RN T2 Critical Care/Burn (Full Time 36 Hours), West Penn Hospital

Allegheny Health Network; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Vor Ort; USD 72.000 - 98.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Magnet recognition

Private patient rooms

Generous benefits

Zusammenfassung

Allegheny Health Network’s AHN West Penn Burn Center seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to provide leadership and direct patient care in a high-paced burn unit. The role emphasizes collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, patient safety, and evidence-based practice from injury through rehabilitation.

The position requires PA RN licensure (or eNLC), CPR certification, and background clearances. Involvement in quality initiatives and ongoing professional development is encouraged.

Qualifikationen

• Current PA RN licensure or multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• CPR certification.
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Background Clearance Certificate.

Aufgaben

• Provides leadership in a professional practice setting.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to evaluate clinical care.
• Manages assignments based on patient needs and staff skills.
• Assesses patient conditions and intervenes with physician notification when needed.
• Promotes patient safety initiatives and participates in quality improvement.
• Ensures accurate documentation and communication of care.

Kenntnisse

Nursing leadership

Team collaboration

Patient assessment

Communication

Quality improvement

Ausbildung

PA RN licensure / eNLC

Jobbeschreibung

CRITICAL CARE/BURN UNIT

West Penn’s Critical Care/Burn Unit is a 14‑bed fast‑paced unit caring for both burn and wound patients. Burn injuries (pediatric to adult) include frostbite, road rash, autoimmune disorders, chronic skin conditions, and other burn classifications.

Company

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description

West Penn’s Critical Care/Burn Unit is a 14‑bed fast‑paced unit caring for both burn and wound patients. Burn injuries (pediatric to adult) would include frostbite, road rash, autoimmune, chronic skin conditions, and other burn classifications.

AHN WEST PENN BURN CENTER

As the only burn center in Western Pennsylvania verified by the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons for both adult and pediatric care, we deliver high‑quality, comprehensive patient care from injury through rehabilitation.

WEST PENN HOSPITAL

West Penn Hospital has Magnet® recognition, private patient rooms, free employee parking and a generous benefit package for full‑time and part‑time employees.

ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK

At AHN, employees trust working together and place patients at the center of all they do. This 9‑hospital system, part of Highmark Health, is transforming the future of healthcare by providing highly effective services to customers, patients and communities. AHN is committed and dedicated 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.

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 patient needs and staff skill level, and manages duties and meals when in charge.
• Considers the maintenance of a safe environment, patient condition, complexity of intervention, and predictability of the outcome.
• Provides peers with verbal and written feedback regarding clinical practice and role performance.
• Shares knowledge and skills with peers and colleagues.
• Accepts mistakes of self and others, creating a culture where risk‑taking is safe and expected.
• Participates on interdisciplinary teams to evaluate clinical care or health services.
• Promotes patient safety initiatives (e.g., National Patient Safety Goals).
• Engages 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.
• Uses the nursing process to assess, plan, evaluate and implement a patient plan of care that meets 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 health status of individuals and families and compares data to norms to determine patient care needs.
• Assesses patient reports/records for changes and notifies physician and/or supervisor and intervenes appropriately and documents accordingly.
• Accepts assignments in areas other than the primary unit and performs duties within individualized competency.
• Demonstrates commitment to continuous lifelong learning for self and others.
• Promotes advancement of the profession through participation in professional organizations.
• Seeks formal and independent learning activities using current research findings and other evidence to 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 for professional development.
• 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 the established shift.

Qualifications

Minimum

• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• Current PA RN licensure or multi‑state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC)
• CPR certification

Preferred

• Certification in area of specialty
• 1+ year of inpatient RN experience outside orientation

Compliance and Privacy

All employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. Employees must comply with HIPAA, the company’s privacy policies, and all data security guidelines. The job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

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