Professional Staff Nurse, OP- Aspinwall

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and welfare benefits

Paid time off (PTO) and parental leave

Competitive pay

Job summary

UPMC Community Medicine Incorporated is hiring a full-time Professional Staff Nurse, OP to join PrimeCare Medical Associates at Aspinwall. The nurse works with the care team to support clinical staff and collaborates with physicians, patients, and families to achieve optimal patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.

The role emphasizes Monday–Friday daylight hours with no evenings, weekends, or holidays.

Qualifications

• Nursing experience is preferred but not required.
• Ability to work effectively within a care delivery team.
• Strong communication and collaboration with physicians, patients, and families.

Responsibilities

• Actively participates in department or practice-specific quality improvement efforts. Identifies opportunities for quality improvement and enhances patient satisfaction.
• Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, health care providers, patients and families; works in a complex environment with multiple priorities.
• Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles and applies them to teaching patients, families, students and staff.
• Formulates goals and a plan of care in partnership with the patient, coordinates care with the physician, and uses critical thinking for decisions impacting patient safety and outcomes.
• Demonstrates accountability for professional development and participates in practice governance to improve care delivery and the work environment.
• Develops and maintains productive working relationships, respects cultural differences, and models safe work hours and healthy lifestyle practices.

Skills

Patient care

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Job description

UPMC Community Medicine Incorporated is hiring a full-time Professional Staff Nurse, OP to join PrimeCare Medical Associates at Aspinwall! The Professional Staff Nurse plays an important role as a member of the care delivery team. This position will support clinical staff and maintain collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.

Hours for this position will be Monday through Friday, daylight hours, 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?

• A career path that provides you with the right experience to be successful in the position you want to obtain now and, in the future
• Health and welfare benefits like medical, vision, dental, and life and disability, and an exceptional retirement program
• Work life balance to help manage other important aspects of your life such as: PTO, wellness programs, paid parental leave
• Competitive pay for the work that you do – base pay, merit, and premium pay

Responsibilities:

• Actively participates in department or practice-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
• 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. Good clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care. Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process. Mobility and visual manual dexterity. Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients.
• 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 both in the office setting and via phone/written communication when at home. Supports the development of students, new staff and colleagues. Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
• Formulates 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. Triages patient situations and coordinates care with physician. Assist physician with all aspects of patient care including assessment, evaluation and education. 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 office 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 practice-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.
• 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.