Thank you for your interest in employment at a Highmark Health company. Highmark Health uses an online application process. If you participate in the online application process through this Workday site, your personal information will be collected, including but not limited to data such as your resume and resume content, education, contact information, address, city, postal code, country, phone number, email address, IP address, as well as any other personal information you choose to provide.The CTICU is an 8-bed intensive care unit specializing in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiovascular interventions and vascular surgery. We are a growing program, seeing new procedures and admitting upwards of 250 plus open heart surgery patients a year. Devices commonly utilized in this unit are IABP, Impella, EKOs, transvenous pacemakers and swan-ganz catheters. The unit is supported by Dr. El-Khatib, our primary cardiothoracic surgeon, 24/7 intensivists, and a team of interventional cardiologists. Our care is patient centered and our processes are nurse-driven. The multidisciplinary approach is vital to quality patient care with daily nurse-led patient rounds. Our ability to serve as a transitional care unit with our open heart surgery patients increases our patient satisfaction. Our CTICU is a two-time Bronze Beacon Award Unit. The management is enthusiastic about lifelong education and hands-on learning within the department and supportive of your professional development and career goals through shared governance and presence on the unit.Forbes Hospital is a 315 bed, Level II trauma hospital located in the community of Monroeville. Our hospital offers the service lines of a city hospital, inclusive of trauma, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, interventional cardiology, obstetrics and psychiatry, while also building relationships across the organization in a community setting.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 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 (ex: National Patient Safety Goals).Participates in department specific quality initiatives (ex: EBP population specific). Assures appropriate order sets are used.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 according to the individual needs of the patient as prescribed by physician, nurse and hospital policy including patient and family.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, when possible, to determine patient care needs.Assesses patient reports/records change of condition and notifies physician and/or supervisor and intervenes appropriately and documents accordingly.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 and other evidence to maintain and 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.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:MinimumCompleted RN training program and have PA RN licensure or have applied for practice permitCPR CertificationPreferredCertification in area of specialtyDisclaimer: 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. 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