Graduate Nurse, Operating Room - Allegheny General Hospital
Posted Aug 18 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Rotating36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- OR · Hospital Delivers professional nursing care within the perioperative arena to patients undergoing operative or other invasive procedures.
- License
- RN license Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed Graduate Nurse, Operating Room - Allegheny General Hospital
- License
- Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). Check your license
- Certification
- Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
- Certification
- Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
- Certification
- Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
- Certification
- CPR certification
- Also asks
- Minimum
- Also asks
- Additional Employment
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
The role and schedule
- Patients
- Delivers professional nursing care within the perioperative arena to patients undergoing operative or other invasive procedures. Delivers professional nursing care within the perioperative arena to patients undergoing operative or other invasive procedures.
- Union
- Union position
- Weekends
- Weekends required
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday and call?
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
Operating Room has an opening for new graduates. This employer welcomes new graduates for this role. See the posting’s qualifications and orientation details.
Original listing
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Company
- Allegheny Health Network
- Date Posted: 20260812
- Location: Allegheny General Hospital
- Department: OR
- Status: Full Time
- Shift: 72 hours every two weeks
- Rotation: Days/Nights with rotating weekends and holiday per policy
- Union: Yes
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
Delivers professional nursing care within the perioperative arena to patients undergoing operative or other invasive procedures.
Essential
Responsibilities
Coordinates use of supplies, instrumentation and equipment for pre and intraoperative care and ensures that the equipment is functioning properly.
Performs circulating functions including monitoring, recording and communicating patient condition and managing overall nursing care of patient before, during and after procedure.
Acts as patient advocate and documents preoperative and intraoperative care delivered in compliance with hospital, departmental and regulatory agencies.
Monitors the surgical environment to ensure that aseptic technique is followed by the surgical team.
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
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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What's around it?
Pittsburgh, PAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 5% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,261/mo
- Household income
- $65,742/yr, all local households, not nurse pay