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Company :

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description :

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

The Internal Staffing Team Registered Nurse is responsible for providing high-quality, patient-centered care within a hospital setting. This role involves assessing patient needs, developing and implementing care plans, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes. The nurse will provide guidance and support to staff and actively promote patient safety initiatives and adherence to hospital policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ 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.

+ This role will support OR specialties (those not defined as high acuity) and will require to be available for on call coverage.

+ 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.

+ Shares knowledge and skills with peers and colleagues and cultivates a work environment that promotes positive employee attitudes, effective communication, 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.

+ Provides peers with both verbal and written feedback regarding clinical practice and role performance.

+ Assigns or delegates tasks based on the needs of the patient and skill level of the RN, LPN or support staff.

+ Considers maintenance of a safe environment, patient condition, complexity of the intervention and predictability of the outcome.

+ 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.

+ 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 area of expertise 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.

+ 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.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum

+ 3-5 years of O.R. nursing experience

+ Completed RN training program and Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) or have applied for practice permit

+ CPR – American Heart Association

+ Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate

+ Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate

+ Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate

Preferred

+ Certification in area of specialty

+ 1 year of travel nursing experience

+ 1-3 years experience in (Cardiac, Neuro or General-trauma, Transplant)

**_Disclaimer:_** _The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job._

**_Compliance Requirement_** _: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies._

_As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy._

_Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements._

Pay Range Minimum:

$33.75

Pay Range Maximum:

$48.26

_Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets._

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Req ID: J274120