RN E9 Inpatient Post-Surgery (New Grad), West Penn Hospital

Allegheny Health Network; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

Free employee parking

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network seeks a Registered Nurse for the inpatient post-surgery unit in Pittsburgh, PA. The RN will provide post-operative care and ensure high-quality nursing practices.

Candidates must hold a valid PA RN license and CPR certification, with a commitment to patient safety and teamwork. Responsibilities include assessment of patients, mentorship, and participation in quality initiatives. The role offers a competitive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
• Certification in area of specialty (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in a professional practice setting.
• Assess patient needs and implement nursing care plans.
• Supervise and evaluate the scope of practice of LPNs.
• Participate in interdisciplinary teams to evaluate care.

Skills

Leadership in nursing

Mentoring

Patient safety initiatives

Time management

Education

Current State of PA RN licensure

CPR certification

Job description

E9 INPATIENT POST-SURGERY

West Penn’s Inpatient Post Surgery Unit is a 38‑bed, non‑monitored, post‑surgical unit that provides post‑op care for bariatric, esophageal, gynecological oncology, surgical oncology, urology, and GI patients following the PACU. Most patients stay on the unit for 4‑5 days.

West Penn Hospital

West Penn Hospital is a four‑time Magnet hospital with private patient rooms, free employee parking, and a generous benefit package for full‑time and part‑time employees. The hospital is nationally recognized for its burn care and is the only pediatric burn center in western Pennsylvania verified by the American Burn Association and American College of Surgeons. It is also ranked in the nation’s top‑50 hospitals for OB‑GYN 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 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 (ex National Patient Safety Goals).
• Participates in department specific quality initiatives (ex EBP population specific) 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 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 the data with the norm when possible, to determine patient care needs.
• Assesses patient reports/records change of condition, notifies physician and/or supervisor, intervenes appropriately and documents accordingly.
• Accepts assignments in areas other than the 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, identifying areas of strength as well as 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 communication that is patient and family centered.
• 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 Qualifications

• 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 Qualifications

• Certification in area of specialty

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