Sr. Professional Staff Nurse, BSN - 5 East

Upmc Passavant; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Professional Staff Nurse for their 5 East Medical/Surgical Monitored Unit. This role involves establishing collaborative relationships with healthcare providers and patients, ensuring high-quality care and patient outcomes. Ideal candidates will have a BSN and at least two years of experience, with a commitment to professional development and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience required.
• BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

• Formulates daily goals and plans of care for patients.
• Identifies opportunities for clinical quality and workplace improvement.
• Demonstrates a passion for developing others.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Education

BSN

Tools

Basic Life Support (BLS)

CPR

Job description

Sr. Professional Staff Nurse, BSN - 5 East

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Job ID: 250000XE

Status: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Shift: Variable

Facility: UPMC Passavant

Department: PAS-5EA Flex

Location: 9100 Babcock Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA

Union Position: No

Salary Range: $ 39.16-50.2 USD

UPMC Passavant is hiring a Full Time Registered Nurse to support our 5 East Medical/Surgical Monitored Unit

5 East is a 11 bed Medical/Surgical Monitored Unit that specializes in general medical conditions. 5 East serves the adult and geriatric population, is very broad in scope, and offers a variety of disease processes to enhance the knowledge base of both novice and seasoned staff.

Purpose

The Senior Professional Staff Nurse 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 Senior Professional Staff Nurse demonstrates a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Demonstrates a passion for developing others, enthusiastically and expertly precepts students, graduate nurses and new hires.
• 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.
• 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.
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum 2 years experience.

BSN preferred.

Must obtain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on a Professional Staff Nurse Performance Evaluation to be promoted to this level.

Exemplary 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.,

Annual completion of a professional contributions selected from department, hospital or system goals, and approved by Unit Director OR UPMC approved nursing certification required within 1 year of hire/transfer and must be maintained OR Certification not required if Master’s in nursing or DNP is held. If a BSN is held, a Master’s degree in a related field may be substituted in lieu of Certification.

Licensure, Certifications, And Clearances

Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located. UPMC approved nursing certification preferred. Annual completion of a professional contributions selected from department, hospital or system goals, and approved by Unit Director OR UPMC approved nursing certification required within 1 year of hire/transfer and must be maintained. OR Certification not required if Master’s in nursing or DNP is held. If a BSN is held, a Master’s degree in a related field may be substituted in lieu of Certification. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Act 34
• Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.
  
  

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Temporary

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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