Professional Staff Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department - UPMC West Shore Exprienced RNs Only

UPMC • Mechanicsburg, PA

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About The Position

The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse and a member of the care delivery team, responsible for setting standards for the level and quality of care and accountable for providing nursing care. The nurse manages and provides care activities for a group of patients and their families using independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with team members. The role encompasses leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision, and involves maintaining collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and families to achieve desired outcomes throughout the continuum of care. The nurse demonstrates a commitment to the community and the nursing profession.

The position serves patients in the Emergency Department at UPMC West Shore. The nurse applies Relationship Based Care and the nursing process to develop patient-centered plans, provide and document care, communicate patient needs, teach patients and families, and contribute to quality improvement and professional practice. The nurse supports students, new staff, and colleagues and may serve as a preceptor.

Title and starting pay rate may vary based on experience. The posting specifies one to two years of experience and notes that a BSN is preferred. UPMC offers traditional rotating or flexible shifts as well as programs focused primarily on night shifts or weekend shifts, with a premium pay differential. Employees must have at least six months of nursing experience to qualify for those programs; orientation may need to be completed during regular business hours.

Requirements

• One to two years of experience.
• Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the state where the facility is located, or a qualifying multistate license under the Nurse Licensure Compact.
• CPR meeting AHA standards, including didactic and skills demonstration components, within 30 days of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
• Registered Nurse (RN) and Act 34 clearances.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients and families.
• Ability to work effectively in a complex environment, manage multiple and changing priorities, and use specialized equipment.
• Good clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities related to patient care.
• Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and lead others in applying the nursing process.
• Mobility and visual-manual dexterity.
• Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills for appropriate care and interaction with the ages of patients served by the assigned unit, including knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and age-specific assessment and care needs.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• UPMC-approved national certification.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain productive working relationships with colleagues, patients, and external partners; demonstrate accountability, motivation, and commitment.
• Promote healthy work-life balance, safe work hours, effective time management, and a healthy lifestyle; communicate workplace safety hazards.
• Apply adult learning principles when teaching patients, families, students, and new staff; provide appropriate education to support care and transitions.
• Support the development of students, new staff, and colleagues, and potentially serve as a preceptor.
• Create an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, feedback, and continuous professional development.
• Use the nursing process within Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment and formulate daily patient goals and plans of care.
• Identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues; communicate patient conditions and recommend changes in patient care or unit practices.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation that supports communication between caregivers.
• Incorporate professional, business unit, and health system goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.
• Build caring and compassionate relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Participate in unit-based shared governance, goal setting, change initiatives, and efforts to improve quality of care and the practice environment.
• Partner with the care team and assist team members as needed.
• Participate in department- or unit-specific quality improvement and identify improvement opportunities to colleagues and management.
• Take responsibility for improving patient satisfaction with care and service.
• Use research and evidence-based practice to support clinical improvement; identify relevant research, discuss improvement opportunities at multidisciplinary rounds, and influence patient care plans.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus of up to $20,000, with amount and eligibility based on nursing role and candidate experience.
• Up to five and a half weeks of paid time off annually.
• Seven paid holidays each year.
• Dedicated career ladders, including a nursing career ladder that rewards experience and advanced education.
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at an accredited institution for employees and their dependents.
• Employee discounts, including no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options.
• Premium pay differential for qualifying programs focused primarily on night shifts or weekend shifts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed