RN - Surgery Center PACU (Full Time, Days), St. Vincent

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

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network seeks a full-time RN for the Surgery Center PACU in Erie, PA. The role focuses on patient assessments, collaborative care, and continuous improvement in a dynamic surgical environment. Join a team dedicated to high-quality healthcare and patient-centered service.

Qualifications

• PA RN licensure or applied for a practice permit.
• CPR Certification required.
• Criminal Background Clearance Certificates mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Assess and implement nursing care for patients.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams for quality patient care.
• Supervise and delegate tasks to support staff.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Patient Safety

Education

RN - Registered Nurse training program

Job description

RN - Surgery Center PACU (Full Time, Days), St. Vincent

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Surgery Center Operating Room

Saint Vincent Surgery Center has 7 operating rooms and provides surgical care for several specialties. The surgery center also has a Pain & Laser Clinic providing care for pain management & enhanced vision. The pre-op, OR, and PACU are highly collaborative units working with many different teams to provide the best patient care. Most recently, Hip arthroscopies have been done same day at the center.

Company

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description

Surgery Center Operating Room

Saint Vincent Surgery Center has 7 operating rooms and provides surgical care for several specialties. The surgery center also has a Pain & Laser Clinic providing care for pain management & enhanced vision. The pre-op, OR, and PACU are highly collaborative units working with many different teams to provide the best patient care. Most recently, Hip arthroscopies have been done same day at the center.

St. Vincent Hospital

St. Vincent Hospital is a Magnet-designated hospital for excellence in nursing, serving the people in the Lake Erie region since 1875 with a quality of care and service second to none!

Allegheny Health Network

At AHN, employees trust working together and place patients at the center of all they do. This 9 Hospital system, a part of Highmark Health, is transforming the future of healthcare by providing highly effective services to customers, patients, and communities. AHN has a commitment and dedication to being inclusive, valuing fresh perspectives, and offering the best growth and educational opportunities to employees.

General Overview

The Registered Nurse assesses human responses and plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for individuals or families for whom the nurse is responsible. The Registered Nurse is fully responsible for all actions as a licensed nurse and is accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. SC Nursing care is delivered primarily in outpatient surgery center.

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. 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 and cultivates a work environment that promotes positive employee attitudes, effective communications, trust, and collaboration.
• Willingly accepts mistakes of self and others, creating a culture in which risk-taking is not only safe but expected, fostering creativity, flexibility, resiliency, and adaptability.
• 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 (e.g., EBP population-specific). Ensures appropriate order sets are used.
• Supervises, delegates, and evaluates the scope of practice of assigned LPNs as appropriate.
• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, evaluate, and implement a patient care plan according to individual needs, as prescribed by the physician, nurse, and hospital policy, including patient and family.
• Derives culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes involving the patient, family, and other healthcare providers.
• Analyzes the health status of individuals and families, comparing data with norms to determine patient care needs.
• Assesses patient-reported or record-based changes of condition, notifies physicians or supervisors, 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 and professional development for self and others.
• Participates in professional organizations to advance the profession.
• Engages in formal and independent learning activities using current research and evidence to maintain and develop skills and knowledge.
• Participates in peer review and seeks informal feedback from patients, peers, and colleagues to identify strengths and areas for growth.
• Adheres to time and attendance guidelines per hospital policy.
• Centers patient care on patient and family satisfaction, advocating for their needs.
• Participates in patient satisfaction initiatives and promotes compassionate, patient- and family-centered communication.
• Assesses and resolves patient/family concerns.
• Utilizes effective time management to complete duties within the shift.
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum

• Completed RN training program and possess PA RN licensure or have applied for a practice permit
• CPR Certification
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
  
  

Preferred

• Certification in area of specialty
  
  

Disclaimer The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

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