Casual Sr. Professional Staff Nurse II - Resource Pool - UPMC West Shore

UPMC•Mechanicsburg, PA

About The Position

The Senior Professional Staff Nurse II is a Registered Nurse and member of the care delivery team who is responsible for seeking opportunities to improve practice and setting standards for the level and quality of care. The role has responsibility, authority, and accountability for providing nursing care, and manages and provides care for a group of patients and their families using independent judgment, communication, and collaboration. It encompasses leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision. The nurse establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and families to achieve desired outcomes throughout the continuum of care, while demonstrating commitment to the community and nursing profession. The nurse serves as a professional role model and recognized unit leader in areas such as clinical expertise, teaching, specialized nursing resources, and evidence-based practice. The position supports learning and professional development, participates in shared governance and peer review, promotes improvements in patient care and the unit environment, and may serve on or lead teams advancing care or workplace practices. Using Relationship Based Care, the nurse creates a healing environment, develops patient-centered plans of care, communicates patient needs to the care team, maintains comprehensive documentation, and applies critical thinking to clinical and broader patient needs. The role also promotes a healthy workplace, cultural awareness, and positive relationships among colleagues, while balancing work and personal responsibilities.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience.
Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse, or applicable multistate licensure under the Nursing Licensure Compact.
CPR certification meeting AHA standards, including didactic and skills demonstration components, within 30 days of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
Completion of one contribution as set forth through UPMC's My Nursing Career Ladder.
UPMC-approved nursing certification, unless the nurse holds a Master's in nursing or DNP; for a nurse with a BSN, a Master's degree in a related field may substitute for certification.
A Solid/Strong/Good or higher Professional Staff Nurse Performance Evaluation to be promoted to this level, and a Solid/Strong/Good or higher annual performance evaluation to maintain status.
Knowledge and skills to provide care and interact appropriately with patients across the ages served by the assigned unit, including knowledge of lifespan growth and development and the ability to assess and interpret age-specific needs.
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, handle multiple and changing priorities, and work with specialized equipment.
Exemplary clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities related to patient care.
Critical thinking skills 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.
Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting clearance with renewal.
Act 33 clearance with renewal.
Act 34 clearance with renewal.
Act 73 FBI clearance with renewal.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Precept students, graduate nurses, and new hires; identify learning opportunities and support continuous learning in the clinical area.
Seek feedback and apply continuous professional improvement; share research and professional resources, present on the unit, and support journal clubs.
Serve as a professional role model and recognized unit leader in clinical expertise, teaching, specialized nursing resources, and/or evidence-based practice.
Give appropriate feedback to health care team members and participate in the nursing peer review process.
Promote changes that improve patient care quality and the unit environment; serve on teams and lead successful teams as part of daily practice.
Demonstrate advanced clinical assessment and analytical skills within Relationship Based Care.
Participate in unit-level shared governance and serve on hospital-wide councils.
Apply the nursing process to formulate daily patient goals and plans of care that involve patients as partners and address their holistic needs.
Communicate and translate patients' conditions to other care providers and negotiate or recommend changes in patient care and unit practices.
Maintain comprehensive patient documentation that promotes communication among caregivers.
Identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues relevant to patient care.
Incorporate professional, business-unit, and health-system goals into daily work to improve patient safety, quality, and patient experience.
Build caring, compassionate, healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
Identify opportunities for clinical quality and workplace improvement and regularly apply evidence-based practice.
Serve on or lead teams that introduce patient-care innovations or support a healthy workforce.
Build and mend colleague relationships, model cultural awareness, and help prevent and address horizontal violence and impairment.
Balance work and personal life through prioritization and delegation of responsibilities.
Provide care appropriate to the ages and developmental needs of patients served by the assigned unit.