Professional Staff Nurse, OP; Rooney Sports Complex, Sports Medicine

Professional Staff Nurse, OP

UPMC Department of Orthopaedics is hiring a full-time Professional Staff Nurse, OP to join their team at the Rooney Sports Complex in South Side. This is a Monday through Friday daylight position with the hours of 7:30am to 4pm. No evenings or weekends! This role will be required to travel to other sites pending operations. Locations can be at the Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry, Oakland, or Monroeville.

Offering a unique opportunity to work alongside world-renowned Orthopaedic Surgeons and Primary Care Sports Medicine Specialists who care for athletes and active individuals at every level. As a member of our team, you will collaborate directly with an exceptional group of physicians, advanced practice providers, athletic trainers, and clinical staff who are passionate about delivering outstanding patient care. Our nurses play a vital role in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment where patient care, innovation, and collaboration are at the forefront of everything we do.

You will have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with patients throughout their care journey while gaining exposure to a wide variety of orthopaedic and sports medicine conditions, treatments, and procedures. What makes this position truly unique is the ability to care for a diverse patient population, ranging from young athletes and weekend warriors to collegiate, professional, and elite-level athletes.

Every day brings new challenges and opportunities to learn, grow, and make a direct impact on patient outcomes. Sign On Bonus may be available!

The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse is 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 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.

• Actively participates in department or practice-specific quality improvement efforts. Identifies opportunity for quality improvement to colleagues and management. Takes personal responsibility in improving patient satisfaction with the quality of care and service. 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
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, other health care providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families. Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment. Good clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care. Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process.
  
  Mobility and visual manual dexterity. Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients.
• Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and/or teaching children if applicable) and applies in 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 both in the office setting and via phone/written communication when ports the development of students, new staff and colleagues. Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
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