Professional Staff Nurse, Perianesthesia, UPMC West Shore

UPMC • Mechanicsburg, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse and member of the care delivery team, responsible and accountable for setting standards and 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 building and maintaining collaborative 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 the nursing profession.

The position applies Relationship Based Care and the nursing process to develop patient-centered plans, support safe and effective care, communicate patient status, document comprehensively, teach patients and families, and contribute to quality improvement and professional development. The position serves patients across the life span as appropriate to the assigned unit.

Work schedule is day/evening, 0530–2330, with weekend and weekday call. The employee must live within one hour of the hospital. The role requires mobility and visual manual dexterity, as well as physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.

Requirements

• At least one year of experience.
• Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the state where the facility is located, or a qualifying multistate license under the Nurse Licensure Compact; a Temporary Practice Permit is listed as an accepted credential.
• Ability to provide or interact appropriately with patients of the ages served by the assigned unit and understand growth and development across the life span.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients and families.
• Ability to work effectively in a complex environment, manage multiple or changing priorities, and work with specialized equipment.
• Good clinical judgment and critical-thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities related to patient care.
• Critical-thinking skills necessary to apply and lead others in application of the nursing process.
• Mobility, visual manual dexterity, and physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.
• CPR within 30 days of hire, meeting AHA standards that include didactic and skills-demonstration components.
• Required credentials and clearances listed: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); Registered Nurse (RN) or Temporary Practice Permit (TPP); Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal; Act 33 with renewal; Act 34 with renewal; and Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal.
• Must live within one hour of the hospital.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with colleagues and others, demonstrating accountability, motivation, and commitment to patients and coworkers.
• Support healthy working relationships, balance work and personal life, model safe work hours and time management, and communicate identified workplace safety hazards.
• Apply adult learning principles when teaching patients, families, students, and new staff; provide appropriate patient and family education across the episode of care and transitions.
• Support student, new staff, and colleague development and potentially serve as a preceptor; seek feedback and improve practice.
• Apply the nursing process within Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment and develop daily goals and patient-centered plans of care.
• Use critical thinking to identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual patient needs.
• Communicate and document patient conditions and care comprehensively; make recommendations concerning patient care and unit practices.
• Build caring and compassionate relationships with patients, families, and colleagues to support a patient-focused experience.
• Participate in unit-based shared governance, goal setting, change processes, and work to improve patient care and the professional practice environment.
• Partner with the care team, respond to requests for assistance, and adapt to change.
• Participate in department- or unit-specific quality improvement; identify improvement opportunities and take responsibility for patient satisfaction.
• Use research and evidence-based practice to support improvements in clinical care and influence patient plans of care.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus of up to $15,000, with amount and eligibility based on nursing role and candidate experience.
• Up to five and a half weeks of paid time off annually.
• Seven paid holidays each year.
• Dedicated career ladders, including a nursing career ladder that rewards experience and advanced education.
• 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.
• Flexible scheduling options, including special programs primarily for night shifts or weekend shifts with premium pay differentials.

What This Job Offers

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