Professional Staff Nurse, Expert, BSN - ED (West Shore) Experienced RN's only

UPMC•Mechanicsburg, PA

14h

About The Position

The Professional Staff Nurse, BSN, Expert is a Registered Nurse and member of the care delivery team who is responsible for helping improve practice through process improvement and setting standards for the level and quality of care. The nurse has responsibility, authority, and accountability for nursing care and manages patient care activities for a group of patients and their families using independent judgment, communication, and collaboration. The role includes leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision, as well as maintaining collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and families to achieve desired outcomes throughout the continuum of care. The nurse demonstrates commitment to the community and nursing profession. This expert-level role emphasizes developing others, evidence-based practice, clinical leadership, patient-centered care, and continuous improvement. The nurse supports learning in the clinical area, contributes to unit and hospital initiatives, and models professional nursing practice. Title and starting pay rate may vary based on years of experience.

Requirements

At least 4 years of experience.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
Complete an annual professional contribution selected from department, hospital, or system goals and approved by the Unit Director.
Obtain and maintain UPMC-approved nursing certification within 1 year of hire or transfer, unless exempt through a master's degree in nursing or a DNP; with a BSN, a master's degree in a related field may substitute for certification.
Must achieve a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on a Professional Staff Nurse Performance Evaluation to be promoted to this level and maintain that rating on annual evaluations.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills to provide care and interact appropriately with patients across the ages served by the assigned unit, including knowledge of lifespan growth and development and the ability to assess and interpret age-specific needs.
Establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, other providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients and families.
Work productively and effectively in a complex environment, manage multiple or changing priorities, and handle specialized equipment.
Demonstrate exemplary clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities related to patient care.
Have critical-thinking skills necessary to apply and lead others in applying the nursing process.
Have mobility, visual-manual dexterity, and physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.
Obtain CPR within 30 days of hire, consistent with AHA standards that include didactic instruction and a skills demonstration.
Hold current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the state where the facility is located or an applicable multistate license under a licensure compact agreement. Employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who change residency to the facility's state must apply for in-state licensure within 60 days.

Responsibilities

Precept students, graduate nurses, and new hires; identify learning opportunities from clinical and behavioral situations to improve patient care.
Seek feedback and pursue continuous professional improvement; share research and professional resources and support learning activities such as presentations and journal clubs.
Apply the nursing process within Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment and formulate daily patient goals and plans of care in partnership with patients, addressing their individual holistic needs.
Communicate and document patient conditions and care comprehensively; negotiate and recommend changes to patient care and unit practices.
Use critical thinking to identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues during an episode of care.
Incorporate professional organization, business unit, and health system goals into daily work to improve safety, quality, and patient satisfaction.
Build compassionate, healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
Build and mend collegial relationships, model cultural awareness, and prevent and address horizontal violence and impairment.
Balance work and personal life through prioritization and delegation of responsibilities.
Identify clinical quality and workplace improvement opportunities and apply evidence-based practice.
Serve on or lead teams that introduce patient-care innovations or support a healthy workforce.
Model professional nursing practice as a recognized unit leader in areas such as clinical expertise, teaching, specialized resource nursing, or evidence-based practice.
Provide appropriate feedback to health care team members and participate in nursing peer review.
Promote changes that improve patient care quality and the unit environment; serve on and lead teams in daily practice.
Demonstrate advanced clinical assessment and analytical skills within Relationship Based Care.
Participate actively in unit shared governance and serve on hospital-wide councils.
Perform in accordance with system-wide competencies and behaviors and perform other duties as assigned.