UPMC
Location
Erie, Pennsylvania
The Professional Staff Nurse manages patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through independent judgment and collaboration. They are responsible for setting standards of care, maintaining professional relationships with physicians, and participating in quality improvement efforts.
Requires a Registered Nurse license or Temporary Practice Permit, with BLS/CPR certification required within 30 days of hire. A BSN is preferred, and candidates must be able to meet the physical demands of a trauma unit environment.
The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse and a member of the care delivery team. The Professional Staff Nurse is responsible to set the standards for the level and quality of care. The Professional Staff Nurse has responsibility, authority and accountability for the provision of nursing care. The Professional Staff Nurse manages and provides patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication and collaboration with all team members. The role of the Professional Staff Nurse encompasses leadership, partnership, collaboration and supervision. The Professional Staff Nurse establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care. The Professional Staff Nurse demonstrates a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession.
Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues. Demonstrates understanding of cultural differences and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships. Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life and models safe work hours, time management, and healthy lifestyle. Communicates safety hazards identified in the workplace to peers and management. Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles and applies them in teaching patients, families, students, and new staff. Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to guide them through care and transitions. Supports 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 Relationship-Based Care to create a healing environment. Formulates daily goals and plans of care involving patients as partners and considering holistic needs. Demonstrates critical thinking in identifying clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues. Practices solid communication skills and articulates patient conditions to other care providers; negotiates and recommends changes in care and unit practices. Completes comprehensive documentation that promotes communication between caregivers. Incorporates national professional organization, business unit, and health system 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 to improve practice and patient care quality. Actively participates in shared governance, goal setting, and supports change and transition processes. Serves as an engaged partner on the care team and responds willingly to team needs for assistance and collaboration. 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 and communicates them to colleagues and management. Takes personal responsibility for improving patient satisfaction with care and service quality. Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support clinical care improvements; identifies research issues or articles, discusses opportunities at multidisciplinary rounds, and influences patient plans of care.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within one year of hire or transfer. 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. NIH Stroke Scale (NIH) within 6 months of hire or transfer. Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP) Graduate nurses must complete licensure examination within SIX MONTHS of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first. Though temporary permits are valid for one year from the date of graduation, not one year from issue of permit (or until the results of the examination are known at which time it becomes null and void), UPMC requires that GNs take the licensure examination within 6 months of their start date or they will be terminated or demoted from the GN position, at the discretion of the BU. Act 34 UPMC approved national certification preferred. *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. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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