Professional Staff Nurse Expert BSN (RN), Nights - Progressive Care Unit (Hanover)

UPMC; Hanover (York County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

UPMC is seeking a Professional Staff Nurse, BSN, Expert for night shift duties in a full-time role. This RN will lead care delivery, mentor students and new nurses, and collaborate with physicians and teams to improve patient outcomes.

The position emphasizes leadership, quality improvement, and adherence to Relationship Based Care principles across the continuum of care, while supporting professional development and organizational goals.

Responsibilities

• Mentors students, graduate nurses, and new hires; analyzes clinical and behavioral situations to identify learning opportunities for improving patient care practices; regularly seeks feedback and supports continuous professional improvement.
• Applies the nursing process within Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment; formulates daily goals and a plan of care with the patient as partner, considering individual needs with holistic care.
• Builds and mends relationships among colleagues, models cultural awareness, prevents horizontal violence, and supports work-life balance through prioritization and delegation.
• Identifies opportunities for clinical quality and workplace improvement; applies evidence-based practice; serves on or leads teams that launch innovations in patient care.
• Serves as a role model of professional nursing practice; provides feedback, participates in peer review, and engages in shared governance to enhance care quality and unit environment.
• Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors; performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

Position Detail:

• Full-time, 36 hours per week
• Nights, 12 hour shifts with a weekend and holiday requirement

UPMC is committed to investing in nurses like you – financially, personally, and professionally – starting on day one of your career. From tackling student loans to advancing your career later in life, UPMC is the partner you need to succeed and thrive in your nursing career. Here’s how we support our nurses:

• Opportunities for professional and financial growth through our dedicated career ladders
• Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays each year
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents (plus discounts for UPMC employees including no cost RN-BSN/MSN options!)
• Opportunity for a generous sign-on bonus

Purpose:

The Professional Staff Nurse, BSN, Expert is a Registered Nurse, a member of the care delivery team, and responsible for seeking opportunities to assist in changing practice through process improvement. The Professional Staff Nurse, BSN, Expert is responsible to set the standards for the level and quality of care. The Professional Staff Nurse, BSN, Expert has responsibility, authority, and accountability for the provision of nursing care. The Professional Staff Nurse, BSN, Expert 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, BSN, Expert encompasses leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision. The Professional Staff Nurse, BSN, Expert 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, BSN, Expert demonstrates a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates a passion for developing others, enthusiastically and expertly precepts students, graduate nurses and new hires. Analyzes clinical and behavioral situations, identifying learning opportunities to improve patient care practices. Regularly seeks feedback on performance and applies continuous professional improvement. Supports continuous learning in the clinical area by sharing research, materials from professional organizations, presenting on the unit, supporting journal clubs, etc.
• 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. 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. Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care. Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system’s goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction of the patient experience in daily work. Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues.
• Builds and mends relationships among colleagues within the framework of a healthy workplace. Role models keen cultural awareness including preventing and addressing horizontal violence and impairment. Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life through prioritization and delegation of responsibilities.
• Identifies opportunities for clinical quality as well as workplace improvement. Applies evidence-based practice as a regular aspect of professional practice. Serves on or leads teams that launch innovations in patient care or support a healthy workforce.
• Serves as a role model of professional nursing practice by serving as a recognized unit leader in one or more of the following areas: clinical expertise, teacher, specialized resource nurse, and/or evidence-based practice. Consistently gives appropriate feedback to all members of the health care team and participates in the nursing peer review process. Promotes change that enhances the quality of patient care and the unit environment. Serves on teams and leads successful teams as a part of daily practice. Demonstrates highly developed clinical assessment and analytical skills within the context of Relationship Based Care. Actively participates in shared governance at unit level and serves on hospital-wide councils.
• *Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• *Performs other duties as assigned.
• *Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• *Performs other duties as assigned.