RN Tele/Med Surg - IST (AHN Travel Team)

Highmark Health; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse for their Internal Staffing Team. This role involves providing exceptional patient care across various clinical settings, including Critical Care, Telemetry, and Emergency Medicine. As a member of the Inpatient travel team, you will have the opportunity to work in different hospitals across Pennsylvania, ensuring high-quality nursing care while being compensated with a premium rate. If you are passionate about making a difference in patient lives and thrive in dynamic environments, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Act 34, 33, and 73 Criminal Background Clearances required.
• CPR certification from the American Heart Association is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate nursing care for patients and families.
• Provide leadership and mentorship in a professional practice setting.
• Participate in interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient care.

Skills

Patient Care

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Current State of PA RN licensure

CPR Certification

Job description

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RN Telemetry/Med Surg - IST (Travel Team)

Apply locations PA, Working at Home - Pennsylvania time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id J254061

Company : Allegheny Health Network

Job Description :

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

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

The AHN Internal Staffing Team (IST), is an Inpatient travel team. AHN IST employees will rotate to all AHN hospitals in Pennsylvania.

The Inpatient Team includes Registered Nurses that will work on one of the following 3 clinical teams:

• Critical Care
• Telemetry/Med Surg
• Emergency Medicine

Additionally, members of the Inpatient IST will be paid a premium rate.

The incumbent assesses human responses and plans, implements and evaluates nursing care for individuals or families for whom the nurse is responsible. The incumbent 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.
• 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.
• Participates in department specific quality initiatives.
• 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.
• Derives culturally and age-appropriate expected outcomes involving the patient, family, and other health care providers.
• Analyzes the health status of the individuals and families comparing the data with the norm.
• Assesses patient reports/records change of condition and notifies physician and/or supervisor and intervenes appropriately.
• 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.
• Participates in systematic peer review and obtains informal feedback regarding one’s own practice.
• 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.
• Works rotating shifts with 24/7 coverage.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum

• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• CPR – American Heart Association
• Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).

Preferred

• Minimum of two years acute care hospital experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Previous travel experience.
• Experience providing care for multiple patient populations within clinical area.
• Certification in area of specialty.
• 1 year of travel nursing experience.

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.

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