Casual Professional Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

UPMC•Pittsburgh, PA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

CUPMC Passavant Emergency Department is hiring a casual RN. Casual employees work a total of 36 hours over the course of 6 weeks. This role involves demonstrating knowledge of adult learning principles and applying them in teaching patients, families, students, and new staff. The nurse will provide detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to guide them through their episode of care and transition to home. They will support the development of students, new staff, and colleagues, potentially serving as a preceptor. The role requires creating an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by seeking feedback and improving practice. Accountability for professional development to enhance the quality of professional practice and patient care is essential. Active participation in unit-based shared governance, goal setting, and supporting change processes to improve care quality and the practice environment is expected. The nurse will be an engaged partner on the care team, responding willingly to assist colleagues and participating in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment. Flexibility and adaptability to change are necessary. Developing and maintaining productive internal and external working relationships through accountability, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues is key. Understanding cultural differences and holding peers accountable for healthy relationships is important. Maintaining a balance between work and personal life, modeling safe work hours, time management, and a healthy lifestyle are also expected. Communicating any identified workplace safety hazards to peers and management is required. The nurse will apply the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to foster a healing environment. Daily goals and a patient-centered plan of care will be formulated, involving the patient as a partner and considering their holistic needs. Critical thinking is required for identifying clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues for patients. Strong communication skills are necessary to articulate patient conditions to other providers and to negotiate and recommend changes in patient care and unit practices. Comprehensive patient documentation that promotes caregiver communication is expected. Incorporating national professional organization goals, as well as business unit and health system goals, to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction is part of the role. Creating a caring, compassionate, and patient-focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues is paramount. Active participation in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts, identifying opportunities for improvement, and taking personal responsibility for enhancing patient satisfaction are expected. Utilizing research and evidence-based practice to support clinical care improvements, identifying research issues or articles, discussing improvement opportunities at multidisciplinary rounds, and influencing patient care plans are also key aspects of the position.

Requirements

Minimum 1 year experience
Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located.
CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
BLS is required within 30 days of hire/ transfer into role/ department
ACLS is required within 60 days of hire/ transfer into department/ role
NIHSS- is required within 60 days of hire/ transfer into department/ role
PALS is required within 6 months of hire/ transfer into department/ role
Act 33 with renewal
Act 34 with renewal
Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.
Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families.
Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment.
Good clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care.
Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process.
Mobility and visual manual dexterity.
Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients.

Nice To Haves

Previous ER experience strongly preferred
BSN preferred.
UPMC approved national certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles and applies in teaching of patients, families, students and new staff.
Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to effectively guide them through the episode of care as well as transition to another level of care and/or home.
Supports the development of students, new staff and colleagues, may serve as a preceptor.
Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care.
Actively participates in unit-based shared governance, goal setting and supports the change and transition process to improve quality of care and the practice environment.
Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs for assistance and partnership.
Participates in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment.
Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility with the change process.
Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation and commitment to patients and colleagues.
Demonstrates an understanding of cultural differences and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships.
Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life.
Models safe work hours, time management and healthy lifestyle.
Communicates with peers and management any safety hazards identified in the workplace.
Applies the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment.
Formulates daily goals and a plan of care for patients that involves the patient as partner and considers the individual needs of the patient in a holistic manner.
Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care.
Practices solid communication skills, and is able to articulate and translate the patient's condition to other care providers and to negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices.
Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers.
Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction.
Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues.
Actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts.
Identifies opportunity for quality improvement to colleagues and management.
Takes personal responsibility in improving patient satisfaction with the quality of care and service.
Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical care: identifies research issues or articles related to clinical specialty or areas of interest, discusses opportunities for quality improvement at multidisciplinary rounds, and influences patients' plans of care.