Professional Staff Nurse - Emergency Department

UPMC • Jamestown, NY

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About The Position

UPMC Chautauqua is hiring a full-time Professional Staff Nurse for its Emergency Department. The role has a variable schedule of three 12-hour shifts per week, including every other weekend and rotating holidays. The ED is a 28-bed, fast-paced department that sees approximately 100 patients per day and cares for patients of all ages and with a range of presentations. Services include behavioral health, sexual assault victim care, and stabilization of trauma, acute cardiac, and neurological events.

The Professional Staff Nurse delivers patient-centered nursing care using the nursing process and Relationship Based Care. The nurse develops care plans with patients, provides education to patients and families, communicates patient needs and condition to other care providers, documents care, and contributes to quality improvement and evidence-based practice. The role also supports colleagues and learners, participates in shared governance and team activities, and demonstrates accountability for professional development and safe practice.

Candidates should have zero to two years of experience. A BSN and UPMC-approved national certification are preferred. Current Registered Nurse licensure, or an applicable temporary practice permit, is required, along with specified CPR/BLS, crisis management, and other unit-related certifications and clearances. CCM training is required within six months of hire and annually thereafter; ACLS and PALS are required within one year of hire or transfer.

Requirements

• Zero to two years of experience.
• Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the state where the facility is located or a state covered by a licensure compact agreement, or a Temporary Practice Permit where applicable.
• Graduate nurses must complete the licensure examination within six months of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first; UPMC requires the examination within six months of the start date for graduate nurses.
• CPR meeting AHA standards, including didactic and skills-demonstration components, within 30 days of hire.
• Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCM) training within six months of hire and annually thereafter.
• ACLS within one year of hire or transfer.
• PALS within one year of hire or transfer.
• BLS or CPR; CCMC; PALS; and RN or TPP credentials, as applicable.
• NYS Staff Exclusion List (NYSEL) and NYS Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse (NYSCR) clearances.
• 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 effectively in a complex environment, manage multiple and changing priorities, and work with specialized equipment.
• Good clinical judgment, critical-thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities related to patient care; critical-thinking skills sufficient to apply 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.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.
• UPMC-approved national certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain productive working relationships with patients, families, colleagues, and other internal and external partners; demonstrate accountability, motivation, and commitment to healthy working relationships.
• Maintain a balance between work and personal life, model safe work hours and effective time management, and communicate identified workplace safety hazards.
• Teach patients and families about their care and transitions, applying adult learning principles and teaching children when applicable.
• Support the development of students, new staff, and colleagues, including potentially serving as a preceptor; seek feedback and contribute to continuous learning.
• Apply the nursing process and Relationship Based Care to establish a healing environment and formulate patient-centered daily goals and plans of care.
• Identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual patient needs through critical thinking.
• Communicate and document patient conditions and care comprehensively, and make recommendations to care providers regarding patient care and unit practices.
• Build caring and compassionate relationships with patients, families, and colleagues to create a patient-focused experience.
• Pursue professional development and participate in shared governance, goal setting, change processes, and activities that improve patient care and the practice environment.
• Partner with the care team, respond to requests for assistance, and adapt flexibly to change.
• Participate in unit-specific quality improvement, identify improvement opportunities, support patient satisfaction, and use research and evidence-based practice to improve clinical care and plans of care.
• Provide care appropriate to the ages and developmental needs of patients served by the assigned unit.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus of up to $15,000.
• Monthly loan repayment program for 2026 and 2027 nursing graduates, offering $20,000 paid over three years; eligible flex full-time RN roles receive a prorated amount.
• Up to five and a half weeks of paid time off annually.
• Seven paid holidays each year.
• Nursing career ladder and other career-development opportunities.
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents.
• Employee discounts, including no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options.
• Premium pay differential for employees in certain night-shift or weekend-shift programs.

What This Job Offers

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