Professional Staff Nurse - Resource Pool (West Shore) Part Time

UPMC•Mechanicsburg, PA

About The Position

The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse and an essential member of the care delivery team, responsible and accountable for nursing practice and for providing high-quality care. The nurse manages and provides care for patients and families using independent judgment, strong communication, and collaboration with the healthcare team. The role includes leadership, partnership, and supervision, while fostering collaborative relationships with physicians, other providers, patients, and families to achieve optimal outcomes across the continuum of care. Professional Staff Nurses demonstrate commitment to the community and nursing profession. The Resource Pool RN role offers experienced nurses flexibility and variety across multiple units, patient populations, and clinical settings. Nurses apply their expertise in diverse care environments and are expected to adapt and continue learning. Title and starting pay rate may vary based on years of experience. The nurse provides age-appropriate care, applying knowledge of growth and development across the life span and interpreting patient information to identify needs in accordance with department policies and procedures. UPMC offers flexible scheduling options, including programs primarily focused 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 and may need to complete orientation during regular business hours.

Requirements

At least 1 year of RN experience.
Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the state where the facility is located, or a qualifying multistate license under a nursing licensure compact agreement.
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) license or Temporary Practice Permit (TPP).
Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting clearance, with renewal.
Act 33 clearance, with renewal.
Act 34 clearance, with renewal.
Act 73 FBI clearance, with renewal.
Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, other providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, patients, and families.
Ability to work effectively in a complex environment, manage multiple or changing priorities, and work with specialized equipment.
Sound clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities relevant to patient care.
Critical thinking skills necessary to apply and lead others in applying the nursing process.
Mobility, visual-manual dexterity, and physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning patients.
Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills for the ages of patients served, understand life-span growth and development, assess patient-status data, and identify age-specific care needs.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
UPMC-approved national certification.
At least 6 months of nursing experience to qualify for special night-shift or weekend-shift programs.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain productive working relationships with colleagues and external partners; demonstrate accountability, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues.
Recognize cultural differences and promote healthy relationships among peers.
Maintain a balance between work and personal life, model safe work hours and effective time management, and communicate workplace safety hazards to peers and management.
Apply adult learning principles, and child-teaching principles when applicable, to educate patients, families, students, and new staff.
Provide appropriate patient and family teaching throughout the episode of care and during transitions to another level of care or home.
Support the development of students, new staff, and colleagues, including potentially serving as a preceptor; seek feedback and contribute to continuous development.
Apply the nursing process within Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment and develop daily patient goals and plans of care in partnership with patients.
Use critical thinking to identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual patient-care needs.
Communicate and document patient conditions and care comprehensively; collaborate with care providers and recommend changes to patient care or unit practices as appropriate.
Incorporate professional organization, business unit, and health system goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction, and build caring relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
Pursue professional development that improves nursing practice and patient care quality.
Participate in unit-based shared governance, goal setting, change and transition processes, and work to improve the care environment.
Partner with the care team and respond to team members' needs for assistance and collaboration; adapt flexibly to change.
Participate in unit or department quality improvement efforts, identify improvement opportunities, and take responsibility for improving patient satisfaction.
Use research and evidence-based practice to improve clinical care, discuss quality improvement opportunities at multidisciplinary rounds, and influence patient plans of care.
Provide care appropriate to the ages and developmental needs of patients served by the assigned unit.