Registered Nurse, Registered Nurse (RN) - Palliative Care/Med Surg

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

Our Palliative Care Unit is a 41-bed combined unit serving both palliative and medical-surgical patients. The team is dedicated to providing compassionate, patient-centered care that supports both patients and their families during complex and sensitive health journeys.

We offer flexible scheduling, giving nurses the opportunity to have input into their work schedules. Full-time nurses work three 12-hour shifts, with day shift options varying (primarily 7A) and night shift offered as consistent 7P schedules.

Teamwork is at the core of our culture. Our staff takes pride in delivering not only high-quality clinical care, but also empathy, compassion, and a listening ear to every patient and family member we serve.

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

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 for full-time and part-time employees.

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

• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.

• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).

• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What we’re looking for
Applicants should have a current state RN license and possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited nursing school. Additional requirements include:

• Basic Life Support certification
• Experience in medical nursing and oncology nursing preferred
• Oncology Nursing Certification upon meeting eligibility preferred

More about Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.