Registered Nurse Trinity / Medical Surgical

UPMC; Steubenville (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC is seeking a Registered Nurse to deliver patient care through the nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. You will collaborate with the hospital team to support the Strategic Plan and ensure high-quality, safe care in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include conducting assessments, planning individualized care, executing physician orders, educating patients and families, and participating in discharge planning while maintaining compliance with

Qualifications

• Utilizes the nursing process to deliver patient care.
• Performs assessments and collects health history.
• Plans and individualizes care with patient/family input.
• Implements physician orders and care plans on schedule.
• Educates patients and families to meet health needs.
• Responds to emergencies and uses medication administration system.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process (assess, plan, implement, evaluate, educate) in providing patient care.
• Performs assessments through data collection of patient`s physical and psychosocial status and health history.
• Plans patient care through individualization of care and incorporates patient/family input.
• Implements physician orders, treatments, care plan interventions according to schedule in a timely manner.
• Evaluates and prioritizes patient care decisions and communicates relevant information to care providers.
• Educates the patient and family if applicable to meet the health care needs utilizing assessment of learning needs according to patient`s abilities, readiness to learn and barriers to learning.
• Participates and responds appropriately to emergency situations.
• Utilizes the medication administration system and is in compliance with requirements.

Skills

Nursing process

Patient care

Education to patients

Emergency response

Job description

UPMC is dedicated to providing each patient with the right care, in the right way, at the right time, every time. Our Registered Nurses are essential partners in that mission, enhancing the patient's experience at UPMC with positivity and integrity. Join us as we provide Life Changing Medicine to our community!

This position will actively support the Hospital's Strategic Plan in the areas of People, Service, Quality, Finance and Growth, in a team-based environment. The employee also performs all job duties in compliance with laws and regulation in the observance of accrediting agency standards. The Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. The Registered Nurse will maintain standards of professional nursing care according to the competency criteria. The Registered Nurse participates inpatient/family teaching and discharge planning. Works cooperatively with ancillary nursing personnel and other departments.

Title and Rate of Pay will be based on Education and Experience

Responsibilities:

• Utilizes the nursing process (assess, plan, implement, evaluate, educate) in providing patient care.

• Performs assessments through data collection of patient`s physical and psychosocial status and health history.

• Plans patient care through individualization of care and incorporates patient/family input.

• Implements physician orders, treatments, care plan interventions according to schedule in a timely manner.

• Evaluates and prioritizes patient care decisions and communicates relevant information to care providers.

• Educates the patient and family if applicable to meet the health care needs utilizing assessment of learning needs according to patient`s abilities, readiness to learn and barriers to learning.

• Participates and responds appropriately to emergency situations.

• Utilizes the medication administration system and is in compliance with requirements.

*Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.

*Performs other duties as assigned.