Professional Staff Nurse, 4 South (Casual)

UPMC Hamot Hiring Casual Professional Staff Nurse

UPMC Hamot is hiring a Casual Professional Staff Nurse to join our 4 South Trauma unit!

Hour details: The position requires working 36 hours within each six-week scheduling period. Scheduling is determined based on both employee availability and the operational needs of the unit. Team members are expected to work one winter holiday and one summer holiday during the year. Additionally, each six-week schedule includes 12 hours of off-shift time, which may consist of evening, night, or weekend hours.

5 years acute care nursing experience highly preferred.

Title and salary will be determined based upon education and experience.

Purpose: 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:

• Applies adult learning principles in teaching patients, families, students, and new staff.
• Provides clear, detailed education to guide patients and families through care episodes and transitions.
• Supports development of students, new staff, and colleagues; may act as a preceptor.
• Encourages open dialogue, feedback, and continuous improvement in practice.
• Actively engages in unit/department quality improvement initiatives.
• Identifies and communicates opportunities for quality improvement to team and management.
• Uses research and evidence-based practice to enhance clinical care and patient outcomes.
• Discusses quality improvement opportunities during multidisciplinary rounds and influences care plans.
• Applies nursing process within Relationship-Based Care to create a healing environment.
• Develops patient-centered goals and holistic care plans involving patients as partners.
• Demonstrates critical thinking in addressing clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual needs.
• Communicates effectively with care team; negotiates and recommends changes in care and unit practices.
• Maintains comprehensive documentation to support caregiver communication.
• Aligns care with professional standards and organizational goals for safety, quality, and satisfaction.
• Builds compassionate, healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Maintains productive internal and external working relationships with accountability and enthusiasm.
• Demonstrates cultural awareness and promotes healthy peer relationships.
• Balances work and personal life; models safe work hours and healthy lifestyle.
• Reports workplace safety hazards promptly.
• Takes responsibility for professional development to improve practice and patient care.
• Participates in shared governance, goal setting, and change processes to enhance care quality.
• Acts as an engaged partner on the care team; willingly assists colleagues.
• Contributes to initiatives that improve patient care and practice environment.
• Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility during transitions.

Demonstrates knowledge and skills to provide age-appropriate care for patients on assigned unit.

Understands principles of growth and development across the lifespan.

Assesses patient data and interprets information to identify age-specific needs.

Provides care according to department policies and procedures.

Minimum 1 year of experience required; BSN preferred.

Builds and maintains positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, staff, and patients/families.

Works effectively in complex environments with multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment.

Exhibits good clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills for patient care.

Applies and leads others in the nursing process using critical thinking skills.

Requires mobility, visual/manual dexterity, and physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning patients.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within one year of hire or transfer.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIH) within 6 months of hire or transfer.
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• UPMC approved national certification preferred.
• Act 34

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