Graduate Nurse 5C Medicine Telemetry, Allegheny General

Highmark Health • Pittsburgh, PA

20h • Onsite

About The Position

The Graduate Nurse is responsible and accountable for a designated patient population, providing care through the nursing process. This position is on Allegheny General Hospital’s 26-bed, all-private-room 5C Medicine Telemetry Unit, which serves a diverse adult population in a fast-paced setting. Patients may include those with heart failure, gastrointestinal bleeds, MICU stepdown or post-MICU and CCU needs, post-ventilator care, CHF exacerbations, altered mental status, and dyspnea or shortness of breath. The unit’s patient population is similar to that of the MICU but with lower acuity, and includes both older and younger adults.

Allegheny General Hospital is a 550+ bed hospital on Pittsburgh’s North Side. It has Magnet recognition for nursing excellence and is a Level 1 Trauma Center. Allegheny Health Network is part of Highmark Health and emphasizes patient-centered care, inclusion, fresh perspectives, and employee growth and educational opportunities.

The role requires compliance with applicable ethical, legal, privacy, and information-security standards, including HIPAA and the company’s Code of Business Conduct. Employees may have access to confidential customer information and are responsible for protecting it.

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 performed 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.
• Protect confidential customer information and comply with HIPAA, information-security guidelines, applicable laws, company policies, and the Code of Business Conduct.

What This Job Offers

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