Professional Staff Nurse, Casual

UPMC•Cranberry Township, PA

About The Position

UPMC Northwest is hiring a casual Professional Staff Nurse to join the 3 Medical Team. The nurse applies the nursing process within Relationship Based Care to provide holistic, patient-focused care and create a healing environment. The role includes assessing age-specific needs, developing care plans with patients as partners, communicating patient conditions and care recommendations, and maintaining comprehensive documentation that supports communication among caregivers. The nurse teaches patients and families throughout their episode of care and transitions, and supports the development of students, new staff, and colleagues. The position contributes to professional practice and quality improvement through shared governance, evidence-based practice, multidisciplinary collaboration, and efforts to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction. The nurse builds productive working relationships, adapts to change, manages competing priorities, and communicates workplace safety concerns. The individual must demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to care for patients of the ages served by the assigned unit, including understanding growth and development across the lifespan and interpreting patient data to identify age-specific needs. Physical demands include frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.

Requirements

At least 1 year of experience.
Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the state where the facility is located or a qualifying multistate license under the Nursing Licensure Compact.
CPR certification based on American Heart Association standards, including a didactic and skills demonstration component, within 30 days of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills for the ages of patients served by the assigned unit, including lifespan growth and development and age-specific assessment and care.
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 productively and effectively in a complex environment, handle multiple or changing priorities, and use specialized equipment.
Good clinical judgment and critical-thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities related to patient care.
Critical-thinking skills 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.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Teach patients and families about care and transitions to another level of care or home.
Support the development of students, new staff, and colleagues; may serve as a preceptor.
Seek feedback and contribute to continuous professional development and improvement of practice.
Participate in unit-based shared governance, goal setting, and change initiatives to improve care and the practice environment.
Partner with the care team and assist colleagues as needed.
Develop and maintain productive working relationships with patients, families, colleagues, and other stakeholders.
Balance work and personal life, model safe work hours and healthy lifestyle practices, and communicate workplace safety hazards.
Develop daily patient goals and holistic plans of care in partnership with patients.
Identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues affecting patient care.
Communicate patient conditions and make recommendations for changes to patient care and unit practices.
Maintain comprehensive documentation that promotes communication between caregivers.
Incorporate professional organization, business unit, and health system goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.
Create a caring, compassionate, patient-focused experience and healing relationships.
Participate in unit or department quality improvement efforts and identify improvement opportunities.
Take responsibility for improving patient satisfaction with care and service.
Use research and evidence-based practice to support clinical improvement and discuss quality improvement opportunities at multidisciplinary rounds.