Allegheny Health Network is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Surgical ICU/Burn Unit at West Penn Hospital. You will assess patient needs and implement and evaluate nursing care for surgical and burn patients, providing leadership in a professional practice setting and being accountable for the quality of care delivered.

What You'll Do

Provide leadership in a professional practice setting.
Contribute to building the team by helping others succeed through role modeling and mentoring.
Assign or delegate tasks based on patient needs and staff skill level.
Consider maintenance of a safe environment, patient condition, complexity of intervention, and outcome predictability.
Provide peers with verbal and written feedback regarding clinical practice and role performance.
Share knowledge and skills with peers and colleagues.
Accept mistakes of self and others, creating a culture where risk-taking is safe and expected.
Participate on interdisciplinary team to evaluate clinical care or health services.
Promote patient safety initiatives.
Participate in department-specific quality initiatives.
Assure appropriate order sets are used.
Supervise, delegate, and evaluate assigned LPN scope of practice as appropriate.
Utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, evaluate, and implement a patient plan of care according to individual needs.
Derive culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes involving patient, family, and other health care providers.
Analyze health status of individuals and families comparing data with the norm to determine patient care needs.
Assess patient reports, record change of condition, notify physician and/or supervisor, intervene appropriately, and document accordingly.
Accept assignments in areas other than primary unit and perform duties within individualized competency.
Demonstrate commitment to continuous lifelong learning for self and others.
Promote advancement of the profession through participation in professional organizations.
Seek formal and independent learning activities using current research and evidence to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills.
Participate in systematic peer review and obtain informal feedback on one's own practice from patients, peers, and colleagues.
Identify areas of strength and areas for professional development.
Meet time and attendance guidelines per hospital policy.
Continuously evaluate and assess patient and family satisfaction.
Participate in department-specific patient satisfaction initiatives.
Promote compassionate, patient- and family-centered communication.
Assess for and attempt to resolve patient/family concerns.
Utilize effective time management skills to complete assigned duties within established work shift.

What We're Looking For

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

Nice to Have

Certification in area of specialty

Team & Environment

You will work within a 14-bed Surgical ICU/Burn Unit team.

Benefits & Compensation

Magnet® recognition hospital
Private patient rooms
Free employee parking
Generous benefit package for full-time and part-time status employees

Work Mode

This role is onsite at West Penn Hospital.

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