Registered Nurse; RN - Clinical Resource Pool; Weekend Program

Registered Nurse (RN) - Clinical Resource Pool (Weekend Program)

The Clinical Resource Team at UPMC Western Maryland is hiring for their Weekend Program! As a Professional Staff Nurse working in the Weekend Program with the Clinical Resource Team, you'll receive all the benefits of full‑time, while only working weekends. The schedule requires 24‑hour shifts from Friday at 3 P.M. to Monday at 7 A.M., with a 10% Float Pool differential and an additional 30% shift differential on top of your base rate.

Eligible participants must have a minimum of 6 months of nursing experience.

• Generous Sign‑On Bonus of up to $20,000 (amount and eligibility based on role and experience)
• UPMC’s Monthly Loan Repayment program for 2024–2025 nursing graduates, offering $20,000
  * in loan repayment paid over three years
• 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 this year
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution (available to employees and their dependents; discounts for UPMC employees including no‑cost RN‑BSN/MSN options)

• Communicate safety hazards identified in the workplace to peers and management.
• Model safe work hours, time management, and a healthy lifestyle.
• Demonstrate knowledge of adult learning principles (and/or teaching children if applicable) and apply it in teaching patients, families, students, and new staff.
• Provide detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to guide them through the episode of care and transition to another level of care or home.
• Support development of students, new staff, and colleagues; may serve as a preceptor.
• Create an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
• Apply the nursing process within the framework of Relationship‑Based Care to create a healing environment.
• Formulate daily goals and a plan of care for patients that involves the patient as a partner and considers individual needs holistically.
• Ensure comprehensive documentation that promotes communication between caregivers.
• Incorporate national professional organization and business unit, and health system goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.
• Actively participate in unit‑based shared governance, goal setting, and support the change and transition process to improve quality of care and practice environment.
• Serve as a highly engaged, full partner on the care team and respond willingly to team member needs for assistance and partnership.
• Identify opportunities for quality improvement and communicate them to colleagues and management.
• Take personal responsibility for improving patient satisfaction with the quality of care and service.
• Utilize research and evidence‑based practice to support improvement in clinical care; identify research issues or articles related to clinical specialty or areas of interest, discuss opportunities for quality improvement at multidisciplinary rounds, and influence patients’ plans of care.

• Zero to two years of experience for the Professional Staff Nurse title.
• Minimum 6 months of nursing experience required for the RN Weekend Program.
• BSN preferred.

• UPMC‑approved national certification preferred.
• Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required per AHA standards (both didactic and skills demonstration within 30 days of hire).
• Graduate nurses have 120 days from graduation to obtain their RN license.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.