Professional Staff Nurse, IU Medical Respiratory Intermediate Unit

UPMC Hamot is Hiring a Casual Professional Staff Nurse

The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse and a member of the care delivery team. The Professional Staff Nurse is responsible to set the standards for the level and quality of care. The Professional Staff Nurse has responsibility, authority, and accountability for the provision of nursing care. The Professional Staff Nurse manages and provides patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with all team members.

The role of the Professional Staff Nurse encompasses leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision. The 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 Professional Staff Nurse demonstrates a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession.

Responsibilities include:

• Building productive working relationships through accountability, enthusiasm, and commitment to patients and colleagues.
• Demonstrating cultural awareness and encouraging healthy peer relationships.
• Maintaining balance between work and personal life; modeling healthy time management and lifestyle habits.
• Reporting workplace safety hazards to peers and management.
• Applying adult learning principles (and/or pediatric teaching skills) when educating patients, families, students, and new staff.
• Providing clear, detailed teaching to support patients and families through care and transitions.
• Supporting development of students and colleagues; may serve as a preceptor.
• Encouraging open dialogue, feedback, and continuous learning.
• Using the nursing process and Relationship-Based Care to create a healing environment.
• Developing daily patient goals and holistic plans of care in partnership with patients.
• Demonstrating critical thinking when identifying clinical, social, psychological, safety, and spiritual needs.
• Communicating effectively with the care team and advocating for necessary changes in care or unit practices.
• Documenting comprehensively to support communication among care providers.
• Incorporating organizational and professional goals to improve safety, quality, and satisfaction.
• Building compassionate, healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Taking accountability for professional growth to enhance practice and patient care.
• Participating in shared governance, unit goal setting, and change initiatives.
• Acting as an engaged partner on the care team, responding willingly to team needs.
• Participating in efforts that improve patient care and the practice environment; adapting flexibly to change.
• Engaging in unit-specific quality improvement activities and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Taking personal responsibility for enhancing patient satisfaction.
• Utilizing research and evidence-based practice to improve clinical care and influencing patient plans during rounds.

The candidate should demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and interact appropriately with patients across all ages served by the assigned unit. They should demonstrate understanding of growth and development principles across the life span, assess patient data accurately, and provide care according to age-specific needs. Zero to two years of experience is required, with a BSN preferred.

The candidate should also have the ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with various stakeholders, work productively in a complex environment, and possess strong clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities related to patient care.

UPMC offers a variety of flexible options in addition to traditional rotating/flexible shifts, including special programs to work primarily night shifts or weekend shifts with a premium pay differential. Employees hired as or who choose to transition into one of these programs at a later time must have at least 6 months of nursing experience to qualify and may be required to complete any…