Graduate Nurse 5C Medicine Telemetry, Allegheny General Hospital
Responsible and accountable for a designated patient population for the purpose of providing care based upon enactment of the nursing process.
Posted Oct 2 · New grads welcomed
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- Rotating shifts Shift: 72 hours every two weeksRotation with rotating weekends and holiday per policy72 hours every two weeks
- Unit and setting
- 5C Medicine Telemetry Unit · Hospital The unit maintains a fast pace while serving a diverse patient population with diagnoses ranging from heart failure to gastrointestinal bleeds.diagnoses ranging from heart failure to gastrointestinal bleeds
- License
- RN license Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).State of PA RN licensure
- Term
- Permanent Status: Full TimeFull Time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed Graduate Nurse 5C Medicine Telemetry, Allegheny General Hospital
- License
- State of PA RN licensure Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). Check your license
- License
- multi-state licensure through eNLC Check your license
- Certification
- CPR certification
- Also asks
- Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
- Also asks
- Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
- Also asks
- Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
Benefits
- Health Insurance
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Union
- Union position
- Patients
- heart failure, MICU stepdown or post-MICU and CCU patients, post-ventilator patients, CHF exacerbations, altered mental status, and dyspnea/shortness of breath
- Patients
- lower acuity MICU-similar mix of older and younger adult patients 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.
- Day to day
- clinical assessment skills and care planning skills Demonstrates clinical assessment skills and care planning skills. (25%)
- Day to day
- safe and effective care for the age population served Provides safe and effective care for the age population served according to regulatory requirements. (35%)
- Day to day
- directs and manages patient care delivery by team members Professionally directs and manages the activities of the patient care delivery by the team members. (15%)
- Day to day
- collaborates with multidisciplinary team for plan of care from admission through discharge Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team for the plan of care from admission through discharge. (15%)
- Day to day
- assesses learning needs and provides patient and family education Assesses learning needs of patient and family and provides education based on age, culture and willingness to learn. (10%)
- Unit size
- 26 beds The Allegheny General 5C Medicine Telemetry Unit is a 26 bed unit featuring all private rooms.
- Hours stated
- 72 hours every two weeksRotation with rotating weekends and holiday per policy
- Weekends
- rotating weekends Shift: 72 hours every two weeksRotation with rotating weekends and holiday per policy
- Holidays
- holiday per policy
- Details
- Level I Shock Trauma Center AGH is a Level I Shock Trauma Center
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.
Original listing
Posted on West Penn Allegheny Health System’s careers page.
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Company
Allegheny Health Network Job Description
Date Posted: 20260501Location: Allegheny General HospitalDepartment: 5C Medicine TelemetryStatus: Full TimeShift: 72 hours every two weeksRotation with rotating weekends and holiday per policyUnion: Yes
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
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
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. (25%) Provides safe and effective care for the age population served according to regulatory requirements. (35%) Professionally directs and manages the activities of the patient care delivery by the team members. (15%) Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team for the plan of care from admission through discharge. (15%) Assesses learning needs of patient and family and provides education based on age, culture and willingness to learn. (10%)
Qualifications
Minimum Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). 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.
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