Registered Nurse; RN - Palliative Care​/Med Surg

Registered Nurse (RN) - Palliative Care/Med Surg
Job Type: Full time | Varied 12-hour shift, EOW and holiday rotation

Up to $20,000 Sign-on Bonus

Your experience matters

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center is part of , a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Registered Nurse (RN) joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team

Palliative Care is a combined 41 bed unit consisting of palliative and medical-surgical patients. We offer flexible scheduling which allows our nurses to have input in what they work. Full Time nurses work 3 12-hr shifts; daylight varies with mostly 7a shifts and night shift works straight 7p's. Teamwork is where we take the most pride. Compassion and a listening ear are what we give our patients and their family members!

How you'll contribute

A Registered Nurse (RN) who excels in this role:

• Coordinates the Patient Care Team's delivery of personalized, efficient care with respect for patient's spiritual and cultural differences in accordance with the PA State Board of Nursing Licensure requirement and ANA Scope and Standards of Practice.
• Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness and cost in planning and delivering patient care
• Provides patient assessment throughout patient stay and participates in discharge planning while maintaining a therapeutic partnership with patient, family, and caregivers
• Initiates individualized patient and family teaching plan
• Adheres to the 10 rights of medication administration
• Implements physician orders and records physician's phone orders with read back
• Collaborates with physician during rounds
• Makes decisions and judgments in preventing, analyzing, and resolving patient care concerns
• Reports patient's status, refers problems when necessary and anticipates situations that prevent/minimize adverse outcomes
• Implements the interventions identified in the established plan of care and collaborates with members of the Patient Care Team as needed
• Demonstrates and maintains annual competencies
• Maintains confidentiality of all patients, hospital, and employee-related information
• Maintains accountability for appropriate staffing following the flexible-staffing plan
• Attends and participates as a minimum requirement six staff meetings annually. Reads all staff meeting minutes not attended and indicates review
• Maintains proficiency in Conemaugh Connect as applicable.
• Participates in Process Improvement unit based activities and hospital based as directed
• Commits to Service Excellence and continually strives toward achievement of the Standards of Care
• Demonstrates understanding and knowledge of patient's rights
• Initiates and updates plan of care as necessary
• Follows hospital policies with patients in isolation
• Attends educational sessions to gain knowledge about new treatment options, procedures, or equipment.
• Timely renewal of PA RN license with completion of continuing education hours as required.
• Initiates CORE measure process as applicable
• Assure the completion of the Transition of Care documentation as relates to discharge to home, PCH, SNF, acute rehab, hospice
• Completes transfer consent as appropriate
• Performs 5 moments of hand hygiene
• Maintains competency of alternatives and use of restraints
• Demonstrates understanding and knowledge of patient's rights
• Completes age specific competencies as directed

Why join us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits:
  Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage - with medical plans starting at just $10 per pay period - tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.

• Financial Protection & PTO:
  Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave…