Full Job Description
Date Posted: 4/23/2026Location: Allegheny General HospitalDepartment: 5C Medicine TelemetryStatus: Full TimeShift: 72 hours every two weeks
Rotation per guidelines
Union: NO
THE UNIT:
The Allegheny General 5C Medicine Telemetry Unit is a 26 bed unit featuring all private rooms. The unit maintains a fast pace while serving a diverse patient population with diagnoses ranging from heart failure to gastrointestinal bleeds. The patient population includes those with heart failure, MICU stepdown or post-MICU and CCU patients, post-ventilator patients, those experiencing CHF exacerbations, altered mental status, and dyspnea/shortness of breath. The unit manages a patient population very similar to the MICU but at a lower acuity level and sees a good mix of older and younger adult patients.
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
GENERAL OVERVIEW:
Directs and provides professional nursing care to patients through the process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation; coordinates the daily clinical and operational components of the unit.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Oversees , monitors and collects data related to the facility and department's quality and satisfaction measures. (15%)
- Serves as the clinical expert and role model for staff. Monitors and mentors staff performance and follows up appropriately with staff. May perform these duties in a supervisory capacity. (30%)
- Demonstrates effective leadership skills by effective communication and interpersonal skills. Enhance professional relationships and achieves desired outcomes. (20%)
- Utilizes the nursing process in providing and coordinating the plan of patient care for the age appropriate population. (20%)
- Assures appropriate staffing levels and staffing mix to optimize routine operations within the context of productivity requirements. (15%)
- Performs other duties as assigned or required
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum
- Bachelor's Degree Nursing or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of Bachelor's Degree.
- Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
Preferred
- BSN
- 3 years' experience in clinical specialty
- Previous supervisory experience
- Certification in area of specialty
Additional Employment Requirements:
- Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
- Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
- Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
- CPR - American Heart Association
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.