Professional Staff Nurse, Limited Casual (UPMC Kane)

UPMC•Kane, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Kane is hiring a casual Professional Staff Nurse to support the Clinic-General Surgery. The role involves as-needed travel and coverage between clinics in Kane, Johnsonburg, Sheffield, and Mt. Jewett. Title and rate of pay depend on the candidate’s years of experience. 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, as well as establishing 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. The nurse applies the nursing process within Relationship Based Care, develops individualized plans of care, uses critical thinking and evidence-based practice, and supports patient safety, quality improvement, satisfaction, education, and professional development. The position also requires flexibility, teamwork, communication of safety concerns, and obtaining supplies or medications when pharmacy or supply chain staff are not onsite. The individual must have the knowledge and skills to provide appropriate care to the ages served by the assigned unit, understand growth and development across the life span, assess patient status, and identify age-specific care needs in accordance with department policies and procedures.

Requirements

Minimum of 1 year of experience.
Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in the practicing state, or an applicable multistate license issued by a participating Nursing Licensure Compact state.
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, 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 needed 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.
BLS or CPR required within 30 days of hire or transfer; CPR must meet AHA standards and include didactic and skills demonstration components.
Act 34 clearance.
Ability to provide care appropriate to the ages served by the assigned unit and to assess and interpret age-specific patient needs.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
UPMC-approved national certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Apply the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment.
Formulate daily goals and patient care plans that involve patients as partners and address their holistic needs.
Use critical thinking to identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues within an episode of care.
Communicate and translate patient conditions to care providers, and negotiate or recommend changes to patient care and unit practices.
Maintain comprehensive patient documentation that supports communication among caregivers.
Incorporate professional organization, business unit, and health system goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.
Build healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues to create a caring, compassionate, patient-focused experience.
Participate in unit- or department-specific quality improvement efforts and identify improvement opportunities to colleagues and management.
Take personal responsibility for improving patient satisfaction with care and service.
Use research and evidence-based practice to support improvements in clinical care, discuss improvement opportunities at multidisciplinary rounds, and influence patient care plans.
Develop productive internal and external working relationships and demonstrate accountability, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment.
Demonstrate understanding of cultural differences and hold peers accountable for healthy relationships.
Maintain balance between work and personal life; model safe work hours, time management, and a healthy lifestyle.
Communicate workplace safety hazards to peers and management.
Apply adult learning principles, and teaching principles for children when applicable, when educating patients, families, students, and new staff.
Provide detailed, appropriate patient and family education to guide them through care and transitions to another level of care or home.
Support students, new staff, and colleagues, and potentially serve as a preceptor.
Promote open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by seeking feedback and improving practice.
Pursue professional development that improves professional practice and patient care quality.
Participate in unit-based shared governance and goal setting, and support changes that improve care quality and the practice environment.
Act as an engaged care team partner and respond willingly to team members’ requests for assistance and partnership.
Participate in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment.
Adapt to change and demonstrate flexibility during the change process.
Keep the DON or AOD informed about circumstances or situations with a serious or potentially serious impact.
Obtain supplies or medications when pharmacy or supply chain staff are not onsite and communicate the action to the appropriate person.
Provide age-appropriate care based on knowledge of life-span growth and development, assessment of patient status, and identification of age-specific needs.
Travel as needed to provide coverage between clinics in Kane, Johnsonburg, Sheffield, and Mt. Jewett.