Professional Staff Nurse, 6W General Surgery Unit- UPMC East
at UPMC
Monroeville, PA 15146, USA -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 18 Jul, 2024 | USD 42 Hourly | 18 Apr, 2024 | 1 year(s) or above | Thinking Skills,Patient Care,Mobility,Positioning,Manual Dexterity,Professional Development,Clearances,Licensure,Nursing Process,Specialized Equipment,Life Support | No | No |
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Description:
PROFESSIONAL STAFF NURSE, 6W GENERAL SURGERY UNIT- UPMC EAST
Job ID: 24000144
Status: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Shift: Rotating
Facility: UPMC East
Department: 6 West General Surgery
Location: 2775 Mosside Blvd, Monroeville, PA
Union Position: No
Salary Range: $ 31.1-42.46 USD
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 0-1 years of 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, and 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 the 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 either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located.
- CPR is 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
Individuals hired into this role must comply with UPMC’s COVID vaccination requirements upon beginning employment with UPMC. Refer to the COVID-19 Vaccination Information section at the top of this page to learn more.
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Why Work Here
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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 a 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 them in teaching 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 a partner and considers the patient’s individual needs 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 can 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.
- 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, and goal setting and supports the change and transition process to improve the quality of care and the practice environment.
- Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and response willingly to care, team members, 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 for 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
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
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Monroeville, PA 15146, USA