RN Enterostomal Nurse Specialist, Allegheny General

Highmark Health • Pittsburgh, PA

19h • Onsite

About The Position

The RN Enterostomal Nurse Specialist is responsible and accountable for a designated patient population, providing care through the nursing process. The role is based at Allegheny General Hospital in the Nursing Education department and is a full-time, union position scheduled for 80 hours every two weeks on the day shift, Monday through Friday.

Allegheny General Hospital is a 550+ bed hospital on Pittsburgh’s North Side, with advanced care across medical and surgical specialties. It holds Magnet recognition for nursing excellence and is a Level 1 Trauma Center. Allegheny Health Network is a multi-hospital system and part of Highmark Health, focused on patient-centered care, inclusion, and employee growth and education.

The position requires clinical assessment and care planning, safe and effective care for the age population served, direction and management of patient-care delivery team members, collaboration with the multidisciplinary team from admission through discharge, and assessment of patient and family learning needs with appropriate education. Employees must comply with applicable ethical, legal, privacy, information-security, and company conduct requirements.

Requirements

• Current Pennsylvania RN license or current multistate licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• BSN.
• Three years of RN experience.
• At least six months of formal wound-care experience in an inpatient or outpatient setting, or wound-care certification such as WOCN or WCC.
• Willingness to complete a WOCN training program if not a WOCN.
• Current American Heart Association CPR.
• 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 the activities of patient-care delivery 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.
• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, company policies, code of conduct, HIPAA privacy requirements, and information-security guidelines.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level