Registered Nurse-Pre/PACU-Westmorland Endoscopy Center

About the Role

The Registered Nurse assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for individuals or families. The role is fully responsible for all actions as a licensed nurse and is accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. Nursing care is delivered primarily in an outpatient surgery center.

Responsibilities

• Provides transformational leadership in a professional practice setting by striving to create and participate in the future of healthcare.
• Acts as a team player who contributes to building the team by helping others succeed through role modeling and mentoring.
• Assigns or delegates tasks based on patient needs and the skill level of the RN, LPN, or support staff, including assigning duties and lunches when performing the 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, cultivating a work environment that promotes positive employee attitudes, effective communication, trust, and collaboration.
• Fosters a culture where risk-taking is safe, and creativity, flexibility, resiliency, and adaptability are expected.
• Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to evaluate clinical care or health services.
• Promotes patient safety initiatives (e.g., National Patient Safety Goals).
• Participates in department-specific quality initiatives (e.g., Evidence-Based Practice, population-specific).
• Ensures 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 individual needs 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 healthcare providers.
• Analyzes the health status of individuals and families, comparing data with norms to determine patient care needs.
• Assesses patient reports/records for changes in condition, notifies physician and/or supervisor, intervenes appropriately, and documents accordingly.
• Accepts assignments in areas other than the 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 and areas where professional development would be beneficial.
• Meets time and attendance guidelines per hospital policy.
• Places the patient at the center of everything by continuously evaluating and assessing patient and family satisfaction and acting 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 the established work shift.

Requirements

• Current State of PA RN licensure OR current multi-state 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.

Qualifications

• Certification in area of specialty (preferred).
• 3-5 years of Pre/PACU experience.

Compliance

This role adheres to ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies. Employees must comply with HIPAA, data security guidelines, and the company’s Code of Business Conduct, including adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.