RN Per Diem Pool Team Procedural , Casual - Allegheny General Hospital

Position: RN Per Diem Pool Team 6 Procedural Areas, Casual - Allegheny General Hospital
Company :

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description :

Date Posted:

Location:

Allegheny General Hospital

Department: PDP Team 6 Procedural Areas

Status:
Casual

Shift: 8 hours every two weeks

Day Shift

This position is not eligible for time off or medical benefits

Union:
Yes

THE UNIT:

Allegheny General's PDP Team are highly trained expert RNs who cover all areas of AGH based on their specialty and clinical expertise

Variety in the types of patients we receive and the level of patient acuity prepares our nurses to care for the most critically ill of patients

Mentor and precept nurses

Allegheny General Hospital:

* AGH is a Level I Shock Trauma Center

* 5 state of the art ICU's

* State of the art Cancer Center

* 550+ Beds

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.

Job Summary:

Responsible and accountable for a designated patient population for the purpose of providing care based upon enactment of the nursing process and floats to multiple areas within an assigned team based on skill level.

Responsibilities:

Demonstrates clinical assessment skills and care planning skills.

Provides safe and effective care for the age population served according to regulatory requirements.

Professionally directs and manages the activities of the patient care delivery by the team members.

Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team for the plan of care from admission through discharge.

Assesses learning needs of patient and family and provides education based on age, culture and willingness to learn.

Job Description

GENERAL OVERVIEW

Responsible and accountable for a designated patient population for the purpose of providing care based upon enactment of the nursing

process and floats to multiple areas within an assigned team based on skill level.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

* Demonstrates clinical assessment skills and care planning skills.

* Provides safe and effective care for the age population served according to regulatory requirements.

* Professionally directs and manages the activities of the patient care delivery by the team members.

* Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team for the plan of care from admission through discharge.

* Assesses learning needs of patient and family and provides education based on age, culture and willingness to learn.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum

* Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).

* CPR certification

* 3 years acute care nursing experience required in ICU

* Requires a nursing skill level that can adapt to a tertiary setting with high volume, complex patient population.

* Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.

* Must be able to work in a dynamic and challenging environment and take appropriate actions.

* Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate

* Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate

* Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate

* Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association - American Heart Association

Disclaimer: 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. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement:
This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance…