Allegheny Health Network Careers

12/22/16

Position Number: 48204

Location: Allegheny General Hospital

Department: Operating Room

Status: full time

Schedule: Daylight (6:30 am to 3 pm) Monday -Friday.  Will involve some call.

Union Positions

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.

Founded in 1885 on Pittsburgh’s historic North Side, Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) has earned an international reputation for excellence and innovation in the care of patients, medical education and research. Serving Pittsburgh and the surrounding five-state area, the 661-bed academic medical center is one of the largest tertiary facilities in the region and offers a wide array of medical and surgical specialties and is also home to nationally recognized, disease-specific comprehensive centers.

Collaborates with the OR Manager assigned to a specific specialty area in directing and providing Peri-operative nursing care.

Job Responsibilities:

Serves as a clinical expert and resource for a specific set of surgical subspecialties while scrubbing and/or

circulating in the OR.

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.

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.

Acts in the capacity of a charge RN when necessary.

Assists in the development of service specific competencies, service orientation and continuing educationEnsures compliance with departmental policies such as radiation safety, fire safety, disaster plans, infection

control and external accreditation/regulatory bodies.

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.

Education: BSN

Licensure/Current licensure as an RN

Certification/Registration: Requires 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.

Complexity of Work: Personal Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

Protective Equipment: Required

Experience Minimum of 3 years perioperative nursing required. Orthopedic RN experience in the OR required.