Allegheny Health Network Careers

Job Number: 55276
Location: West Penn Hospital
Unit: Emergency Department
Status: Full-Time, 40 hours / week
Shift: Rotating- Day/Evening/Night, Weekends

Allegheny Health Network is an integrated delivery network focused on preserving health care choice and providing affordable, high-quality care to the people in our communities. With more than 14,000 employees including 7,400 health care professionals, nearly 200 primary care and specialty care practices, Allegheny Health Network includes seven hospitals in Pennsylvania with nearly 2,400 licensed beds.

Allegheny Health Network’s clinical expertise ranges from primary care to the most complex surgical procedures. Services include cancer diagnosis and treatment, cardiovascular care, neurological and neurosurgical services, organ transplantation, orthopedic and rehabilitation services, and women’s health.

Job Summary: Provide care, safety, comfort and privacy of patients based on their individual needs.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides and documents direct patient care and activities, such as activities of daily living, vital signs, specimen collection, assistance with exams, treatments and procedures and focused testing.
• Participates in unit activities such as supply stocking, patient transport, and equipment/appliance cleaning, checks and retrieval.
• Demonstrates effective communication (verbal and written) with patients, family, physicians and other healthcare team members about patient care.
• Communicates pertinent patient data accurately and in a timely fashion to the appropriate RN.
• Inventories supplies and equipment, orders, receives, delivers and maintains adequate levels to meet patient care needs.
• Accurately analyzes and interprets ECG rhythms according to procedure.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Job Requirements:

• At least 1 year patient care experience preferred
• Completion of the Cardiac Monitor class