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Description

Registered Nurse

.9 Full Time (36 hrs/week) 7a-7p/7p-7a rotation with call prn

6E - Surgical Progressive Care Unit

Union position: SEIU

Posted: 03/26/2018

Purpose:

UPMC Altoona is hiring a .9 full time Registered Nurse to help support the Surgical Progressive Care Unit.  As a member of this team you will provide direct and indirect care to patients utilizing the nursing process, provide leadership for the nursing team, and contribute to the education of a variety of members of the staff and students. 

Responsibilities:

• Adheres to universal precautions.
• Identifies potential problems and initiates appropriate measures.
• Identifies environmental factors which deter effective patient care, initiates action, and contributes ideas towards resolution.
• Assessment:
• Assesses patient and family needs and documents this information appropriately in the computer or on appropriate form.
• Reassesses patient every eight hours, and, as necessary.
• Completes annual competency validation activities.
• Complies with established occupational exposure policies.
• Demonstrates professionalism in providing patient care.
• Engages the medical staff and other professionals in discussion of patient care problems resulting in mutually developed plans of care.
• Evaluation:
• Revises plan of care, as necessary based on daily evaluation of patient.
• Evaluates patient's outcome based on previously defined goals.
• Evaluates and documents the patient's response to care, teaching, and treatment.
• Identified potential problems and initiates appropriate measures.
• Identifies environmental factors which deter effective patient care, initiates action, and contributes ideas towards resolution.
• Implementation:
• Utilizes nursing care protocols and standards.
• Carries out and documents procedures according to Hospital Policy.
• Performs technical skills safely and accurately, and demonstrates a working knowledge of equipment.
• Transcribes and implements physicians' orders appropriately.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the physiological basis for the nursing care delivery.
• Demonstrates knowledge of medication and IV therapy administration according to policy.
• Initiates and coordinates health teaching for patients and families/significant other based on individual needs.
• Maintains proficiency and competency in point of care testing as defined in the evaluation criteria established by the laboratory.
• Planning:
• Includes the patient and family/significant other in the formulation of the plan of care.
• Prioritizes patient's needs appropriately.
• Plans, conducts, and documents patient care conferences.
• Maintains a current plan of care for each assigned patient.
• Utilizes appropriate community agencies and other health care professionals in planning care.
• Serves as a consultant to other members of the health-care team.
• Utilizes Bed Management System, Alpha, CPOE, and all other computer systems appropriately.

Qualifications

Education and Formal Training Required:

• Must hold a current license to practice nursing in the State of Pennsylvania. 
• Must satisfactorily complete the Nursing Departments orientation program and probationary period.  
• Must complete NIHSS education prior to end of orientation period, if required. 
• Experience Required: None, RN experience preferred.  
• RNC or CCRN is preferred for STICU and SPCU within two years. 
• ACLS preferred, BLS required.  
• Must complete the Trauma Nurse Course within one year of hire
• Must attend Trauma Symposium yearly. 
• Must maintain eight Stroke and six trauma competencies per year
• Telemetry and or Critical care experience preferred.
• Current proficiency preferred in skilled initiation and maintenance of IV Therapy in all age levels. 
• Previous experience preferred in initiation and maintenance of Intravascular Access devices. 
• Knowledge of troubleshooting methods and prior experience in administration of Cathflo for poorly functioning or clotted Central venous lines and ports preferred. 

• Act 34 Criminal Clearance
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Basic Life Support or Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
• National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification
• Registered Nurse