RN T8 Medical Short Stay (Full Time 36 Hours), West Penn Hospital

Job Title

Medical Short Stay Center Nurse

Company

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description

The Medical Short Stay (MSS) is located on the 8th floor of the Tower. There are 26 beds including 12 private rooms and 6 semiprivate rooms for our patients and families. The unit provides care to patients with blood cancer diagnosis and autoimmune diseases. This includes a variety of infusion therapy such as biological and anticancer therapies. Nurses are educated on new protocols and participate in the innovation or new treatments for our special patient population. We are a collection center for cellular therapies such as Stem Cells, Chimeric Antigen Receptors (Car-T Cells) and Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILS) via apheresis procedures. The nurses who work in MSS are educated and trained to be competent in all aspects of nursing care in the department.

Qualifications

Minimum:

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

Preferred:

• Certification in area of specialty
• 1 year or more experience with infusion therapy (chemotherapy, cellular infusion)

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

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