Professional Staff Nurse - Float Pool

UPMC • Jamestown, NY

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About The Position

UPMC Chautauqua is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to join its Float Pool. The position has a variable schedule with rotating day and night shifts, every other weekend, and rotating holidays. Title and salary will be determined based on education and nursing experience.

The Professional Staff Nurse applies the nursing process within Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment. The nurse develops patient-centered plans of care, uses critical thinking to identify clinical and other patient needs, communicates patient conditions to care providers, and maintains comprehensive documentation. The role also emphasizes compassionate relationships with patients and families, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, patient safety, and patient satisfaction.

The nurse contributes to professional development and shared governance, supports change, collaborates with the care team, and helps teach patients, families, students, and new staff. The role may include serving as a preceptor. The nurse must provide age-appropriate care and demonstrate knowledge of growth and development across the life span.

Required qualifications include zero to two years of experience, current New York licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse, and CPR within 30 days of hire. Comprehensive Crisis Management training is required within 60 days of hire and annually thereafter. UPMC-approved national certification and a BSN are preferred. Physical requirements include mobility and visual-manual dexterity, as well as stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.

Requirements

• Zero to two years of experience.
• Current New York licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse.
• CPR within 30 days of hire, meeting AHA standards that include didactic and skills-demonstration components.
• Comprehensive Crisis Management training within 60 days of hire and annually thereafter.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, providers, staff, other departments, patients, and families.
• Ability to work effectively in a complex environment, manage multiple and changing priorities, and handle specialized equipment.
• Good clinical judgment, 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.
• Required credentials and clearances listed: Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC); Registered Nurse (RN) or Temporary Practice Permit (TPP); NYS Staff Exclusion List (NYSEL); and NYS Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse (NYSCR).

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Participate in unit- or department-specific quality improvement efforts and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Use research and evidence-based practice to support clinical care improvements and contribute to multidisciplinary discussions and patient care plans.
• Take personal responsibility for improving patient satisfaction, care quality, and service.
• Participate in professional development, unit-based shared governance, goal setting, and changes intended to improve care and the practice environment.
• Partner with the care team and provide assistance to colleagues as needed.
• Maintain productive working relationships with patients, colleagues, and other internal and external partners; communicate workplace safety hazards.
• Apply the nursing process within Relationship Based Care, formulate daily goals and patient-centered plans of care, and consider patients' holistic needs.
• Use critical thinking to identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual patient needs.
• Communicate and document patient conditions and care comprehensively, and make recommendations regarding patient care and unit practices.
• Build healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues to provide a compassionate, patient-focused experience.
• Teach patients and families about care and transitions, and support the development of students, new staff, and colleagues; may serve as a preceptor.
• Provide care appropriate to patients' ages and developmental needs.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus of up to $20,000 for experienced nurses.
• Monthly loan repayment program for 2026 and 2027 nursing graduates, offering $20,000 over three years; eligible flex full-time RN roles receive a prorated amount.
• Up to five and a half weeks of paid time off annually and seven paid holidays each year.
• Career ladders supporting advancement and rewarding experience and advanced education.
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents.
• Employee discounts, including no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options.

What This Job Offers

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