Professional Staff Nurse

UPMC • New Castle, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Jameson is currently hiring a full-time Professional Staff Nurse to support our 2400 unit. The 2400 unit is a brand new, low acuity, 12-bed unit that offers an excellent opportunity for graduate nurses to build a strong nursing foundation. This fast-paced unit with quick patient turnover will provide valuable experience in time management and prioritization. Experienced nurses will benefit from the smaller unit size and the ability to dedicate more time to patient care. The unit will maintain 6:1 patient ratios, supported by a Patient Care Technician and a Patient Family Concierge. Joining this team offers advantages such as a smaller unit environment, strong teamwork, the chance to influence unit culture and decision-making, and opportunities for skill and career development, along with flexible scheduling. UPMC is committed to delivering the right care, in the right way, at the right time, every time. Our Registered Nurses are crucial to this mission, enhancing the patient experience with positivity and integrity. As a nurse at UPMC, you will find competitive wages, with the highest BSN differential in the greater Pittsburgh area, an exceptional benefits package including tuition reimbursement, and access to top clinicians, leading researchers, and state-of-the-art healthcare technology. UPMC features a well-defined Nursing Career Ladder to foster professional growth. Applicants will be placed in a job title and salary within the My Nursing Career Ladder based on their experience and education. The stated salary may vary depending on the selected candidate's years of experience and education. Graduate Nurses eligible for licensure and experienced Professional Staff Nurses are encouraged to apply. UPMC supports new nurses with a residency program and is dedicated to investing in nurses financially, personally, and professionally from the start. UPMC offers a generous sign-on bonus of up to $15,000, dedicated career ladders, and tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year for employees and their dependents, including discounted or no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options. The Professional Staff Nurse role is a key position on the UPMC nursing career ladder, offering advancement and growth opportunities.

Requirements

• Graduate Nurses that are eligible for the State Board Licensure and Professional Staff Nurses with nursing experience will be considered for this position.
• Minimum 2 years experience.
• Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located.
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state.
• Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families.
• Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment.
• Exemplary clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care.
• Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process.
• Mobility and visual manual dexterity.
• Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.
• UPMC approved nursing certification preferred.
• Annual completion of a professional contributions selected from department, hospital or system goals, and approved by Unit Director OR UPMC approved nursing certification required within 1 year of hire/transfer and must be maintained.
• OR Certification not required if Master's in nursing or DNP is held.
• If a BSN is held, a Master's degree in a related field may be substituted in lieu of Certification.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation and commitment to patients and colleagues.
• Demonstrates an understanding of cultural differences and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships.
• Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life. Models safe work hours, time management and healthy lifestyle.
• Communicates with peers and management any safety hazards identified in the workplace.
• Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles and applies in teaching of patients, families, students and new staff.
• Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to effectively guide them through the episode of care as well as transition to another level of care and/or home.
• Supports the development of students, new staff and colleagues, may serve as a preceptor.
• Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
• Applies the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment.
• Formulates daily goals and a plan of care for patients that involves the patient as partner and considers the individual needs of the patient in a holistic manner.
• Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care.
• Practices solid communication skills, and is able to articulate and translate the patient's condition to other care providers and to negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices.
• Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers.
• Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction.
• Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues.
• Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care.
• Actively participates in unit-based shared governance, goal setting and supports the change and transition process to improve quality of care and the practice environment.
• Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs for assistance and partnership.
• Participates in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment.
• Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility with the change process.
• Actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts.
• Identifies opportunity for quality improvement to colleagues and management.
• Takes personal responsibility in improving patient satisfaction with the quality of care and service.
• Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical care: identifies research issues or articles related to clinical specialty or areas of interest, discusses opportunities for quality improvement at multidisciplinary rounds, and influences patients' plans of care.
• Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Highest BSN differential in the greater Pittsburgh area
• Incomparable benefits package
• Tuition reimbursement
• Generous Sign-On Bonus of up to $15,000
• Dedicated career ladders
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents (plus discounts for UPMC employees including no cost RN-BSN/MSN options!)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level