Experienced Professional Staff Nurse -CVICU/CTICU (UPMC Passavant)

UPMC • Pittsburgh, PA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Passavant is seeking a Full-Time Professional Staff Nurse, BSN, to join the CVICU/CTICU team at their McCandless Location. This role is crucial in providing Life Changing Medicine to the community, with nurses being essential partners in enhancing the patient experience. The CVICU/CTICU is a 16-bed Cardiovascular Unit caring for patients post-open heart surgery, thoracic surgery, vascular procedures, cardiac catheterizations, and ablations. The nursing team collaborates closely with surgeons, cardiologists, and Pulmonary Partners. UPMC offers competitive wages, an excellent benefits package including tuition reimbursement, and access to top clinicians, researchers, and modern technology. They are committed to investing in nurses' financial, personal, and professional growth from day one, offering support for student loans and career advancement. A new Monthly Loan Repayment program is available for nursing graduates, and nurses with over 1 year of experience are eligible for a $15,000 Sign-on Bonus.

Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year of experience
• Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located.
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
• Ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families.
• Good clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care.
• Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process.
• Mobility and visual manual dexterity.
• Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.
• UPMC approved national certification preferred.
• NIHSS within 6 months of hire.
• ACLS within 12 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Takes personal responsibility in improving patient satisfaction with the quality of care and service.
• Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical care: identifies research issues or articles related to clinical specialty or areas of interest, discusses opportunities for quality improvement at multidisciplinary rounds, and influences patients' plans of care.
• Formulates daily goals and a plan of care for patients that involves the patient as partner and considers the individual needs of the patient in a holistic manner.
• Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care.
• Practices solid communication skills and can articulate and translate the patient's condition to other care providers and to negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices.
• Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers.
• Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.
• Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Actively participates in unit-based shared governance, goal setting and supports the change and transition process to improve quality of care and the practice environment.
• Participates in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment.
• Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and/or teaching children if applicable) and applies in teaching of patients, families, students, and new staff.
• Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to effectively guide them through the episode of care as well as transition to another level of care and/or home.
• Supports the development of students, new staff and colleagues, may serve as a preceptor.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Highest BSN differential in the greater Pittsburgh area
• Incomparable benefits package
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents (plus discounts for UPMC employees including no cost RN-BSN/MSN options!)
• Monthly Loan Repayment program for nursing graduates, offering $20,000 in loan repayment paid over three years (Eligible flex full-time RN roles to receive prorated amount)
• Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually
• Seven paid holidays each year
• Dedicated career ladders, including a brand-new nursing career ladder
• $15,000 Sign on Bonus for nurses with over 1 year of experience

What This Job Offers

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