RN CICU (Nights), Allegheny General

Highmark Health; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Union

Job summary

Allegheny General Hospital's Cardiac ICU unit in Pittsburgh seeks an experienced Registered Nurse for night shifts on a 72-hour biweekly schedule. The unit handles complex cardiac cases with advanced devices and transplant readiness, requiring strict adherence to nursing standards.

The role emphasizes clinical assessment, care planning, patient education, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team from admission to discharge.

Qualifications

• Current PA RN licensure or multi-state licensure via eNLC.
• CPR certification required.
• Experience in clinical assessment and care planning.
• Ability to educate patients and families.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration with multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, high-quality nursing care per unit standards.
• Assess patient needs and develop care plans with the team.
• Direct and manage activities of the patient care delivery team.
• Collaborate across the care team from admission to discharge.
• Educate patients and families respecting age and culture.

Skills

RN licensure

CPR certification

Clinical assessment

Patient education

Team leadership

Job description

Company

Allegheny Health Network

Job Details

Date Posted: 20260923
Location: Allegheny General Hospital
Department: CICU
Status: Full Time
Shift: 72 hours every two weeks Steady Nights 7pm to 7am Rotation with rotating weekends and holiday per policy
Union: Yes

THE UNIT

The Allegheny General Cardiac ICU is 16 beds with all single occupancy rooms. The Unit provides high acuity medical treatment for optimization of the heart and sees a patient population including cardiogenic shock, post-cardiac arrests, STEMIs, advanced heart failure, and electrophysiology. Nurses are trained to provide complex cardiac care to patients with Swan-Ganz Catheters, intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABP), Impella Devices, Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD), as well as pre heart transplant care. The unit is proud to hold its Advanced Heart Failure accreditation, LVAD accreditation, transplant accreditation, Pulmonary Hypertension certification, and Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification (C4).

ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL

Allegheny General Hospital (AGH), located on the North Side of Pittsburgh, is a 550+ bed hospital renowned for its advanced care across nearly every medical and surgical specialty. AGH is proud to hold Magnet recognition for nursing excellence and was the first accredited Level 1 Trauma Center in western Pennsylvania, providing 24/7 care for all types of traumatic injuries.

ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK

At AHN, employees trust working together and place patients at the center of all they do. This multi-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.

GENERAL OVERVIEW

Responsible and accountable for a designated patient population for the purpose of providing care based upon enactment of the nursing process.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrates clinical assessment skills and care planning skills.
• Provides safe and effective care for the age population served according to regulatory requirements.
• Professionally directs and manages the activities of the patient care delivery by the team members.
• Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team for the plan of care from admission through discharge.
• Assesses learning needs of patient and family and provides education based on age, culture and willingness to learn.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• CPR certification
• Minimum one year RN experience
• 1st preference to employee on current night schedule on unit
• 2nd preference to employee on current unit
• Additional Employment Requirements: Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate CPR certification

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.

COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT

This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies. As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy. Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

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HIGHMARK HEALTH INFORMATION

Highmark Health is a national, blended health organization that includes one of America’s largest Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers and a growing regional hospital and physician network. Based in Pittsburgh, Pa., Highmark Health’s 35,000 employees serve millions of customers nationwide through the nonprofit organization’s affiliated businesses, which include Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, HM Insurance Group, United Concordia Dental, HM Health Solutions and HM Home & Community Services. Highmark Health’s businesses proudly serve a broad spectrum of health-related needs including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative, technology solutions.