RN - ED (Full Time), Westfield

Company Allegheny Health Network Job Description Westfield Memorial Hospital is a small rural hospital with 4 inpatient medical‑surgical beds offering 24/7 emergency, inpatient, cardiac stress, laboratory and radiology services to the community in Western New York. 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 RN is fully responsible for all actions as a licensed nurse and is accountable to patients for the quality of care delivered. Essential Responsibilities 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; assigns duties and lunches for staff when performing charge role. Considers maintenance of a safe environment, patient condition, complexity of intervention and predictability of 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 in which risk taking is safe and expected. Participates on interdisciplinary team to evaluate clinical care or health services. Promotes patient safety initiatives such as 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 LPN scope of practice as appropriate. Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, evaluate and implement a patient plan of care according to individual needs and physician, nurse and hospital policy, including patient and family preferences. Derives culturally and age appropriate expected outcomes involving the patient, family and other health‑care providers. Analyzes health status of individuals and families, compares data with norms when possible to determine patient care needs. Assesses patient reports/records for changes of condition, 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 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 maintain and develop clinical and professional skills and knowledge. Participates in systematic peer review and obtains informal feedback regarding own practice from patients, peers, professional colleagues and others; identifies areas of strength and development needs. 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 CPR certification. Completed RN training program and possess NY RN licensure or have applied for a practice permit. 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 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. All employees must comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct, including adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and company policies and training requirements. Pay Range Minimum $32.00 Pay Range Maximum $50.75 Equal Employment Opportunity Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. #J-18808-Ljbffr Allegheny Health Network