Part-Time Professional Staff Nurse, OP - Pediatrics (20 hours / week)

University of Pittsburgh Physicians is hiring a part-time Professional Staff Nurse, OP to join their Pediatric Everyday Wellness Clinic in Oakland!

The Professional Staff Nurse plays an important role as a member of the care delivery team. This position will collaborate with our providers, provide care to patients in clinic, take patient calls, give medical advice, provide prescription refills, and more.

This position will work 20 hours per week, but additional hours available if desired. Hours for this position will be Monday through Friday, between 8 : 30am to 4 : 30pm, with no evenings, weekends or holidays! Previous nursing experience is preferred but not required.

What Can You Bring to UPMC?

• Contribute to UPMC's mission of Life Changing Medicine
• Set the standards for the level and quality of care for the care delivery team
• Provide patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with all team members.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the community and to your health care profession

What Can UPMC Do for You?

Minimum Six Months Experience Preferred. BSN Preferred.

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.

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.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran