Sr. Professional Staff Nurse, Casual

2 weeks ago


Carlisle PA United States University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Full time

Sr. Professional Staff Nurse (Casual)

Are you a Registered Nurse (RN) who is looking to gain PRN experience within an organization that provides multiple opportunities for career growth and development?

UPMC Carlisle is looking for a Casual Sr. Professional Staff Nurse for the Post Acute Inpatient Rehab unit

Position Summary:

* Casual Requirements: 36 hours of work per 6-week scheduling period (12 of these hours on weekends), 1 holiday per calendar year.
* Variety of shifts
* 20 bed unit

Unit Description / Highlights:

* Opportunity to be a part of each patient's daily progress and help them achieve their rehabilitation goals.
* Patients typically stay on the unit longer than other inpatient units, which allows for opportunities to build a strong patient/nurse relationship.
* Frequent interdisciplinary collaboration between therapy, nursing, and other essential services departments.

Purpose

The Professional Staff Nurse (RN) is a valuable member of the care delivery team - setting the standards for the quality of patient care. This role provides a variety of patient care activities to a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with colleagues.

The Professional Staff Nurse encompasses leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision. In this role, establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with physicians, other healthcare professionals, patients, and their families is vital to achieving the best patient outcomes and continuum of care. The Professional Staff Nurse Demonstrates a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession.

Responsibilities:

* Creates daily goals and plans of care for patients, involving the patient as partner and considering their individual needs in a holistic way.
* Utilizes critical thinking skills and knowledge of evidence-based practices (relative to specialty area) to improve their patients' plans of care.
* Practices solid communication skills and can articulate the patient's condition to other care providers, offering recommendations for changes in patient care / unit practices & communicating any safety hazards to peers and leadership.
* Provides patient documentation that is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers.
* Creates a healing environment for patients by applying a Relationship Based Care framework to their nursing process.
* Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and/or teaching children if applicable) and applies in teaching of patients, families, students and new staff.
* Supports the development of students, new staff and colleagues, may serve as a preceptor.

Qualifications:

Qualifications:

* The Sr. Professional Staff Nurse title requires a minimum of 2-years of RN experience. However, those with at least 1-year of RN experience will be considered (title & pay will reflect level of experience).
* BSN preferred, but not required.

Additional Qualifications:

* The individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately to the ages of the patients served by his/her assigned unit as specified below.
* They must also demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures.
* Must obtain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on a Professional Staff Nurse Performance Evaluation to be promoted to this level.
* Must maintain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on annual performance evaluation to maintain status. ,UPMC approved nursing certification preferred.
* Annual completion of 2 professional contributions selected from department, hospital, or system goals, and approved by your Unit Director OR certification and 1 professional contribution selected from department, hospital, or system goals, and approved by your Unit Director as set forth through UPMC's My Nursing Career Ladder.
* Certification not required if Master's in nursing or DNP is held.
* Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families.
* Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment.
* Exemplary clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care.
* Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process.
* Mobility and visual manual dexterity. Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

* Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in practicing state.
* UPMC approved nursing certification preferred.
* Annual completion of 2 professional contributions selected from department, hospital, or system goals, and approved by your Unit Director OR certification and 1 professional contribution selected from department, hospital, or system goals, and approved by your Unit Director as set forth through UPMC's My Nursing Career Ladder. Certification not required if Master's in nursing or DNP is held.
* CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

Clearances must be dated within 90 days

* Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
* Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
* Registered Nurse (RN)
* Act 34
* 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.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran



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