse participates in interdisciplinary and quality initiatives, supports patient safety, delegates and supervises work appropriately, and pursues ongoing learning and professional development. AHN Jefferson has private patient rooms and offers a generous benefit package to full-time and part-time employees. The hospital has earned ANCC Magnet Recognition with Distinction.

Requirements

Current Pennsylvania RN licensure 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 help build the team through role modeling and mentoring.
Assign or delegate tasks according to patient needs and staff members’ skill levels; assign duties and lunches when acting as charge nurse.
Consider environmental safety, patient condition, intervention complexity, and predictability of outcomes when making assignments and care decisions.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback on clinical practice and role performance, and share knowledge and skills with colleagues.
Help create a culture where staff can acknowledge mistakes and take appropriate risks.
Participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of clinical care and health services.
Promote patient safety initiatives, including National Patient Safety Goals.
Participate in department-specific quality initiatives and ensure appropriate order sets are used.
Supervise, delegate to, and evaluate LPNs within their scope of practice as appropriate.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care in accordance with prescriptions, policies, and patient and family needs.
Develop culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with patients, families, and other healthcare providers.
Analyze the health status of individuals and families and compare findings with norms when possible to determine care needs.
Assess and document changes in patient condition, notify the physician or supervisor, and intervene appropriately.
Accept assignments outside the primary unit and perform duties within individual competency.
Pursue continuous learning and support the professional development of self and others; participate in professional organizations and use current research and evidence to maintain clinical and professional skills.
Participate in peer review, seek feedback, and identify strengths and areas for professional development.
Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines.
Continuously assess 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 responsibilities within the established work shift.
Comply with ethical, legal, privacy, information security, and company conduct requirements.