Sr. Professional Nurse (Weekend Program) 6F Stroke Rehab

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

Job summary

UPMC Mercy is seeking a dedicated full-time Weekend Sr. Professional Staff Nurse for the Stroke Rehab department. The role involves patient care in a multidisciplinary setting, requiring strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to nursing excellence. Generous benefits including a sign-on bonus and tuition reimbursement are offered.

Benefits

Generous Sign-On Bonus up to $20,000

Paid Time Off (up to 5.5 weeks annually)

Tuition reimbursement up to $6,000 per academic year

Career advancement opportunities

Qualifications

• Requires 1-2 years of bedside nursing experience.
• Registered Nurse with strong critical thinking and communication skills.
• Experience in a stroke rehabilitation setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides highly competent patient care and treatment.
• Demonstrates a passion for developing others and mentoring new nurses.
• Formulates daily goals and a plan of care for patients.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Communication

Patient Care

Education

Registered Nurse Licensure

Job description

UPMC Mercy is currently hiring a full-time, weekend Sr. Professional Staff Nurse to join its 6F Stroke Rehab department!

Weekend RNs will work 12-hour rotating shifts Friday night through Monday morning and receive a generous 25% differential on top of their base rate. A minimum of one year of bedside experience is strongly preferred.

Title and salary will be determined based upon education and nursing experience. Salary and responsibilities as shown are for the Senior RN level, which requires 2 years of nursing experience. Those with lesser experience may be brought in at a different title/salary range.

At UPMC Mercy’s 24-bed stroke rehabilitation unit, each patient receives both an individualized and multidisciplinary approach to stroke care. UPMC Mercy is a dedicated Comprehensive Stroke Center as accredited by the Joint Commission and UPMC Rehabilitation is proud to continue to support patients through each phase of rehabilitation and recovery throughout their continuum of care. We are dedicated to guiding and supporting patients and families through the challenges of stroke rehabilitation, and we recognize that each person’s needs are different. Our team encompasses the physiatrist who oversees rehabilitation techniques, medical management, and methods of treating and preventing impairment in conjunction with UPMC Mercy. The patient care team also includes rehabilitation nurses who manage various aspects of the patients care and education; physical therapists who focus on restoring movement and function; occupational therapist who work with the patient on recovering skill needed for everyday living; speech language pathologist who work with communication, swallowing, and cognition; Case Managers who help direct each patients plan of care; neuropsychologist’s who help treat a patients memory, thinking, and concentration, and amongst some of the specialties that we have to offer our patient’s. As one of the leading rehabilitation programs in the United States, stroke patients at the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute have access to state-of-the-art technology and comprehensive services to assist with stroke recovery and comprehensive outpatient services.

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:

• Generous Sign-On Bonus of up to $20,000for nurses with 1 or more years of experience.

  • Candidates hired into a sign-on bonus eligible role will be asked to make a two-year work commitment.

• Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays each year

• Dedicated career ladders, including a brand-new nursing career ladder added just this year,allowing you to achieve your highest potential while rewarding you for your experience and advanced education

• 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!)

The Professional Staff Nurse provides highly competent patient care and treatment while demonstrating empathy and a passion for learning. A role that requires independent judgment, fluent communication, and candid partnership, the Professional Staff Nurse establishes relationships with physicians, other care providers, patients, and patients’ families to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.

A Professional Staff Nurse and a member of the care delivery team, you will set the standards for the level and quality of nursing care and possess authority and accountability for its provision. At all times, you will exemplify 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.