Rn Jobs in St Cloud

About The Position

Requirements

• Minimum of 4 years of experience.
• BSN required.
• Complete an annual professional contribution selected from department, hospital, or system goals and approved by the Unit Director.
• Obtain and maintain UPMC-approved nursing certification within one year of hire or transfer, unless exempt through a master's degree in nursing or a DNP. With a BSN, a master's degree in a related field may substitute for certification.
• Achieve a Solid/Strong/Good or higher rating on a Professional Staff Nurse Performance Evaluation to be promoted to this level, and maintain that rating on annual evaluations.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to care for and interact appropriately with patients across the ages served by the assigned unit, including knowledge of lifespan growth and development and age-specific assessment and care needs.
• Establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, providers, staff, other departments, and patients and families.
• Work effectively in a complex environment, manage multiple or changing priorities, and use specialized equipment.
• Demonstrate exemplary clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities related to patient care, and the ability to lead others in applying the nursing process.
• Have mobility and visual-manual dexterity, and physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.
• Hold current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the facility's state or a qualifying multistate license under a licensure compact agreement.
• Complete CPR training based on AHA standards, including didactic and skills demonstration components, within 30 days of hire.
• Maintain required clearances within 90 days.
• Meet applicable licensure requirements when changing residency to the state where the facility is located; employees working on an out-of-state NLC license have 60 days after the change of residency to apply for in-state licensure.

Responsibilities

• Precept students, graduate nurses, and new hires; identify learning opportunities and support continuous learning in the clinical area.
• Apply the nursing process within Relationship Based Care to develop patient-centered goals and plans of care in a healing environment.
• Communicate patient conditions effectively to other care providers, make recommendations about patient care and unit practices, and maintain comprehensive patient documentation.
• Use critical thinking to identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual patient needs.
• Incorporate professional, business-unit, and health-system goals into daily work to improve patient safety, care quality, and patient satisfaction.
• Build compassionate, healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues, and promote cultural awareness and a healthy workplace.
• Identify opportunities for clinical quality and workplace improvement and apply evidence-based practice.
• Serve as a recognized unit leader in areas such as clinical expertise, teaching, specialized nursing resources, or evidence-based practice.
• Provide feedback to members of the health care team, participate in nursing peer review, promote beneficial change, and serve on or lead teams.
• Participate actively in unit-level shared governance and hospital-wide councils.
• Maintain a balance between work and personal life through prioritization and delegation.
• Perform in accordance with system-wide competencies and behaviors, and perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Up to five and a half weeks of paid time off annually.
• Seven paid holidays each year.
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at an accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents.
• UPMC employee discounts, including no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options.
• Opportunity for a sign-on bonus.
• Career ladder opportunities for professional and financial growth.