RN Emergency Department (Full Time 36 Hours), West Penn Hospital

About the role

The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at West Penn Hospital works in a 23-bed unit (non-trauma center) as part of Allegheny Health Network (AHN), a 9-hospital system under Highmark Health.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership in a professional practice setting.
• 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.
• Shares knowledge and skills with peers and colleagues.
• Willingly accepts mistakes of self and others, creating a culture in which risk taking is safe and expected.
• Participates on 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).
• Affirms 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.
• Analyzes the health status of the individuals and families comparing the data with the norm, when possible, to determine patient care needs.
• Accepts assignments in areas other than primary unit, and performs duties within individualized competency.
• Demonstrates a commitment to continuous lifelong learning for self and others.
• Promotes advancement of the profession through participation in professional organizations.
• Meets time and attendance guidelines per hospital policy.
• Continuously evaluates and assesses patient and family satisfaction.
• Promotes compassionate communication that is patient and family centered.
• Affords for and attempts to resolve patient/family concerns.
• Utilizes effective time management skills to complete assigned duties and responsibilities within established work shift.

Requirements

• Minimum Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Preferred Certification in Emergency Nursing.
• 1 year or more of hospital RN experience beyond orientation.

Qualifications

• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
• CPR certification.