Registered Nurse - ICU

at  UPMC

CALLING ALL CRITICAL CARE NURSES!

Are you a nurse who loves a fast-paced environment? Or perhaps an aspiring nurse ready to dive into the deep end? We have the perfect opportunity for you at our Intensive Care Unit!
Our ICU is an 18-bed unit that serves as a lifeline for the health system’s most critical patients. We provide top-notch care for a diverse group of patients battling complex illnesses and injuries. This includes everything from multi-system trauma and severe sepsis to cerebrovascular events and post-cardiac arrest care, inclusive of therapeutic hypothermia.
If you’re ready to make a difference, we’re ready for you! Join our dynamic team and be a part of providing Life Changing Medicine to our community!

• 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.
• 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 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 compaspatient-focused 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 responds willingly to 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.
• Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and/or teaching children if applicable) and applies the 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, and may serve as a preceptor. Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
• 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 about any safety hazards identified in the workplace.
• Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

The individual must:

• be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately with the ages of the patients served by his/her assigned unit as specified below.
• be able to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patients 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.
• Possess zero to two years of experience. BSN preferred.
• Possess the ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families.
• Possess the ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, and handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment.
• Possess good clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities are required as related to various aspects of patient care. Critical thinking skills are necessary to exercise and to lead others in the application of the nursing process.
• Have mobility and visual manual dexterity. Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.