RN Staff Nurse (Nights) - T9 Birth Center

UPMC • Altoona, PA

4d • $34 - $36 • Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Altoona is hiring a Registered Nurse for T9, the Birth Center, a 22-bed multidisciplinary unit with its own triage area and operating rooms. Patients labor, give birth, recover, and stay postpartum in the same unit, supporting continuity of care, skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding, delayed bathing, and infant rooming-in. The unit also includes a four-bed triage area for maternal and fetal monitoring and evaluation of urgent obstetrical concerns, and an eight-bed special care nursery for neonates 35 weeks and older.

Nurses on the unit are trained in labor and delivery, circulating in the operating room for cesarean sections, postpartum care for mothers and infants, patient triage, and neonatal resuscitation. The role is a 0.9 full-time night program, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., with rotation and call, totaling 36 hours per week. The position is represented by SEIU. Compensation depends on education and nursing experience; stated minimum starting rates are $35.50 per hour for BSN nurses and $34.00 per hour for non-BSN nurses. Eligible candidates may receive a sign-on bonus of up to $15,000 in exchange for a two-year work agreement. The posting also describes night-program pay and an additional shift differential, subject to the program guidelines and eligibility requirements.

Requirements

• Current license to practice nursing in Pennsylvania, or an eligible multistate license under the Nursing Licensure Compact; applicable state licensure requirements apply if an employee changes residency to the facility's state.
• Satisfactory completion of the Nursing Department's orientation program and probationary period.
• Complete NIHSS education before the end of orientation if required.
• BLS, or CPR meeting AHA standards with didactic and skills-demonstration components; CPR must be completed within 30 days of hire.
• Registered Nurse (RN) credential.
• Act 33 clearance with renewal, Act 34 clearance with renewal, and Act 73 FBI clearance with renewal.
• When assigned to LDRP, complete the Trauma Nurse Course and Fetal Monitoring Course within two years, the Stable Course within one year, and maintain six trauma competencies per year.

Nice To Haves

• RN experience or completion of RN schooling as a Graduate Nurse is preferred.
• For LDRP assignment, one year of hospital nursing or LDRP-Nursery experience is preferred.
• ACLS and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) are preferred; the posting states these must be obtained within 12 months if not already held.
• Eligible candidates may receive a sign-on bonus of up to $15,000 by committing to a two-year work agreement.

Responsibilities

• Provide and document direct patient care using nursing protocols and standards; safely perform procedures and administer medications and IV therapy according to policy.
• Evaluate and document patient and family needs, reassessing patients every eight hours or as needed.
• Develop and maintain current care plans with patients and families; prioritize needs, conduct care conferences, and coordinate with community agencies and other professionals.
• Collaborate with medical staff and other professionals to discuss and develop patient care plans.
• Use the Bed Management System, Alpha, CPOE, and other relevant computer systems efficiently.
• Initiate health teaching for patients and families and contribute to the education of staff and students.
• Provide guidance and support to other healthcare team members and demonstrate professionalism in interactions.
• Follow universal precautions and occupational exposure policies; identify and address potential problems and environmental factors affecting patient care.
• Complete annual competency validation and maintain proficiency in point-of-care testing according to laboratory criteria.
• When assigned to LDRP, complete required courses and maintain required trauma competencies.

Benefits

• Professional Development Program (career ladder)
• Ongoing learning opportunities
• Premier benefits package
• Newly enhanced RN pay, with starting rates increased by $4 per hour
• $2 per hour off-shift differential
• Additional $2 per hour for actual hours worked within the night-program guidelines, subject to eligibility
• Sign-on bonus up to $15,000 for eligible candidates who commit to a two-year work agreement

What This Job Offers

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