RN - Behavioral Health Adult (Full Time), St. Vincent

Highmark Health•Erie, PA

About The Position

Allegheny Health Network is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Behavioral Health Adult inpatient unit at St. Vincent Hospital. The adult unit treats people ages 18–65 with acute psychiatric illness or worsening symptoms of severe mental health disorders. Patients may also have substance abuse disorders and medical comorbidities. The unit has 28 beds. The Registered Nurse assesses patients’ responses, plans and delivers nursing care, and evaluates outcomes for individuals and families. The RN is accountable for the quality of care provided and for all actions taken as a licensed nurse. The role includes professional leadership, collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, patient and family-centered communication, and participation in patient-safety and quality initiatives. St. Vincent Hospital is a Magnet-designated hospital serving the Lake Erie region. Allegheny Health Network is a nine-hospital system and part of Highmark Health. Employees must follow applicable ethical, legal, privacy, confidentiality, and information-security requirements, including HIPAA and the company’s 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 success through role modeling and mentoring.
Assign or delegate tasks according to patient needs and staff members’ skills; when acting as charge nurse, assign duties and meal breaks.
Promote a safe environment, provide peers with feedback, and share knowledge and skills with colleagues.
Participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of clinical care and health services, patient-safety initiatives, and department quality initiatives.
Ensure appropriate order sets are used and supervise, delegate to, and evaluate LPN practice within its scope as appropriate.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care in accordance with individual needs, prescriptions, and hospital policy, involving patients and families.
Develop culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes with patients, families, and other health care providers.
Analyze patient and family health status to determine care needs; identify and respond to changes in condition, notify the physician or supervisor as appropriate, intervene, and document.
Accept assignments outside the primary unit and perform duties within individual competency.
Pursue ongoing learning, use current research and evidence to maintain clinical and professional skills, and participate in professional organizations and peer review.
Seek feedback, identify strengths and professional development needs, and support the learning of others.
Meet hospital time and attendance guidelines and manage time effectively to complete assigned work within the shift.
Continuously assess patient and family satisfaction, participate in department satisfaction initiatives, communicate compassionately, and assess and attempt to resolve concerns.
Comply with ethical and legal standards, company policies, HIPAA, privacy and information-security policies, and applicable laws and training requirements.