Professional Staff Nurse
6 days ago
UPMC McKeesport is seeking a Professional Staff Nurse to join our team in a limited casual role. This position will provide support to our Resource Pool, working on various units throughout the hospital.
About the RoleThe Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse and a member of the care delivery team. As a leader in patient care, you will be responsible for setting the standards for the level and quality of care. You will have the authority and accountability to provide nursing care, manage patient care activities, and collaborate with all team members to achieve desired patient outcomes.
Responsibilities- Apply the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment.
- Formulate 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.
- Demonstrate critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care.
- Practice solid communication skills, and articulate and translate the patient's condition to other care providers and negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices.
- Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers.
- Incorporate national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.
- Create a caring and compassionate patient-focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
- Actively participate in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts.
- Identify opportunities for quality improvement to colleagues and management.
- Take personal responsibility in improving patient satisfaction with the quality of care and service.
- Utilize research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical care.
- Develop and maintain productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues.
- Maintain a conscious balance between work and personal life.
- Model safe work hours, time management, and healthy lifestyle.
- Communicate with peers and management any safety hazards identified in the workplace.
- Demonstrate knowledge of adult learning principles and apply in teaching of patients, families, students, and new staff.
- Provide 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.
- Support the development of students, new staff, and colleagues, may serve as a preceptor.
- Create an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
- Demonstrate accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care.
- Actively participate in unit-based shared governance, goal setting, and supports the change and transition process to improve quality of care and the practice environment.
- Serve as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs for assistance and partnership.
- Participate in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment.
- Adapt to change and demonstrates flexibility with the change process.
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.
Must 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.
Minimum 1 year experience.
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 licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in practicing state.
CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Registered Nurse (RN)
Act 34
OAPSA
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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