Company

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description

Date Posted 20250829

Location Allegheny General Hospital

Department Operating Room

Status Full Time

Shift 80 hours every two weeks

Rotation Days/Nights with rotating weekends and holiday per policy

Union Yes

General Overview

This job collaborates with the OR Manager assigned to a specific specialty area in directing and providing perioperative nursing care.

Essential Responsibilities

• Serves as a clinical expert and resource for a specific set of surgical subspecialties while scrubbing and/or circulating in the OR
• Coordinates the delivery of cost effective and safe patient care within budgetary controls and monitors the sub-specialty inventory control levels for supplies and equipment
• Develops, evaluates and/or revises systems and processes for obtaining, repairing, trialing, tracking and utilization of supplies and equipment in close cooperation with the OR managers, OR director and perioperative business staff
• Acts in the capacity of a charge RN when necessary
• Assists in the development of service specific competencies, service orientation and continuing education programs
• Ensures compliance with departmental policies such as radiation safety, fire safety, disaster plans, infection control and external accreditation/regulatory bodies
• Assists the OR charge nurse with daily assignments and assures appropriate staff coverage for a given sent of sub-surgical specialties. Helps direct staff RNs and surgical technicians to complete team and departmental projects. Reviews surgical schedule in advance to anticipate needed supplies, equipment and prosthesis.
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum

• Current licensure as an RN
• Minimum of 2 years perioperative nursing required.
• CPR – American Heart Association
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
  
  

Preferred

• BSN preferred
  
  

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