Senior Professional Staff Nurse, NICU

3 days ago


Erie, Pennsylvania, United States UPMC Full time
Job Title: Senior Professional Staff Nurse, NICU

UPMC Hamot, a Magnet designated facility located in Erie, PA, is currently hiring a Casual Professional Staff Nurse to join the NICU team.

Job Summary:

The Senior Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse who plays a crucial role in the care delivery team. They are responsible for setting care standards, managing patient care activities, and ensuring high-quality nursing care.

Responsibilities:
  • Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles and applies it in teaching patients, families, students, and new staff.
  • Provides detailed education to guide patients and families through care and transitions.
  • Supports development of students, new staff, and colleagues, possibly serving as a preceptor.
  • Fosters open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by seeking feedback.
  • Applies the nursing process to create a healing environment, involving patients as partners.
  • Identifies clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues with critical thinking.
  • Communicates effectively, translating patient conditions to other care providers and recommending changes.
  • Ensures comprehensive patient documentation to promote caregiver communication.
  • Incorporates goals from professional organizations and health systems to enhance safety, quality, and satisfaction.
  • Builds healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
  • Develops productive working relationships, demonstrating accountability, enthusiasm, and commitment.
  • Understands cultural differences and maintains healthy relationships.
  • Balances work and personal life, modeling safe work hours and a healthy lifestyle.
  • Communicates safety hazards in the workplace.
  • Participates in quality improvement efforts, identifying opportunities and communicating them.
  • Takes responsibility for improving patient satisfaction and uses research to support clinical care improvements.
  • Demonstrates accountability for professional development and participates in shared governance and goal setting.
  • Responds to care team needs and participates in work that improves patient care and the practice environment.
  • Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility.
Requirements:
  • Demonstrates knowledge and skills to provide care and interact appropriately with patients of various ages.
  • Understands principles of growth and development over the lifespan.
  • Assesses and interprets patient data to identify age-specific needs.
  • Provides care according to department policies and procedures.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience required.
  • BSN preferred.
  • Must achieve and maintain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on Professional Staff Nurse Performance Evaluations.
  • Annual completion of a VP-approved professional contribution.
  • VP approval required for promotion.
  • Establishes and maintains positive relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary staff, other departments, and patients/families.
  • Works productively and effectively in a complex environment with multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment.
  • Exemplary clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Leads others in applying the nursing process.
  • Mobility and visual manual dexterity required.
  • Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within one year of hire or transfer.
  • Registered Nurse (RN).
  • Act 33 with renewal.
  • Act 34 with renewal.
  • Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal.
  • UPMC approved nursing certification required. Must maintain certification status. Certification not required if Master's in nursing is held.
  • 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.


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