Weekend Professional Staff Nurse - 5 Pavilion

ANCC Magnet designated UPMC Passavant is currently hiring a Weekend (24 hours between 3pm Friday - 7am Monday) Professional Staff Nurse to support our Orthopedic Unit – 5 Pavilion at our McCandless location.

Sign-On Bonus : $20,000 for experienced nurses with more than one year of experience

As a nurse at UPMC, you will find :

Competitive wages, with the highest BSN differential in the greater Pittsburgh area

An incomparable benefits package, including tuition reimbursement.

Top clinicians, leading researchers, and the most modern equipment and technology in health care today.

About the Unit : 5 North Pavilion has 30 private beds and is primarily orthopedic service line including elective joint replacements, orthopedic spine procedures and fractures. Other patient populations include urological surgery, abdominal surgery, gynecological and ENT patients.

Highlights of 5 Pavilion include :

We have the UPMC Passavant foundation that supports our RN’s with certifications.

We are recognized through the health plan as a Center of Excellence for Total Joint Replacement.

High-performing, team-based culture.

Nursing phlebotomy model for increased autonomy.

Opportunity for professional growth on the Nursing Career Ladder.

Recognized as a leader in both patient and staff satisfaction.

Specializing in our orthopedic service line, including elective joint replacements, fractures, and orthopedic spine procedures. We are recognized as a Center of Excellence for Total Joint Replacement!

Also serving the urologic service line, encompassing both medical and surgical urologic procedures.

Certification from the Orthopedic Nursing Certification Board (ONCB) is highly encouraged and supported. Financial assistance for certification available!

Responsibilities : .

Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and / or teaching children if applicable) and applies in 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, 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 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 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 compassionate patient 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, goal setting and supports the change and transition process to improve quality of care and the practice environment. Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team 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.

Actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts. Identifies opportunity for quality improvement to colleagues and management. Takes personal responsibility in 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.

6+months of experience

BSN preferred.

Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients / families.

Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple / changing priorities and specialized equipment.

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)

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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