RN - 9N Neuro (Casual), St. Vincent

Allegheny Health Network; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Erie seeks a Registered Nurse for 9N Neuro NeuroSurgery unit dedicated to acute CVA/TIA patient care and post-operative management. The RN will lead teams, implement care plans, and ensure patient safety while upholding professional standards. Candidates must have current RN licensure and CPR certification, along with various criminal background clearances.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Assess and implement patient care plans.
• Lead and mentor nursing staff.
• Ensure patient safety and quality initiatives.
• Communicate effectively with patients and families.

Skills

Leadership in a professional practice setting

Mentoring and role modeling

Patient safety promotion

Effective time management

Culturally appropriate care

Education

Current State of PA RN licensure

CPR certification

Job description

9N Neuro NeuroSurgery

9N Neuro NeuroSurgery is a 23‑bed unit with a special emphasis on the care of acute CVA/TIA patients. The unit cares for a wide variety of neurology‑based diagnoses and, in addition to non‑surgical neurology, nurses have the opportunity to care for postoperative patients including thoracic/lumbar laminectomies, cervical/lumbar fusions, post‑op day 2 craniotomies, and VP shunts. 9N also accepts medical‑surgical overflow, enabling nurses to gain a broad range of experience and skills.

Company

Allegheny Health Network – a part of Highmark Health – is a 9‑hospital system committed to innovation, inclusivity, and excellence in patient care.

General Overview

The Registered Nurse assesses human responses and 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 leadership in a professional practice setting.
• 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.
• 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 colleagues.
• Willingly accepts mistakes of self and others, creating a culture in which risk‑taking is not only safe but expected.
• Participates on 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 (e.g., evidence‑based practice, population‑specific). 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 the individual needs of the patient as prescribed by physician, nurse, and hospital policy, including patient and family.
• Derives culturally and age‑appropriate expected outcomes involving the patient, family, and other health‑care providers.
• Analyzes the health status of individuals and families, comparing data with normative values, when possible, to determine patient care needs.
• Assesses patient reports/records, changes of condition, and notifies physician and/or supervisor, intervenes appropriately, and documents accordingly.
• Accepts assignments in areas other than primary unit, and performs duties within individualized competency.
• Demonstrates a commitment to continuous lifelong learning for self and others.
• Promotes advancement of the profession through participation in professional organizations.
• Seeks both formal and independent learning activities using current research findings and other evidence to maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and knowledge.
• 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 and areas in which professional development would be beneficial.
• Meets time and attendance guidelines per hospital policy.
• Continuously evaluates and assesses patient and family satisfaction.
• Participates in department‑specific patient satisfaction initiatives.
• Promotes compassionate, patient‑ and family‑centered communication.
• Assesses for and attempts to resolve patient/family concerns.
• Utilizes effective time‑management skills to complete assigned duties and responsibilities 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

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