What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN, Perioperative - Allegheny General Hospital position at Allegheny Health Network?
Company :
Allegheny Health NetworkJob Description :
Date Posted: 20241220
Location: Allegheny General Hospital
Department: Operating Room - Neuro
Status: Full Time
Shift: 80 hours every two weeks
Rotation with rotating weekends and holiday per policy On-Call
Union: Yes
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
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. (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%)
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
- OR experience
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