Job DescriptionUPMC Hamot is hiring a Professional Staff Nurse to join our Endoscopy Department! \nOur Endoscopy Department is recognized for the second time for our commitment to quality and safety by the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). The Endoscopy Department has a great culture with low turnover and immense opportunities for learning and personal growth. You will have the opportunity to work in innovative procedures and new technology such as Robotic Bronchoscopy, CelTivity, Pediatric Endoscopy, and ERCPs. \nOverview: In this role, you will be part of a team that cares for both inpatients and outpatients needing diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy procedures. You will learn both the documentation role and how to assist the physician during numerous, specialized procedures, as well as being trained in the preoperative and postoperative settings.\nHours: This position is full time, mostly day shift with occasional evening/weekend on-call requirements. \nUPMC 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.\nHere’s how we support our nurses:\n\nGenerous Sign-On Bonus for experienced nurses of up to $15,000 (Amount and eligibility based on type of nursing role and candidate experience)\nUp to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays each year\nDedicated career ladders allowing you to achieve your highest potential while rewarding you for your experience and advanced education\nTuition 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!\n\n\nResponsibilities:\n\nThe Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse who sets the standards for care quality and is accountable for nursing care. They manage patient care activities through independent judgment and collaboration with the healthcare team, embodying leadership, partnership, and supervision to achieve desired patient outcomes.\nDevelops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally.\nDemonstrates accountability, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues. Understands cultural differences and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships. Maintains a balance between work and personal life, modeling safe work hours and healthy lifestyle.\nCommunicates safety hazards identified in the workplace to peers and management. Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles and applies them in teaching patients, families, students, and new staff.\nProvides detailed teaching to guide patients and families through care transitions. Supports the development of students, new staff, and colleagues, and may serve as a preceptor.\nCreates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development. Applies the nursing process within Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment.\nFormulates daily goals and care plans involving patients as partners. Demonstrates critical thinking in identifying clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues. Practices solid communication skills and translates patient conditions to other care providers.\nEnsures comprehensive patient documentation to promote communication between caregivers. Incorporates goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.\nBuilds healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. Demonstrates accountability for professional development to improve practice and patient care.\nActively participates in unit-based shared governance and supports change processes. Serves as an engaged partner on the care team and responds to team member needs. Participates in work to improve patient care and the professional practice environment. Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility. Actively participates in quality improvement efforts.\nIdentifies opportunities for quality improvement and communicates them to colleagues and management. Takes personal responsibility for improving patient satisfaction with care and service.\nUtilizes research and evidence-based practice to support clinical care improvements. Discusses quality improvement opportunities at multidisciplinary rounds and influences patient care plans.\n\n\nZero to two years of experience; BSN preferred.\nDemonstrates knowledge and skills for age-appropriate care and interaction. Understands growth and development principles over the lifespan.\nAssesses patient data to identify age-specific needs and provide appropriate care. Establishes positive, caring relationships with various healthcare professionals and patients/families.\nWorks productively in a complex environment, handling multiple priorities and specialized equipment.\nExhibits good clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities. Leads others in applying the nursing process.\nRequires mobility, visual manual dexterity, and physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.\n\n\nLicensure, Certifications, and Clearances:\n\nAdvanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within one year of hire/transfer\nBasic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.\nRegistered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)\nAct 34\nUPMC approved national certification preferred. \nGraduate nurses must complete licensure examination within SIX MONTHS of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first. Though temporary permits are valid for one year from the date of graduation, not one year from issue of permit (or until the results of the examination are known at which time it becomes null and void), UPMC requires that GNs take the licensure examination within 6 months of their start date or they will be terminated or demoted from the GN position, at the discretion of the BU.\n\n*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.
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