REGISTERED NURSE, RN - CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES PCU 2AB

Independence Health System - Westmoreland Area; Greensburg (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to join their cardiovascular services team. In this role, you will assess and implement patient care while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal health outcomes. Your expertise will contribute to maintaining high standards of care and promoting patient independence. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where you can make a significant impact on patient lives and enhance your professional skills through continuous learning. If you are passionate about nursing and patient care, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program required.
• Strong leadership ability and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Coordinate with interdisciplinary teams for effective patient outcomes.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Organizational Skills

Critical Thinking

Communication Skills

Education

Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program

Tools

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

Job description

REGISTERED NURSE, RN - CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES PCU 2AB

Job Category: NURSING

Requisition Number: REGIS016609

Posted: March 4, 2025

Type: Full-Time

Location

City of Greensburg
Greensburg, PA, USA

Description

Job Summary

The RN assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the care for a designated group of patients. The RN coordinates, directs and actively participates as an effective member of the interdisciplinary health care team, contributing to the efficient operation of the unit and promoting positive patient outcomes.

Essential Job Functions

• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending education workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
• Assure quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards, making or recommending necessary adjustments, and following system/hospital and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care.
• Protect patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Document patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
• Maintain continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs using Nurse Knowledge Exchange techniques.
• Maintain patient confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.
• Identify patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients, and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
• Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
• Promote patient's independence by establishing patient care goals, teaching patient/family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills, and answering questions.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
• Resolve patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintain a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information, responding to requests, building rapport, and participating in team quality improvement and problem-solving methods.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Ensure operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements by following manufacturer's instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs, maintaining equipment inventories, and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
• Maintain nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies, placing and expediting orders for supplies, verifying receipt of supplies, and using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• The Registered Nurse provides direct oversight of the GN, LPN, Technical Partner, ALS Technician, Nurse Extern, and Unit Clerks, including conducting the initial comprehensive assessment and interpreting the assessment to initiate the interprofessional plan of care.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program required.
• Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of nursing practice.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.
• A Nursing refresher course may be required if employee has not worked in an acute care setting for his/her most recent three consecutive years of professional employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year medical-surgical experience.
• Pediatric experience preferred.

License, Certification & Clearances

• Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Pennsylvania required.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• PA Act 153 Clearance with renewal (Act 33, Act 34, Act 73 FBI Clearance).
• Current ACLS or completion within one (1) year of hire/transfer date into department.
• Current NIH Stroke Scale or completion within six (6) months of hire/transfer into department.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities, but may serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.).
• Travel may be expected locally between Excela Health locations.

LEAN

• Actively promotes a Lean work culture by performing team member duties to encourage consistent use of LEAN principles and processes, including continually seeking work process improvements.

AAP/EEO

• Excela Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Excela Health to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants.