RN Resource Nurse, Allegheny General

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Job Description : 

Date Posted: 20250716
Location: Allegheny General Hospital
Department: Hospital Operations
Status: Full Time
Shift:  72 hours every two weeks
Rotation with rotating weekends and holiday per policy
Union: Yes 

ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK:

At AHN, employees trust working together and place patients at the center of all they do. This 9 Hospital system, a part of Highmark Health, is transforming the future of healthcare by providing highly effective services to customers, patients and communities.  AHN has commitment and dedication to being inclusive, valuing fresh perspectives, and offering the best growth and educational opportunities to employees.

ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL:

• AGH is a Level I Shock Trauma Center

• 5 state of the art ICU’s

• State of the art Cancer Center

• 550+ Beds

THE UNIT:

The Resource Nurse provides oversight, expertise and care for the entire hospital.

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

Provides clinical oversight and expertise across all patient units to ensure that patient care is delivered in a safe and skilled manner; integrates the policies and procedures of the Department of Nursing to maintain continuity of quality care.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Functions in a lead capacity by assisting with clinical oversight of nursing personnel. Provides leadership and orientation to clinical personnel and for performing a variety of nursing duties in order to coordinate the delivery care to patients. Serves as a role model, leader, consultant, collaborator, educator and clinician.

• Maintains a positive image with all customers by enhancing communication regarding bed management between the critical care areas, telemetry units and emergency department.

• Works in conjunction with Intensivist to ensure emergency nursing management of exacerbations in patient conditions through the hospital.

• Provides in service on patient care to all staff of the assigned clinical areas.

• Collaborates with directors and managers to determine other necessary functions which will optimize patient outcomes.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum

• BSN

• Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).

• 3 years recent ICU RN experience required

• BLS and ACLS required

• Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) continuing education

• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate

• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate

• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate

Preferred

• CCRN

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

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