Professional Staff Nurse

UPMC; West Mifflin (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC West Mifflin Ambulatory Surgery Center is seeking a Full-Time PACU Professional Staff Nurse to cover Pre-Op and PACU. The role features four 10-hour shifts, Monday through Friday, with no weekends, nights, holidays, or on-call duties.

The RN will work in both Pre-Op (5:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.) and PACU (7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.). This position supports the Outpatient POPA Nursing Career Ladder, offering opportunities for ongoing professional growth and development within a fast-paced ambulatory

Qualifications

• RN will support Pre-Op and PACU, typically two Pre-Op shifts (5:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.) and two PACU shifts (7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.).
• No weekends, nights, holidays, or call.
• Strong communication, reliability and teamwork are emphasized.
• Opportunities for growth via UPMC’s Outpatient POPA Nursing Career Ladder.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships with patients and colleagues, demonstrates accountability, and communicates safety hazards.
• Provides teaching to patients and families about the episode of care and transition to home or next level of care.
• Applies nursing process within Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment and develop daily goals and plans of care.
• Participates in unit-based quality improvement and governance to improve patient care and the practice environment.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Join the team at UPMC West Mifflin Ambulatory Surgery Center as a Full-Time PACU Professional Staff Nurse! This unique opportunity offers four 10-hour shifts, Monday through Friday, with no weekends, nights, holidays, or call. The RN will support both Pre-Op and PACU, typically working two Pre-Op shifts (5:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.) and two PACU shifts (7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.). We’re looking for a dependable, team-oriented nurse who thrives in a fast-paced environment and brings strong communication, reliability, and a positive attitude to the team. Plus, this position follows UPMC’s Outpatient POPA Nursing Career Ladder, offering opportunities for continued professional growth.

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.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• *Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• *Performs other duties as assigned.