RN T9 PCU/Tele (New Grad), West Penn Hospital

Highmark Health•Pittsburgh, PA

48d•Onsite

About The Position

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. The Progressive Care Unit (PCU) is a 20-bed, cardiac monitored unit providing care for patients with conditions such as heart failure, post-cath recovery, digestive disorders, severe sepsis, strokes, and pulmonary edema. West Penn Hospital has Magnet® recognition, private patient rooms, free employee parking, and offers a generous benefit package for full-time and part-time employees. Allegheny Health Network (AHN) is a 9-hospital system, part of Highmark Health, committed to teamwork, patient-centered care, inclusivity, valuing diverse perspectives, and offering growth and educational opportunities.

Requirements

Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state 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 area of specialty

Responsibilities

Provides leadership in a professional practice setting.
Contributes to team building by helping others succeed through role modeling and mentoring.
Assigns or delegates tasks based on patient needs and skill level of staff.
Considers the maintenance of a safe environment, patient condition, complexity of intervention, and predictability of outcome when delegating.
Provides peers with verbal and written feedback regarding clinical practice and role performance.
Shares knowledge and skills with peers and colleagues.
Accepts mistakes of self and others, fostering a culture where risk-taking is safe and expected.
Participates in interdisciplinary teams to evaluate clinical care or health services.
Promotes patient safety initiatives.
Participates in department-specific quality initiatives, ensuring appropriate order sets are used.
Supervises delegates and evaluates assigned LPN scope of practice.
Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, evaluate, and implement a patient plan of care 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 change of condition, notifies physician and/or supervisor, intervenes appropriately, and documents accordingly.
Accepts assignments in areas other than primary unit and performs duties within individualized competency.
Demonstrates commitment to continuous lifelong learning for self and others.
Promotes advancement of the nursing profession through participation in professional organizations.
Seeks formal and independent learning activities using current research and 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.
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.
Participates in department-specific patient satisfaction 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 established work shift.