Staff Nurse, 2M Rehab - UPMC McKeesport

UPMC; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare provider as a Full-Time Staff Nurse in the 2M Rehab Unit, where teamwork and collaboration are at the heart of patient care. This role offers a generous sign-on bonus and a supportive environment for professional growth. Enjoy up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, tuition reimbursement, and a unique loan repayment program for nursing graduates. If you're passionate about making a difference in patient lives and thrive in a dynamic setting, this is the opportunity for you!

Benefits

Generous Sign-On Bonus

Monthly Loan Repayment Program

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid Registered Nurse license.
• Experience in patient care and teamwork is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships with patients and colleagues.
• Communicates safety hazards and applies nursing processes effectively.
• Participates in quality improvement efforts and adapts to changes.

Skills

Patient Care

Critical Thinking

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Time Management

Education

Registered Nurse License

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

UPMC McKeesport is hiring Full-Time Staff Nurse to support the 2M Rehab Unit. The 2M Unit has a large focus on teamwork and collaboration and is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of its patients!This Full-Time position will work rotating shifts including weekends and holidays.

* Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the My Nursing Career Ladder based on their individual experience and education. Title and salary will be determined based on education and nursingexperience. *

This position is eligible for a generous sign-on bonus! If you are an experienced nurse or graduate nurse looking to join UPMC, apply today to join this amazing team!

Sign-On Bonus Details:

• $15,000 for Registered Nurses
• Candidates hired into a sign-on bonus-eligible role will be asked to make a 2-year work commitment to UPMC McKeesport.

Here’s How We Support Our Nurses:
• Generous Sign-On Bonus
• UPMC McKeesport’s brand-new Monthly Loan Repayment program, exclusively for August 2022 and later nursing graduates! Offering $15,000* in loan repayment paid over three years. (*Eligible to full-time or flex full-time RN roles to receive prorated amount).
• Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays each year.
• 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).

Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues.
• Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life. Models safe work hours, time management, and a healthy lifestyle.
• Communicates with peers and management any safety hazards identified in the workplace.
• 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 a partner and considers the individual needs of the patient in a holistic manner.
• Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues for patient care within an episode of care.
• Practices solid communication skills and can articulate and translate the patient's condition to other care providers and negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices.
• Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and/or teaching children if applicable) and applies the principles to the 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 as well as transition to another level of care and/or home.
• Supports the development of students, new staff, and colleagues, may serve as a preceptor.
• Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
• Actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts.
• 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, discusses opportunities for quality improvement at multidisciplinary rounds, and influences patients' plans of care.
• Actively participates in unit-based shared governance, and goal setting and supports the change and transition process to improve the quality of care and the practice environment.
• Participates in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment.
• Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility with the change process.