Description
UPMC Somerset is seeking a Registered Nurse to support our Cardiac Cath Lab. This role will work Monday - Friday daylight hours! We are seeking candidates with prior ICU or ED experience to join our team!
Purpose:
Under the general supervision of the Director, Coordinator or Manager the Registered Nurse plans, assesses, implements and evaluates nursing care of patients in the assigned area. The Registered Nurse is expected to have leadership skills to supervise other personnel. The Registered Nurse performs and delegates patient care and non-patient care activities as required for the daily operation of the department
Responsibilities:
- Exhibits qualities of professionalism appropriate to the Registered Nurse.
- Assesses patient problems and prioritizes needs. This includes critical thinking that permits differentiation.
- Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise patient care as indicated by the patient's needs to either correct the condition or to reduce potential risk to the patient or writ operation.
- Documents in writing and communicates information about the patient status to co-workers, physicians and ancillary services personnel.
- Reads and interprets policies, procedures and standards of care to effectively plan and provide patient care.
- Maintains competence in the performance of routine and specialized nursing procedures.
- Demonstrates knowledge and skill necessary to education appropriate to the age of the patient served.
- Participates in formal and informal staff development activities, both on and off the nursing unit.
- Identifies strategies to improve flow of work and cost of providing care.
- Maintains a positive work atmosphere by behaving and communicating in a manner that promotes positive customer relations.
- Able to independently transfer a patient from the positions of supine, sitting, and standing in any combination.
- Competent at the independent performance of technical skills and uses equipment safely (without causing risk or harm), efficiently (using the fewest possible resources), and effectively (achieving the desired or expected outcome).
- Non-essential Functions:
- Participates in the development of policies, procedures, standards of care and quality improvement activities.
- Develops and presents educational sessions to class.
- Participates in orientation of new personnel.
- Participates in quality work groups and committees.
Qualifications
Required for all positions:
- Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of PA.
- Graduate nurses must take the State Board Nursing Examination within 60 days of hire, BCLS (upon hire or within 6mo), BSN preferred, Professional Cert preferred, Act 34, 33 & 73.
- In addition to the above, the following are unit specific:
- Cardiac Cath Lab: ACLS upon hire. 1yr interventional Cath Lab experience or 1yr critical care nursing experience.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Basic Arrhythmia Course
- National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Act 34
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Individuals hired into this role must comply with UPMC’s COVID vaccination requirements upon beginning employment with UPMC. Refer to the COVID-19 Vaccination Information section at the top of this page to learn more.
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