Inpatient Post-Surgery RN — Collaborative Care

Allegheny Health Network; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network, including West Penn Hospital, is seeking a Registered Nurse to lead nursing care on the inpatient post-surgery unit. You will partner with the healthcare team to deliver high-quality post‑op care, coordinate with physicians and families, and ensure adherence to policies and safety standards.

The role emphasizes leadership, patient safety, evidence-based practice, and ongoing professional development in a Magnet-recognized system.

Qualifications

• Active PA RN license required.
• Current multi-state license via eNLC acceptable.
• Preferred specialty certification.
• Minimum 2 years hospital RN experience in surgical or telemetry.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership in a professional practice setting.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to evaluate care.
• Delegates tasks based on patient needs and staff skills.
• Maintains a safe environment and monitors patient condition.
• Provides verbal and written feedback on clinical practice.
• Promotes patient safety initiatives and quality programs.
• Supervises LPN scope and delegates duties as appropriate.
• Uses nursing process to plan and evaluate patient care.
• Considers cultural and age-appropriate outcomes with family.
• Assesses health status and changes in condition with physicians.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Delegation

Safety emphasis

Feedback

Knowledge sharing

Mistakes acceptance

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient safety initiatives

Quality improvement

Supervision of LPNs

Nursing process

Clinical assessment

Change of condition management

Cross-unit assignment

Lifelong learning

Professional development

Peer feedback

Attendance discipline

Patient satisfaction focus

Communication with patients and family

Time management

Education

PA RN licensure

eNLC/compact licensure

Job description

Allegheny Health Network, including West Penn Hospital, is seeking a Registered Nurse to lead nursing care on the inpatient post-surgery unit. You will partner with the healthcare team to deliver high-quality post‑op care, coordinate with physicians and families, and ensure adherence to policies and safety standards.

The role emphasizes leadership, patient safety, evidence-based practice, and ongoing professional development in a Magnet-recognized system.