Graduate Nurse - 6A General Surgery

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC St. Margaret Hospital's 6A General Surgery Unit is seeking a Graduate Nurse or nursing student nearing graduation to start their career in a dynamic, supportive environment.

This full-time role features 12-hour rotating day and night shifts, including weekends and holidays, with opportunities to care for diverse surgical patients. You will gain experience in post-operative care, pain management, wound care, patient education, and discharge planning while developing clinical judgment and

Qualifications

• Graduate Nurse or nursing student nearing graduation.
• Willingness to begin nursing career in a dynamic unit.
• Exposure to general, vascular, thoracic, ENT, gynecologic, urologic and plastic surgery care.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains productive relationships with patients, families and colleagues.
• Applies nursing care plans including assessment, documentation and communication.
• Supports discharge planning and patient education.
• Demonstrates professional development and collaboration with the care team.
• Participates in quality improvement and adheres to unit standards.

Skills

Graduate Nurse

Nursing student

Job description

Join UPMC St. Margaret Hospital's 6A General Surgery Unit!

Are you a Graduate Nurse or a nursing student nearing graduation looking for an exciting place to begin your nursing career? Our 6A General Surgical Unit offers a dynamic environment where new nurses can build confidence, strengthen their clinical skills, and care for a diverse surgical and medical patient population. This full-time opportunity requires 12-hour rotating day and night shifts, including weekend and holiday rotations. Nurses on 6A gain experience across general, vascular, thoracic, ENT, gynecologic, urologic, and plastic surgery while developing essential skills in post-operative assessment, pain management, wound care, medication administration, patient education, and discharge planning. With exposure to both medical-surgical and stepdown patients, 6A is an excellent environment for Graduate Nurses looking to establish a well-rounded clinical foundation and explore multiple areas of nursing early in their careers.

Purpose:

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.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation and commitment to patients and colleagues. Demonstrates an understanding of cultural differences and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships. Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life. Models safe work hours, time management and healthy lifestyle. Communicates with peers and management any safety hazards identified in the workplace.


• 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.