Professional Staff Nurse, Expert, BSN (Part-time) Perinanesthesia, UPMC Community Osteopathic

UPMC • Harrisburg, PA

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About The Position

The Professional Staff Nurse, BSN, Expert is a Registered Nurse and member of the care delivery team who seeks opportunities to change practice through process improvement. The nurse sets standards for the level and quality of care and is accountable for providing nursing care. The role manages and provides care for a group of patients and their families using independent judgment, communication, and collaboration. It encompasses leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision, and involves building 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.

The position applies Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment, develops and communicates patient care plans, supports patient safety and quality, and promotes a compassionate patient experience. As an expert, the nurse serves as a recognized unit leader through clinical expertise, teaching, specialized resource support, and/or evidence-based practice. The nurse also supports professional learning, quality improvement, shared governance, and a healthy workplace.

Work schedule: Monday through Friday, varied day/evening hours, with call requirements on nights, weekends, and holidays. Schedule details will be discussed during the interview.

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 holding a master's degree in nursing or a DNP; for a BSN holder, a master's degree in a related field may substitute for certification.
• Achieve a Solid/Strong/Good or higher rating 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 care for or appropriately interact with the ages of patients served by the assigned unit, including knowledge of lifespan growth and development and the ability to assess and interpret patient status and age-specific needs.
• Establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician 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 work with specialized equipment.
• Demonstrate exemplary clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities related to patient care, and the ability to lead others in applying the nursing process.
• Have mobility, visual-manual dexterity, and physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.
• Hold current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the facility's state or an applicable multistate license under the Nurse Licensure Compact; employees changing residency to the facility's state while using an out-of-state NLC license must apply for in-state licensure within 60 days.
• Hold Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.
• Complete required CPR training meeting AHA standards, including didactic and skills demonstration components, within 30 days of hire.
• Meet the listed clearance and compliance requirements: Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal, Act 33 with renewal, Act 34 with renewal, and Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal.

Responsibilities

• Precept students, graduate nurses, and new hires; identify learning opportunities and support continuous learning in the clinical area.
• Seek feedback and apply continuous professional improvement; share research and professional resources and support educational activities such as presentations and journal clubs.
• Apply the nursing process within Relationship Based Care to formulate daily goals and holistic plans of care in partnership with patients.
• Communicate patient conditions to care providers, recommend changes to patient care and unit practices, and maintain comprehensive documentation that supports communication between caregivers.
• Use critical thinking to identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues relevant to patient care.
• Incorporate professional organization, business unit, and health system goals into daily work to improve patient safety, quality, and patient satisfaction.
• Build healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues, and promote a caring, compassionate, patient-focused experience.
• Build and repair collegial relationships, model cultural awareness, and prevent and address horizontal violence and impairment.
• Balance work and personal life through prioritization and delegation.
• Identify opportunities for clinical quality and workplace improvement and regularly 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 clinical expertise, teaching, specialized resource nursing, and/or evidence-based practice.
• Give appropriate feedback to members of the health care team and participate in nursing peer review.
• Promote changes that improve patient care and the unit environment; serve on teams and lead successful teams in daily practice.
• Demonstrate advanced clinical assessment and analytical skills within Relationship Based Care.
• Participate actively in unit-level shared governance and serve on hospital-wide councils.
• Perform in accordance with system-wide competencies and behaviors, and perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus of up to $15,000; amount and eligibility depend on nursing role and candidate experience.
• Up to five and a half weeks of paid time off annually.
• Seven paid holidays each year.
• Dedicated nursing career ladders, including a recently added ladder, with opportunities to advance and recognition for experience and advanced education.
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents.
• UPMC employee discounts, including no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior