RN - 2N General Surgery (Part Time, Weekends), St. Vincent

Allegheny Health Network; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network is actively seeking a Registered Nurse for the 2 North General Surgery Unit in Erie, PA. This role involves assessing and providing comprehensive nursing care, ensuring patient safety, and leading nursing practices.

The ideal candidate will have a valid PA RN license and CPR certification, along with a commitment to professional development. As part of a collaborative environment, the nurse will promote effective communication and advocate for patients' needs.

Qualifications

• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Assess human responses and evaluate nursing care for individuals.
• Collaborate with teams to evaluate clinical care.
• Promote patient-centered communication.

Skills

Transformational leadership

Patients safety initiatives

Effective communication

Continuous learning

Education

Current State of PA RN licensure

CPR certification

Job description

2 North General Surgery Unit

2 North General Surgery has 19 beds and is a general medical‑surgical unit offering procedures such as mastectomies, gynecologic surgeries, prostatectomies, amputation, bowel resection, hernia repair, appendectomy, gastrectomy, thyroidectomy, and parathyroidectomy.

Company

Allegheny Health Network (AHN)

St. Vincent Hospital is a Magnet®‑designated hospital for excellence in nursing, serving the Lake Erie region since 1875.

AHN is a 9‑hospital system that is part of Highmark Health, focused on delivering high‑quality patient care and investing in employee growth and education.

General Overview

The Registered Nurse assesses human responses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for individuals or families. The RN is fully responsible for all actions as a licensed nurse and is accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered.

Essential Responsibilities

• 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.
• Assigns or delegates tasks based on the needs of the patient and skill level of the RN, LPN or support staff, and oversees duties and lunches for staff when performing charge role.
• Considers maintenance of a safe environment, patient condition, complexity of the intervention and predictability of the outcome.
• Provides peers with both verbal and written feedback regarding clinical practice and role performance.
• Shares knowledge and skills with peers 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 safe and creativity, flexibility, resiliency, and adaptability are key.
• Collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to evaluate clinical care or health services.
• Promotes patient safety initiatives (e.g., National Patient Safety Goals).
• Participates in department‑specific quality initiatives and assures appropriate order sets are used.
• Supervises, delegates, and evaluates assigned LPN scope of practice as appropriate.
• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, evaluate and implement a patient plan of care according to individual needs as prescribed by physician, nurse, and hospital policy.
• Derives culturally and age appropriate expected outcomes involving the patient, family and other health care providers.
• Analyzes the health status of individuals and families, compares data with norms, and determines patient care needs.
• Assesses patient reports/records, monitors changes of condition, and notifies physician and/or supervisor, intervening appropriately and documenting accordingly.
• Accepts assignments in areas other than primary unit, performing duties within individualized competency.
• Demonstrates a commitment to continuous learning and professional development for self and others.
• Promotes advancement of the profession through participation in professional organizations.
• Engages in formal and independent learning activities using current research findings, maintaining and developing clinical and professional skills.
• Participates in systematic peer review, obtaining informal feedback on practice from patients, peers, and colleagues, and identifies areas for professional development.
• Meets time and attendance guidelines per hospital policy.
• Places the patient at the center of care, evaluating and assessing patient and family satisfaction, and acts as an advocate for patients and customers.
• Participates in department‑specific patient satisfaction initiatives.
• Promotes compassionate, patient‑centered communication.
• Assesses for and attempts to resolve patient/family concerns.
• Utilizes effective time‑management skills to complete assigned duties within established work shift.

Qualifications

Minimum

• 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

Equal Opportunity Employment

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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