Graduate Nurse CTSICU, Allegheny General
About The Position
The Graduate Nurse is responsible and accountable for a designated patient population, providing care through the nursing process in the Allegheny General Hospital Cardiothoracic Surgical Intensive Care Unit (CTSICU). The 24-bed unit provides post-surgical intensive care to cardiac, thoracic, vascular, and transplant patients. Nurses are trained to scrub and circulate on the floor and support and treat patients with mechanical circulatory devices, including VAD, ECMO, Impella, and balloon pump. The unit is a Platinum Level ECMO Center of Excellence and holds Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification (C4). The role includes demonstrating clinical assessment and care-planning skills, providing safe and effective care for the age population served, directing and managing patient-care delivery by team members, collaborating with the multidisciplinary team from admission through discharge, and assessing and addressing the learning needs of patients and families. This is a full-time, union position at Allegheny General Hospital. The schedule is 72 hours every two weeks, with rotating shifts and rotating weekends and holidays per policy. Required clearances include Pennsylvania Act 34 criminal background, Act 33 child abuse, and Act 73 FBI fingerprinting clearances. A current Pennsylvania RN license or current multistate license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC), and CPR certification are also required.
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 according to 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 patient and family learning needs and provide education based on age, culture, and willingness to learn.
- Provide post-surgical ICU care to cardiac, thoracic, vascular, and transplant patients.
- Support and treat patients with mechanical circulatory devices, including VAD, ECMO, Impella, and balloon pump.
- Scrub and circulate on the floor as trained.
- Comply with applicable ethical, legal, privacy, data-security, and company conduct requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
