Professional Staff Nurse, Expert, BSN-Acute Care Cardiac (UPMC Harrisburg)

UPMC • Harrisburg, PA

16h

About The Position

The Professional Staff Nurse, BSN, Expert is a registered nurse and member of the care delivery team who is accountable for nursing care and for setting standards for its quality. The nurse manages care for a group of patients and their families through independent judgment, communication, collaboration, leadership, partnership, and supervision. The position builds collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and families to achieve desired outcomes throughout the continuum of care, and demonstrates commitment to the community and nursing profession.

The role is on Acute Care Cardiac (Main 7), a 44-bed unit caring for patients with multiple comorbidities, with a specialization in heart failure. Patients receive continuous telemetry monitoring and may need cardiac drips. The unit describes itself as fast-paced and supportive of teamwork, interdisciplinary collaboration, shared governance, learning, and professional growth.

This is a full-time night position with a rotating schedule, including weekend and holiday rotation. The nurse precepts and develops others, applies evidence-based practice, supports quality and workplace improvements, and serves as a recognized unit leader. UPMC describes support for nurses through a sign-on bonus, paid time off and holidays, career ladders, and tuition reimbursement.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of experience.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
• Complete an annual professional contribution selected from department, hospital, or system goals and approved by the Unit Director.
• Obtain and maintain UPMC-approved nursing certification within 1 year of hire or transfer, unless holding a master's degree in nursing or a DNP; for a BSN holder, a master's degree in a related field may substitute for certification.
• Must have a Solid/Strong/Good or higher Professional Staff Nurse Performance Evaluation to be promoted to this level and maintain that rating on annual evaluations.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills to care for or appropriately interact with patients across the ages served by the assigned unit, including knowledge of lifespan growth and development and age-specific assessment and care needs.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, providers, staff, other departments, and patients and families.
• Ability to work effectively in a complex environment, manage multiple or changing priorities, and handle specialized equipment.
• Exemplary 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.
• Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the state where the facility is located or a qualifying multistate license under the Nurse Licensure Compact.
• CPR/BLS certification meeting applicable AHA standards, including didactic instruction and skills demonstration, within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Precept students, graduate nurses, and new hires; identify learning opportunities and support continuous learning in the clinical area.
• Seek feedback and apply continuous professional improvement.
• Apply the nursing process within Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment and develop patient-centered daily goals and plans of care.
• Communicate and document patient conditions and care comprehensively, and make recommendations regarding patient care and unit practices.
• Identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual needs and incorporate applicable professional, business-unit, and health-system goals into daily practice.
• Build compassionate healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Promote healthy workplace relationships, cultural awareness, and prevention and response to horizontal violence and impairment.
• Identify clinical quality and workplace improvement opportunities and apply evidence-based practice.
• Serve as a role model and recognized unit leader in areas such as clinical expertise, teaching, specialized nursing resources, or evidence-based practice.
• Provide feedback to the health care team, participate in nursing peer review, promote beneficial change, and serve on or lead teams.
• Participate in unit shared governance and hospital-wide councils.
• Perform in accordance with system-wide competencies and behaviors and perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus; amount and eligibility depend on nursing role and candidate experience.
• Up to five and a half weeks of paid time off annually.
• Seven paid holidays each year.
• Nursing career ladders, including a newly added career ladder.
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at an accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents.
• UPMC employee discounts, including no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options.

What This Job Offers

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