Professional Staff Nurse (RN), FT Flex - med/surg E4 (Hanover)

UPMC • Hanover, PA

6h • Onsite

About The Position

The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse and 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 for a group of patients and their families using independent judgment, communication, and collaboration. The role includes leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision, and requires 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 is a full-time flex position on the med/surg E4 unit in Hanover, scheduled for 28 hours per week with the opportunity to flex up to 40 hours. The listed shift is 6:45 p.m. to 7:15 a.m.

UPMC describes support for nurses including career ladders, paid time off and holidays, tuition reimbursement, and an opportunity for a sign-on bonus for experienced RNs. The role requires the knowledge and skills to provide age-appropriate care to patients served by the assigned unit, including understanding growth and development across the lifespan and interpreting patient information to identify age-specific care needs.

Requirements

• Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the facility's state or a state covered by a licensure compact agreement; a Temporary Practice Permit may also be applicable as listed in the posting.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), with CPR meeting AHA standards that include didactic and skills demonstration components within 30 days of hire.
• Act 34 clearance.
• Graduate nurses must complete the licensure examination within six months of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first; UPMC states that failure to take the exam within six months of the start date may result in termination or demotion from the graduate nurse position, at the business unit's discretion.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, other providers, staff, departments, patients, and families.
• Ability to work productively in a complex environment, manage multiple or 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 apply 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 age-appropriate care knowledge and understand growth and development across the lifespan.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.
• UPMC-approved national certification preferred.
• At least six months of nursing experience is required to qualify for the special primarily night-shift or weekend-shift programs, if selected.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with colleagues and external partners, demonstrating accountability, motivation, and commitment to patients and peers.
• Promote healthy relationships, balance work and personal life, model safe work hours and time management, and communicate identified workplace safety hazards.
• Teach patients and families about their care and transitions, and support the development of students, new staff, and colleagues, potentially serving as a preceptor.
• Apply the nursing process within Relationship Based Care to establish a healing environment, formulate patient-specific goals and plans of care, and identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual needs.
• Communicate and document patient conditions and care comprehensively, coordinate with other care providers, and recommend changes to patient care and unit practices when appropriate.
• Promote patient safety, quality, and satisfaction in alignment with professional, business-unit, and health-system goals.
• Pursue professional development and participate in shared governance, goal setting, change processes, and activities that improve patient care and the practice environment.
• Partner with the care team, respond to requests for assistance, and adapt to change.
• Participate in unit- or department-specific quality improvement efforts, identify improvement opportunities, and take responsibility for patient satisfaction.
• Use research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical care and contribute to multidisciplinary discussions about quality and patient care plans.

Benefits

• Up to five and a half weeks of paid time off annually.
• Seven paid holidays each year.
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at an accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents.
• Employee discounts, including no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options.
• Opportunity for a sign-on bonus for experienced RNs only.
• Career ladder opportunities for professional and financial growth.
• Premium pay differential may be available for employees in special primarily night-shift or weekend-shift programs.

What This Job Offers

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