Registered Nurse, Dialysis

UPMC • Cumberland, MD

3d • Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Western Maryland is hiring a full-time Professional Staff Nurse to support its Dialysis department in Cumberland, Maryland. This is a day-shift position with rotating Saturdays, holidays, and an inpatient on-call rotation. The nurse provides patient-centered care using the nursing process and Relationship Based Care, helps patients and families understand their care and transitions, and collaborates with the broader care team. The role also contributes to quality improvement, shared governance, evidence-based practice, and the development of students and colleagues.

UPMC describes support for nurses that includes paid time off and holidays, career ladders, and tuition reimbursement. The organization states that tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year is available at accredited institutions to employees and their dependents.

Requirements

• Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in the state where the facility is located, or a qualifying multistate license under the Nursing Licensure Compact.
• CPR certification meeting AHA standards, including didactic instruction and a skills demonstration, within 30 days of hire.
• 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 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 applying the nursing process.
• Mobility and visual manual dexterity; physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.
• Applicants with zero to two years of experience are considered for the Professional Staff Nurse title.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Model safe work hours, time management, and a healthy lifestyle.
• Communicate identified workplace safety hazards to peers and management.
• Apply adult learning principles when teaching patients, families, students, and new staff, as applicable.
• Provide appropriate, detailed teaching to patients and families about the care episode and transitions to another level of care or home.
• Support the development of students, new staff, and colleagues; may serve as a preceptor.
• Seek feedback and promote open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development to improve practice.
• Apply the nursing process within Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment.
• Set daily patient goals and develop holistic plans of care that involve patients as partners.
• Document patient care comprehensively to support communication among caregivers.
• Incorporate professional organization, business unit, and health system goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.
• Participate in unit-based shared governance and goal setting, and support change and transition to improve care quality and the practice environment.
• Act as an engaged care-team partner and respond to team members' needs for assistance and partnership.
• Identify quality-improvement opportunities to colleagues and management.
• Take personal responsibility for improving patient satisfaction with care quality and service.
• Use research and evidence-based practice to improve clinical care; identify relevant research, discuss quality-improvement opportunities at multidisciplinary rounds, and influence patient care plans.

Benefits

• 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 any accredited institution for employees and their dependents.
• Employee discounts, including no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options.

What This Job Offers

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