Professional Staff Nurse

UPMC East is hiring a Full-Time Professional Staff Nurse to support the 5 East Medicine Unit at our Monroeville location. This floor also sees a number of Oncology patients.

UPMC Comprehensive Chemotherapy and Biotherapy training offered after six months.

-Pathophysiology and pharmacology topics reviewed over several weeks

-Comprehensive exam and skills training for administration of chemotherapy and biotherapy agents

-Excellent skill for any nurse interested in caring for oncology patients

This position is eligible for a generous sign-on bonus

Sign-On Bonus Details:

$15,000 for graduate nurses

$20,000 for registered nurses with one or more years of experience

Candidates hired into a sign-on bonus eligible role will be asked to make a two-year work commitment.

UPMC is committed to investing in nurses like you – financially, personally, and professionally – starting on day one of your career. From tackling student loans to advancing your career later in life, UPMC is the partner you need to succeed and thrive in your nursing career.

Here’s how we support our nurses:

*** Generous Sign-On Bonus of up to $15,000**

*** UPMC’s brand new Monthly Loan Repayment program, exclusively for 2022-2025 nursing graduates, offering $20,000* in loan repayment paid over three years (Eligible flex full-time RN roles to receive prorated amount)*

*** Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays each year**

*** Dedicated career ladders, including a brand-new nursing career ladder added just this year, allowing you to achieve your highest potential while rewarding you for your experience and advanced education**

*** Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents (plus discounts for UPMC employees including no cost RN-BSN/MSN options)**

The Professional Staff Nurse provides highly competent patient care and treatment while demonstrating empathy and a passion for learning. A role that requires independent judgment, fluent communication, and candid partnership, the Staff Nurse establishes relationships with physicians, other care providers, patients, and patient's families to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.

A Professional Staff Nurse and a member of the care delivery team, you will set the standards for the level and quality of nursing care and possess authority and accountability for its provision. At all times, you will exemplify a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession.

As a Professional Staff Nurse at UPMC, you will find:

• Competitive wages, with the highest BSN differential in the greater Pittsburgh area

• An incomparable benefits package, including tuition reimbursement

• Top clinicians, leading researchers, and the most modern equipment and technology in health care today

The Professional Staff Nurse is a valued step in the UPMC nursing career ladder, with opportunities for continued growth and advancement; Graduate Nurses are encouraged to apply.

Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the My Nursing Career Ladder based on their individual experience and education.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation and commitment to patients and colleagues.

• Demonstrates an understanding of cultural differences and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships. Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life.

• Models safe work hours, time management and healthy lifestyle.

• Communicates with peers and management any safety hazards identified in the workplace.

• Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and/or teaching children if applicable) and applies in teaching of patients, families, students and new staff.

• Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to effectively guide them through the episode of care as well as transition to another level of care and/or home.

• Supports the development of students, new staff and colleagues, may serve as a preceptor.

• Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.

• Applies the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment.

• Formulates daily goals and a plan of care for patients that involves the patient as partner and considers the individual needs of the patient in a holistic manner.

• Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care.

• Practices solid communication skills, and is able to articulate and translate the patient's condition to other care providers and to negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices.

• Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers. Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction.

• Creates a caring and compassionate patient-focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.

• Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care.

• Actively participates in unit-based shared governance, goal setting and supports the change and transition process to improve quality of care and the practice environment.

• Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs for assistance and partnership.

• Participates in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment.

• Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility with the change process.

• Actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts.

• Identifies opportunities for quality improvement to colleagues and management.

• Takes personal responsibility in improving patient satisfaction with the quality of care and service.

• Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical care: identifies research issues or articles related to clinical specialty or areas of interest, discusses opportunities for quality improvement at multidisciplinary rounds, and influences patients' plans of care.

• BSN preferred.

• 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.

• Good 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:

• UPMC approved national certification preferred.

• Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse.

• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

• NIH required within 6 months of hire date

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• NIH Stroke Scale (NIH)

• Registered Nurse (RN)

• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran