RN- Operating Room ​/ Surgical Institute- Off Shift - Allegheny General Hospital

Job Title

Perioperative Nurse

Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny General Hospital

Operating Room

Full Time

80 hours every two weeks. RN's hired into the steady off shift program in the Operating Room will be scheduled for either the 1430 pm- 11 pm or the 1030 pm-7am shift. Both will rotate weekends, call and holidays per policy.

Yes

Allegheny General Hospital: AGH is a Level I Shock Trauma Center with 5 state of the art ICU's and a state of the art Cancer Center. It has 550+ beds.

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.

Delivers professional nursing care within the perioperative arena to patients undergoing operative or other invasive procedures.

Coordinates use of supplies, instrumentation and equipment for pre and intraoperative care and ensures that the equipment is functioning properly. (25%)

Performs circulating functions including monitoring, recording and communicating patient condition and managing overall nursing care of patient before, during and after procedure. (25%)

Acts as patient advocate and documents preoperative and intraoperative care delivered in compliance with hospital, departmental and regulatory agencies. (25%)

Monitors the surgical environment to ensure that aseptic technique is followed by the surgical team. (25%)

Minimum

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

Preferred

• OR experience

Additional Employment Requirements:

• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• CPR certification

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