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Erie, PA - USA

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Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Company :

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description :

Operating Room

Saint Vincent Hospital has 13 operating rooms and provides surgical care for several specialties including ortho trauma. The OR is a highly collaborative unit working with many different teams to provide the best patient care. The OR uses the MAKO and DaVinci robotics for cases and also has a strong cardiovascular and neuro program.

St. Vincent Hospital

St. Vincent Hospital is a Magnetdesignated hospital for excellence in nursing serving the people in the Lake Erie region since 1875 with a quality of care and service second to none!

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.

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

Delivers care in preoperative intraoperative and postoperative settings to patients undergoing operative or other invasive procedures and provides direct assistance to operating physician during surgical procedures.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Positions patient to give best exposure for surgical procedures using stabilizing equipment when necessary while maximizing patient comfort and safety. 15
  • Provides visualization of the operative site using appropriate method including manipulation of tissue and materials retraction sponging suctioning and irrigation. 15
  • Performs specialized tissue handling dissection or cutting techniques under the direct supervision of the operative surgeon i.e. laproscopic trocal placement preparation of allograft or valve tissue for implant or open/endoscopic vein harvesting. 20
  • Chooses suture material and techniques i.e. knot tying ligation of vessels wound closure based on physician preference density of tissue support for suture line need to evert skin edges and cosmetic effect. 20
  • Demonstrates expert proficiency in all staple devices to cut and staple vessels tissue bowel when applicable. 10
  • RNFA implements appropriate hemostasis techniques based on surgical situation i.e. applies pressure to control hemorrhage uses instrumentation to control bleeding vessels coagulates bleeding vessels with electrosurgical devices (Cautery Ligasure) and assesses blood flow to determine if chemical hemostasis is necessary. 20
  • Performs other duties as assigned or required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum

  • Associates degree in Nursing
  • Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
  • Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
  • Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
  • Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multistate licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
  • CPR certification
  • CNOR 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 Companys Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

Furthermore it is every employees responsibility to comply with the companys 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.

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal state or local law.

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Employment Type

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