RN II, Wknd BSN - Resource Based

at  UPMC Pittsburgh Medical Center

Are you a Registered Nurse with at least 6 months of nursing experience looking to make the next move to professionally grow in your nursing career? UPMC Altoona is hiring a Registered Nurse to help support the Critical Care float pool – nurses in these positions receive a generous 30% pay differential! This is a dayshift, 7am-7pm, weekends only position.
UPMC Altoona is excited to offer a weekend program incentive for our Resource Unit! UPMC Altoona is a non-profit, 380 bed, level II trauma center, and stroke certified hospital with a variety of critical care departments.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

• Eligible participants must work 48 weekends per year, 24 hours per weekend
• Eligible participants may use up to a total of 96 hours of a combination scheduled and unscheduled Paid Time Off (PTO) and Ill Time Off (ITO) on the weekends for a maximum of six weekend shifts off in a fiscal year.

EDUCATION AND FORMAL TRAINING REQUIRED:

• Must hold a current license to practice nursing in the State of Pennsylvania
• Must satisfactorily complete the Nursing Department’s orientation program and probationary period.
• Must complete NIHSS education prior to end of orientation period, if required.
• ACLS preferred, BLS required. PALS for specific units.When assigned to STICU, ICU, T14-Surgical, T11, 5E, SPCU, must complete the Trauma Nurse Course within one year of hire.

PURPOSE:

Provides direct and indirect care to patients utilizing the nursing process. Provides leadership for the nursing team, and contributes to the education of a variety of members of the staff and students.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Engages the medical staff and other professionals in discussion of patient care problems resulting in mutually developed plans of care.
• Implementation: a. Utilizes nursing care protocols and standards. b. Carries out and documents procedures according to Hospital Policy. c. Performs technical skills safely and accurately and demonstrates a working knowledge of equipment. d. Transcribes and implements physicians’ orders appropriately. e. Demonstrates knowledge of the physiological basis for the nursing care delivery. f. Demonstrates knowledge of medication and IV therapy administration according to policy. g. Initiates and coordinates health teaching for patients and families/significant other based on individual needs.
• Serves as a consultant to other members of the health-care team.
• Identifies environmental factors which deter effective patient care, initiates action, and contributes ideas towards resolution.
• Utilizes Bed Management System, Alpha, CPOE, and all other computer systems appropriately,
• Complies with established occupational exposure policies.
• Adheres to universal precautions.
• Planning a. Includes the patient and family/significant other in the formulation of the plan of care. b. Prioritizes patient’s needs appropriately. c. Plans, conducts, and documents patient care conferences. d. Maintains a current plan of care for each assigned patient. e. Utilizes appropriate community agencies and other health care professionals in planning care.
• Assessment a. Assesses patient and family needs and documents this information appropriately in the computer or on appropriate form. b. Reassesses patient every eight hours, and, as necessary.
• Identified potential problems and initiates appropriate measures.
• Completes annual competency validation activities.
• Evaluation a. Revises plan of care, as necessary based on daily evaluation of patient. b. Evaluates patient’s outcome based on previously defined goals. c. Evaluates and documents the patient’s response to care, teaching, and treatment.
• Maintains proficiency and competency in point of care testing as defined in the evaluation criteria established by the laboratory.
• Demonstrates professionalism in providing patient care.
• Minimum 6 months of nursing experience required