Graduate Nurse 9C Neuro Trauma Telemetry, Allegheny General
About The Position
The Graduate Nurse is responsible and accountable for a designated patient population, providing care through the nursing process on the 9C Neuro Trauma Telemetry Unit at Allegheny General Hospital. The 30-bed unit cares for patients with neuroscience needs, including Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, epilepsy and other seizure disorders, MS exacerbations, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and a history of stroke. It also serves general medicine and medical trauma patients. The role includes assessing patients, planning and delivering safe, effective care, directing patient-care activities among team members, collaborating with the multidisciplinary team from admission through discharge, and educating patients and families. Care must meet applicable regulatory requirements and account for the age, culture, and learning needs of the patient population. This is a full-time position requiring 72 hours every two weeks, with rotating weekends and holidays according to policy. The role requires current Pennsylvania RN licensure or current multistate licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC), CPR certification, and the specified Pennsylvania background and child-abuse clearances and FBI fingerprinting. The position also requires compliance with the organization’s ethical, legal, privacy, and information-security policies.
Requirements
- Current Pennsylvania RN licensure or current multistate licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
- CPR certification.
- Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
- Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
- Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate clinical assessment and care-planning skills.
- Provide safe and effective care for the age population served in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Professionally direct and manage patient-care delivery activities by team members.
- Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team on the plan of care from admission through discharge.
- Assess the learning needs of patients and families and provide education based on age, culture, and willingness to learn.
- Comply with applicable ethical and legal standards, company policies, HIPAA privacy requirements, and information-security guidelines.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
