RN CTSICU, Allegheny General

Highmark Health • Pittsburgh, PA

8h • Onsite

About The Position

The RN is responsible and accountable for a designated patient population, providing care through the nursing process. The role is in Allegheny General Hospital’s 24-bed CTSICU, which provides post-surgical intensive care to cardiac, thoracic, vascular, and transplant patients. Nurses are trained to scrub and circulate on the floor and to support and treat patients with mechanical circulatory devices, including VAD, ECMO, Impella, and balloon pumps. The unit is a Platinum Level ECMO Center of Excellence and holds Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification (C4).

Allegheny General Hospital is a 550-plus-bed hospital on Pittsburgh’s North Side, recognized for care across medical and surgical specialties. It holds Magnet recognition for nursing excellence and was western Pennsylvania’s first accredited Level 1 Trauma Center. Allegheny Health Network is a multi-hospital system and part of Highmark Health, with stated commitments to inclusion, fresh perspectives, and employee growth and educational opportunities.

Requirements

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

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.

What This Job Offers

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