Date Posted: 20240626 Location: Allegheny General Hospital. Department: Operating Room/ Thoracic. Status: Full Time. Shift: 80 hours every two weeks. Schedule: call and rotation for shifts. 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... more details
Company :
Allegheny Health Network
Job Description :
Location: Allegheny General Hospital
Department: Operating Room/ Thoracic
Status: Full Time
Shift: 80 hours every two weeks
Schedule: call and rotation for shifts
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
This job collaborates with the OR Manager assigned to a specific specialty area in directing and providing perioperative nursing care.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serves as a clinical expert and resource for a specific set of surgical subspecialties while scrubbing and/or circulating in the OR. (20%)
- Coordinates the delivery of cost effective and safe patient care within budgetary controls and monitors the sub-specialty inventory control levels for supplies and equipment. (20%)
- Develops, evaluates and/or revises systems and processes for obtaining, repairing, trialing, tracking and utilization of supplies and equipment in close cooperation with the OR managers, OR director and perioperative business staff. (20%)
- Acts in the capacity of a charge RN when necessary. (10%)
- Assists in the development of service specific competencies, service orientation and continuing education programs.(10%)
- Ensures compliance with departmental policies such as radiation safety, fire safety, disaster plans, infection control and external accreditation/regulatory bodies. (10%)
- Assists the OR charge nurse with daily assignments and assures appropriate staff coverage for a given sent of sub-surgical specialties. Helps direct staff RNs and surgical technicians to complete team and departmental projects. Reviews surgical schedule in advance to anticipate needed supplies, equipment and prosthesis. (10%)
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum
- Current licensure as an RN
- Minimum of 2 years perioperative nursing required.
CPR – American Heart Association
Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
Preferred
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