Professional Staff Nurse, OP - GLPP General Surgery

UPMC invites you to apply for the position of Professional Staff Nurse, OP! This full-time role offers a Monday to Friday schedule, from 7 am to 3:30 pm, with no weekend or holiday shifts. You'll have the opportunity to collaborate across departments and engage directly with patients. Apply today to become part of a dedicated team and enjoy a robust Totals Reward package!!

Responsibilities:

• Actively engages in departmental and practice-specific quality improvement initiatives, consistently identifying opportunities for enhancements in care and service.
• Takes personal responsibility for boosting patient satisfaction through high-quality care and effective service delivery.
• Utilizes research and evidence-based practices to support clinical care improvements, actively identifying relevant research issues or articles.
• Builds and maintains positive, supportive relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, support staff, and patients/families.
• Demonstrates strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills essential for various patient care aspects, working effectively within a complex, evolving environment.
• Applies adult learning principles in educating patients, families, students, and new staff, providing detailed and relevant guidance throughout care episodes.
• Develops comprehensive, patient-centered care plans in collaboration with patients, coordinating effectively with physicians and addressing clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual needs.
• Shows commitment to professional development and practice-based shared governance, actively participating in efforts to enhance patient care quality and the work environment while balancing work and personal life effectively.

Qualifications:

• The individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately to the ages of the patients served by his/her assigned unit as specified below.
• They must also demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's 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.

Preferred:

• Minimum six months experience
• BSN
• EPIC

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 required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. 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.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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