Graduate Nurse, Operating Room - Allegheny General Hospital

Highmark Health • Pittsburgh, PA

8h

About The Position

Delivers professional nursing care within the perioperative arena to patients undergoing operative or other invasive procedures at Allegheny General Hospital. The role coordinates supplies, instrumentation, and equipment for preoperative and intraoperative care; performs circulating functions; advocates for patients; documents care; and monitors the surgical environment to ensure aseptic technique. The position is full-time, with 80 hours every two weeks, rotating day and night shifts, and rotating weekends and holidays per policy. It is a union position.

Requirements

• Current Pennsylvania RN licensure or current multistate licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
• CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the use of supplies, instrumentation, and equipment for preoperative and intraoperative care, and ensure equipment is functioning properly.
• Perform circulating functions, including monitoring, recording, and communicating the patient’s condition and managing overall nursing care before, during, and after procedures.
• Act as a patient advocate and document preoperative and intraoperative care in compliance with hospital, departmental, and regulatory agency requirements.
• Monitor the surgical environment to ensure the surgical team follows aseptic technique.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed