Join Our Community!ANCC Magnet designated UPMC Passavant is currently hiring a Part-Time Sr. Professional Staff Nurse II to support our Pacu at the Cranberry location . Title and salary will be determined based on education and nursing experience.Shift Details:
Monday - Friday but days of the week changes to fit the needs of the department
8 hr. shifts
Float to McCandless Pacu approximately once every 1-2 months
No call, weekends or holidays
Responsibilities:
Identifies opportunities for clinical and workplace improvement.
Applies evidence-based practice regularly.
Leads or participates in teams for patient care innovations and workforce health.
Serves as a role model in clinical expertise, teaching, and evidence-based practice.
Provides feedback and participates in peer review.
Promotes changes to enhance patient care and unit environment.
Demonstrates advanced clinical assessment and analytical skills.
Participates in shared governance and hospital-wide councils.
Precepts students, graduate nurses, and new hires.
Identifies learning opportunities to improve patient care.
Seeks feedback and pursues continuous professional improvement.
Supports continuous learning by sharing research and presenting on the unit.
Uses the nursing process to create a healing environment.
Sets daily goals and plans care with patient involvement.
Communicates effectively with care providers and recommends changes.
Ensures comprehensive patient documentation.
Demonstrates critical thinking in patient care.
Incorporates organizational goals to improve patient safety and satisfaction.
Builds healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
Fosters a healthy workplace and addresses horizontal violence.
Balances work and personal life through prioritization and delegation.
Minimum 3 years experience.
BSN preferred.
Annual completion of a professional contributions selected from department
AND UPMC approved nursing certification required within 1 year of hire/transfer and must be maintained
Certification not required if master's in nursing or DNP is held.
If a BSN is held, a master's degree in a related field may be substituted in lieu of Certification.
The individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately to the ages of the patients served by his/her assigned unit as specified below.
They must also demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures.
Must obtain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on a Professional Staff Nurse Performance Evaluation to be promoted to this level.
Must maintain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on annual performance evaluation to maintain status. Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician 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.
Exemplary 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. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
Registered Nurse (RN)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Act 33 with renewal
Act 34 with renewal
Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
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.UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran