Location: Allegheny General Hospital
Department: OR CVT
Status: Full Time
Shift: 80 hours every two weeks
Rotation: Days/Nights with rotating weekends and holiday per policy
Union: Yes
Allegheny General Hospital:
ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK:
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. AHN has commitment and dedication to being inclusive, valuing fresh perspectives, and offering the best growth and educational opportunities to employees.
GENERAL OVERVIEW:
Delivers professional nursing care within the perioperative arena to patients undergoing operative or other invasive procedures.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Coordinates use of supplies, instrumentation and equipment for pre and intraoperative care and ensures that the equipment is functioning properly
Performs circulating functions including monitoring, recording and communicating patient condition and managing overall nursing care of patient before, during and after procedure
Acts as patient advocate and documents preoperative and intraoperative care delivered in compliance with hospital, departmental and regulatory agencies
Monitors the surgical environment to ensure that aseptic technique is followed by the surgical team
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum
Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
CPR certification
Preferred