RN - General Medical Surgical (Weekend Program) Jefferson

Highmark Health • Jefferson Hills, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Looking for a full-time RN role with a competitive weekend rate and bonus eligibility? Join our team on 4 West at Jefferson Hospital as part of our Weekend Program! In this full-time position, you'll work 2 - 12 hour shifts per weekend, covering from Friday 7 PM to Monday 7 AM, for 49 out of 52 weekends per year. Eligible candidates may also qualify for a generous sign-on bonus. On our 36-bed Medical-Surgical Unit, 4 West, you'll specialize in the care of post-operative patients from adolescence to adulthood. You'll also gain experience with a variety of diagnoses and levels of care, including diabetes management, cellulitis, wound/ostomy care, and supporting older adults experiencing failure to thrive. Jefferson Hospital proudly holds Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence, offers private patient rooms, and provides a generous benefit package for both full-time and part-time employees. As part of Allegheny Health Network (AHN), a 9-hospital system under Highmark Health, you'll contribute to transforming the future of healthcare. AHN is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment, valuing fresh perspectives, and offering excellent growth and educational opportunities for our employees GENERAL OVERVIEW: The Registered Nurse assesses human responses and plans, implements and evaluates nursing care for individuals or families for whom the nurse is responsible. The Registered Nurse is fully responsible for all actions as a licensed nurse and is accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered.

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

• The registered nurse provides transformational leadership in a professional practice setting by striving to create and participate in the future of healthcare.
• Team player who contributes to building the team by helping others succeed through role modeling and mentoring.
• Assigns or delegates tasks based on the needs of the patient and skill level of the RN, LPN or support staff.
• Assigns duties and lunches for staff when performing charge role.
• Considers maintenance of a safe environment, patient condition, complexity of the intervention and predictability of the outcome.
• Provides peers with both verbal and written feedback regarding clinical practice and role performance.
• Shares knowledge and skills with peers and colleagues and cultivates a work environment that promotes positive employees attitudes, effective communications, trust, and collaboration.
• Willingly accepts mistakes of self and others, creating a culture in which risk taking is not only safe but expected and creativity, flexibility, resiliency, and adaptability are key.
• Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to evaluate clinical care or health services.
• Promotes patient safety initiatives (ex: National Patient Safety Goals).
• Participates in department specific quality initiatives ( ex: EBP population specific).
• Assures appropriate order sets are used.
• Supervises delegates and evaluates assigned LPN scope of practice as appropriate.
• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, evaluate and implement a patient plan of care according to the individual needs of the patient as prescribed by physician, nurse and hospital policy including patient and family.
• Derives culturally and age appropriate expected outcomes involving the patient, family and other health care providers.
• Analyzes the health status of the individuals and families comparing the data with the norm, when possible, to determine patient care needs.
• Assesses patient reports/records change of condition and notifies physician and/or supervisor and intervenes appropriately and documents accordingly.
• Accepts assignments in areas other than primary unit, and performs duties within individualized competency.
• Demonstrates a commitment to continuous lifelong learning and professional development for self and others.
• Promotes advancement of the profession through participation in professional organizations.
• Seeks both formal and independent learning activities using current research findings and other evidence to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and knowledge.
• Participates in systematic peer review and obtains informal feedback regarding one’s own practice from patients, peers, professional colleagues and others.
• Identifies areas of strength, as well as, areas in which professional development would be beneficial.
• Meets time and attendance guidelines per hospital policy.
• Places the patient at the center of everything they do by continuously evaluating and assessing patient and family satisfaction and performing as an advocate for patients and customers.
• Participates in department specific patient satisfaction initiatives.
• Promotes compassionate communication that is patient and family centered.
• Assesses for and attempts to resolve patient/family concerns.
• Utilizes effective time management skills to complete assigned duties and responsibilities within established work shift.

Benefits

• Jefferson Hospital proudly holds Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence, offers private patient rooms, and provides a generous benefit package for both full-time and part-time employees.
• Allegheny Health Network (AHN) is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment, valuing fresh perspectives, and offering excellent growth and educational opportunities for our employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed