RN Staff Nurse (Day/Evening) - T9 Birth Center

UPMC • Altoona, PA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Are you a Registered Nurse ready to take the next step in your career? Choose UPMC Altoona! Take advantage of an opportunity to provide Life Changing Medicine to our patients, as you work alongside an interdisciplinary team of world-class medical professionals. We’re committed to your growth and well-being. With our Professional Development Program (career ladder), ongoing learning opportunities, and a premier benefits package designed to support you and your family, you’ll have the resources you need to succeed—both inside and outside of work. Join us in a role where your expertise makes a difference every day, and where your career can flourish in a culture of excellence, compassion, and innovation. T9 is a 22-bed multidisciplinary unit that contains its own triage and Operating Rooms. Patients labor, birth, recover and have their postpartum stay in the same unit permitting continuity of patient care throughout their hospital stay promoting skin to skin, support of breastfeeding, delayed bathing, and infant rooming-in. Within the unit is a 4-bed triage area for maternal monitoring of baby and evaluation of emergent obstetrical situations and concerns. Nurses are trained in labor and delivery, how to circulate in the OR for cesarean sections, care of the infant and mother postpartum, triaging patients, and neonatal resuscitation after delivery. Neonates may need to transition in our 8-bed special care nursery, currently caring for neonates 35 weeks and greater.

Requirements

• Must hold a current license to practice nursing in the State of Pennsylvania.
• Must satisfactorily complete the Nursing Department's orientation program and probationary period.
• Must complete NIHSS education prior to end of orientation period, if required.
• BLS required.
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
• Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.

Nice To Haves

• One year hospital nursing/LDRP-Nursery preferred.
• ACLS and Neonatal Resuscitation preferred or must be obtained within 12 months.
• Must complete the Trauma Nurse Course and Fetal Monitoring Course within two years.
• Must complete the Stable Course within one year.
• Must maintain six trauma competencies per year.

Responsibilities

• Provide Direct Care: Use nursing protocols and standards to perform and document procedures safely and accurately. Administer medications and IV therapy following policy.
• Assess and Reassess: Evaluate and document patient and family needs. Reassess patients every eight hours or as needed.
• Plan Care: Involve patients and families in creating care plans. Prioritize needs, conduct care conferences, and maintain up-to-date care plans. Coordinate with community agencies and other professionals.
• Engage in Team Discussions: Work with medical staff and other professionals to discuss and develop patient care plans.
• Utilize Systems: Use Bed Management System, Alpha, CPOE, and other relevant computer systems efficiently.
• Teach and Educate: Initiate health teaching for patients and families based on their needs. Contribute to the education of staff and students.
• Consult and Lead: Offer guidance and support to other healthcare team members. Demonstrate professionalism in all interactions.
• Follow Precautions: Adhere to universal precautions and occupational exposure policies. Identify and address potential problems and environmental factors affecting patient care.
• Maintain Competency: Complete annual competency validation and stay proficient in point-of-care testing as per lab criteria.

Benefits

• Professional Development Program (career ladder)
• ongoing learning opportunities
• premier benefits package designed to support you and your family
• competitive starting pay
• newly enhanced pay
• additional $2 shift differential
• Generous Sign-On Bonus: Sign-on bonuses up to $15,000 are available for eligible candidates who commit to a two-year work agreement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level