Neurosurgeon RN

Company: Allegheny Health Network

Job Description:

9N Neuro NeuroSurgery is a 23-bed unit that emphasizes the care of acute CVA patients. The unit also cares for a wide variety of neurology-based diagnoses, including non-surgical neurology and post-operative patients. Nurses on this unit will have the opportunity to care for patients with thoracic/lumbar laminectomies, cervical/lumbar fusions, post-op day 2 craniotomies, and VP shunts.

St. Vincent Hospital is a Magnet-designated hospital for excellence in nursing, serving the people in the Lake Erie region since 1875 with a quality of care and service second to none.

At AHN, employees trust working together and place patients at the center of all they do. This 9 Hospital system, a part of Highmark Health, is transforming the future of healthcare by providing highly effective services to customers, patients, and communities.

Responsibilities:

• Assess human responses and plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for individuals or families.
• Provide leadership in a professional practice setting.
• Assign or delegate tasks based on the needs of the patient and skill level of the RN, LPN, or support staff.
• Consider maintenance of a safe environment, patient condition, complexity of the intervention, and predictability of the outcome.
• Provide peers with both verbal and written feedback regarding clinical practice and role performance.
• Share knowledge and skills with peers and colleagues.
• Participate on interdisciplinary teams to evaluate clinical care or health services.
• Promote patient safety initiatives.
• Participate in department-specific quality initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Completed RN training program and have PA RN licensure or have applied for practice permit.
• CPR Certification.

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