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RN T4 Surgical ICU (Casual), West Penn Hospital

Pittsburgh PA, 15224, West Penn 4800 Friendship Ave · Part-time

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About the role

  • The Registered Nurse is fully responsible for all actions as a licensed nurse and is accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered.

Responsibilities

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Our nurses provide continuous monitoring and advanced support for patients across a range of surgical specialties, including Vascular, Surgical Oncology, Obstetrics, and Gyne-Oncology.
  • The unit supports ventilated patients and utilizes Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT).

Requirements

  • 2 years of inpatient ICU-RN experience
  • It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Preferred
  • Certification in area of specialty
  • 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.

Benefits

  • West Penn Hospital has four-time Magnet® recognition, private patient rooms, free employee parking and a generous benefit package (for full-time and part-time status employees).
  • This 9 Hospital system, a part of Highmark Health, is transforming the future of healthcare by providing highly effective services to customers, patients and communities.
  • AHN has commitment and dedication to being inclusive, valuing fresh perspectives, and offering the best growth and educational opportunities to employees.
  • 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.
  • Demonstrates a commitment to continuous lifelong learning for self and others.

Company info

  • Allegheny Health Network Job Description:
  • T4 SURGICAL ICU
  • West Penn's 10-bed Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) is a dynamic environment specializing in critical care for a diverse patient population.
  • We also care for complex cardiac patients, managing pacers, cardiac catheterizations, balloon pumps/Swan-Ganz, Impellas, and cardiogenic shock, as well as ischemic stroke patients.
  • Nurses on this unit also have the opportunity to be trained for the hospital's Rapid Response Team.
  • They are nationally recognized for their burn care, and the only pediatric burn center in western Pennsylvania to be verified by the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons.
  • They are also ranked in the nation's top-50 hospitals for OB-GYN care by the US News and World Report.
  • At AHN, employees trust working together and place patients at the center of all they do.
  • The Registered Nurse assesses human responses and plans, implements and evaluates nursing care for individuals or families for whom the nurse is responsible.
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