Professional Staff Nurse-Acute Care Cardiac (UPMC Harrisburg)

UPMC • Harrisburg, PA

12d

About The Position

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 to a group of patients and their families through independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with team members. The role encompasses leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision. The nurse establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and families to achieve desired outcomes throughout the continuum of care, while demonstrating commitment to the community and nursing profession.

The nurse applies the nursing process within Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment, formulate patient-centered goals and plans, identify clinical and psychosocial needs, communicate patient conditions, and maintain comprehensive documentation. The position also involves patient and family education, supporting colleagues and learners, participating in shared governance and quality improvement, and using research and evidence-based practice to improve care.

The nurse must demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to care for the ages served by the assigned unit, including understanding growth and development across the lifespan and assessing and interpreting age-specific patient needs. The position requires mobility and visual manual dexterity, as well as physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients. Flexible shift options are available, including programs primarily for night or weekend shifts; eligibility for those programs requires at least six months of nursing experience.

Requirements

• Zero to two years of experience.
• Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in the state where the facility is located, or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with that state; a Temporary Practice Permit is also listed as an accepted credential.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); CPR must meet AHA standards and include didactic and skills demonstration components within 30 days of hire.
• Act 34 clearance.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, other providers, staff, departments, patients, and families.
• Ability to work productively in a complex environment, handle multiple or changing priorities, and work with specialized equipment.
• Good clinical judgment, critical-thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities related to patient care.
• Critical-thinking skills to apply and lead others in application of the nursing process.
• Mobility and visual manual dexterity, and physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.
• Graduate nurses must complete the licensure examination within six months of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first; UPMC requires examination within six months of the start date for graduate nurses.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide patient care activities for a group of patients and their families.
• Build productive working relationships with colleagues and others, demonstrate accountability, and communicate workplace safety hazards.
• Teach patients and families about their care and transitions; support the development of students, new staff, and colleagues, including potentially serving as a preceptor.
• Apply the nursing process and Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment and formulate patient-centered goals and plans of care.
• Identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues relevant to patient care.
• Communicate and document patient conditions and care comprehensively, and collaborate with other care providers on recommendations and changes to care or unit practices.
• Participate in professional development, unit-based shared governance, goal setting, and improvement of the quality of care and practice environment.
• Participate in department- or unit-specific quality improvement efforts and identify improvement opportunities.
• Use research and evidence-based practice to support improvements in clinical care.
• Support patient satisfaction and provide a caring, compassionate, patient-focused experience.

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.
• Employee discounts, including no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options.
• Flexible shift options, including night- and weekend-focused programs with premium pay differentials.

What This Job Offers

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