Professional Staff Nurse - Emergency Dept (Harrisburg)

UPMC•Harrisburg, PA

About The Position

The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse and member of the care delivery team, accountable for setting standards and providing nursing care. The nurse manages patient care activities for a group of patients and their families using independent judgment, communication, and collaboration. The role includes leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision, and requires maintaining effective relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and families to achieve desired outcomes across the continuum of care. The nurse demonstrates 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 plans, use critical thinking to identify clinical and other patient needs, communicate patient conditions to care providers, document care comprehensively, and promote safe, high-quality, satisfying care. The role also involves patient and family education, supporting the development of students and colleagues, participating in shared governance and quality improvement, and using research and evidence-based practice to improve care. Nurses must provide age-appropriate care consistent with patients’ growth and development needs. The position is in the Emergency Department in Harrisburg. Title and starting pay rate may vary based on years of experience. UPMC offers traditional rotating or flexible shifts and optional programs primarily for night or weekend shifts, with a premium pay differential. Employees must have at least six months of nursing experience to qualify for those programs, and may need to complete orientation during regular business hours.

Requirements

Zero to two years of experience.
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 and changing priorities, and use specialized equipment.
Good clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities related to patient care.
Critical thinking skills to exercise and lead others in application of 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 facility’s state or a state covered by a licensure compact agreement, subject to the stated multistate licensure requirements.
CPR certification meeting AHA standards, including didactic and skills-demonstration components, within 30 days of hire.
Graduate nurses must complete the licensure examination within six months of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first; UPMC requires the exam within six months of the graduate nurse’s start date.
Required clearances and certifications listed include ACLS; BLS or CPR; RN or Temporary Practice Permit; Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting; Act 33; Act 34; and Act 73 FBI Clearance, with renewals where stated.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
UPMC-approved national certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop productive working relationships with colleagues and external partners, demonstrate accountability and commitment, and support healthy relationships.
Balance work and personal life, model safe work hours and healthy lifestyle practices, and report workplace safety hazards.
Teach patients and families using adult learning principles, supporting them through care and transitions; support students, new staff, and colleagues, and potentially serve as a preceptor.
Apply the nursing process within Relationship Based Care, formulate daily goals and holistic care plans with patients as partners, and identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues.
Communicate patient conditions to other care providers, make recommendations about patient care and unit practices, and maintain comprehensive documentation.
Incorporate professional organization, business unit, and health system goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.
Build healing relationships and provide a caring, compassionate, patient-focused experience.
Participate in professional development, unit-based shared governance, goal setting, and changes intended to improve care quality and the practice environment.
Partner with the care team, respond to colleagues’ needs for assistance, and adapt flexibly to change.
Participate in department- or unit-specific quality improvement, identify improvement opportunities, and help improve patient satisfaction.
Use research and evidence-based practice to support clinical care, identify relevant research, discuss improvement opportunities at multidisciplinary rounds, and influence patient care plans.
Provide age-appropriate care using knowledge of growth and development and assessment of patients’ needs.