Sr. Professional Staff Nurse II - 6 Main

UPMC; Erie (Erie County); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 5.5 weeks Paid Time Off

Seven paid holidays

Career ladder opportunities

Tuition reimbursement up to $6,000 per

RN-to-BSN and MSN program options

Job summary

UPMC Hamot is seeking a Senior Professional Staff Nurse II for the 6 Main unit, a fast-paced same-day surgery area within the Cardiac Cath Lab. This role emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and evidence-based practice to improve patient outcomes.

The position offers a daytime 12-hour shift schedule (6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.), with weekend on-call coverage and no holiday requirements, and includes opportunities for clinical advancement and education support through UPMC's career ladder and tuition

Qualifications

• Two years of Medical-Surgical nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for clinical quality and workplace improvement.
• Apply evidence-based practice as a regular aspect of professional practice.
• Lead teams that launch innovations in patient care or support a healthy workforce.
• Serve as a role model of professional nursing practice across clinical areas.
• Provide constructive feedback to team members and participate in peer review.
• Promote changes that enhance patient care and the unit environment.

Skills

Medical-Surgical nursing

Job description

Full-Time Sr. Professional Staff Nurse II - 6 Main | UPMC Hamot

Monday through Friday, 12-hour day shifts (6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.). No holiday requirements. Weekend on-call coverage required.

Two years of prior Medical-Surgical nursing experience preferred.

About 6 Main

6 Main is a same-day surgery unit within UPMC Hamot's Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. The unit provides comprehensive pre-procedure and post-procedure care for patients undergoing a variety of cardiac and vascular procedures. In addition to supporting the Cardiac Cath Lab, the unit serves patients across multiple hospital service lines, ensuring a high standard of patient-centered care in a fast-paced outpatient environment.

Why UPMC?

At UPMC, we're committed to investing in nurses like you, financially, personally, and professionally, from day one. Whether you're beginning your nursing career, advancing your education, or pursuing new opportunities for growth, UPMC provides the support and resources you need to thrive.

Benefits for Our Nurses

• Up to 5.5 weeks of Paid Time Off annually
• Seven paid holidays each year
• Career ladder opportunities that reward experience, professional growth, certification, and advanced education
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution for employees and eligible dependents
• Educational discounts for UPMC employees, including no-cost RN-to-BSN and MSN program options through participating institutions

Join a team that is dedicated to helping you reach your professional goals while making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and their families every day.

Position Summary

The Senior Professional Staff Nurse II is a Registered Nurse and an essential member of the care delivery team who is responsible for providing high-quality, patient-centered care while serving as a clinical leader and role model. This role actively seeks opportunities to improve patient outcomes through evidence-based practice, process improvement initiatives, and collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.

The Senior Professional Staff Nurse II is accountable for the coordination, management, and delivery of nursing care for a designated group of patients and their families. Utilizing independent judgment, critical thinking, effective communication, and collaboration, the nurse develops and implements individualized plans of care to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

In addition to direct patient care responsibilities, the Senior Professional Staff Nurse II demonstrates leadership through mentorship, partnership, and supervision of team members. This position fosters collaborative relationships with physicians, healthcare providers, patients, and families to ensure a seamless continuum of care. The Senior Professional Staff Nurse II also supports professional nursing practice through a commitment to lifelong learning, community involvement, and advancing the nursing profession.

Title and salary will be determined based on the selected candidate's education, experience, and qualifications.

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.
• 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.