Registered Nurse (RN), 5B Pulmonary Medicine

UPMC St. Margaret is currently hiring a Full-Time Professional Staff Nurse to support our 5B Medical Surgical Unit. Whether you’re a Graduate Nurse ready to launch your career or an experienced RN looking for your next opportunity, 5B offers a supportive team and a culture where nurses thrive.

At UPMC, we’re committed to providing the right care, in the right way, at the right time, every time. On 5B, you’ll join a team known for its exceptional teamwork, positive culture, and dedication to outstanding patient care.

This position offers a rotating schedule of three 12-hour shifts per week (7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.). Nurses work a minimum of nine day shifts, nine night shifts, and six weekend shifts every six weeks, with rotating holiday requirements.

What makes 5B special? The people. Our nurses support one another, welcome new team members, and create an environment where learning and growth are encouraged. The unit is also proud to have gone eight consecutive months without a hospital-acquired infection, demonstrating a shared commitment to quality, safety, and excellence.

The Professional Staff Nurse is a valued step in the UPMC nursing career ladder, with opportunities for continued growth and advancement. Title and salary will be determined based upon education and nursing experience.

About UPMC St. Margaret

UPMC St. Margaret is a four-time ANCC Magnet-designated community hospital located in Aspinwall, just northeast of Pittsburgh. As a Magnet-designated facility, nurses play an active role in shared governance, professional development, and shaping the future of patient care.

If you’re looking for a nursing career where you’ll feel supported, challenged, and valued, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care.  Actively participates in unit-based shared governance, goal setting and supports the change and transition process to improve quality of care and the practice environment.  Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs for assistance and partnership. Participates in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment.  Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility with the change process.
• Applies the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment. Formulates daily goals and a plan of care for patients that involves the patient as partner and considers the individual needs of the patient in a holistic manner. Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care.  Practices solid communication skills, and is able to articulate and translate the patient’s condition to other care providers and to negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices.  Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers. Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system’s goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction.Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues.
• 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 as well as transition to another level of care and/or home. Supports the development of students, new staff and colleagues, may serve as a preceptor.  Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
• Actively participates in department or unit-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, discusses opportunities for quality improvement at multidisciplinary rounds, and influences patients’ plans of care.
• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation and commitment to patients and colleagues.  Demonstrates an understanding of cultural differences and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships.  Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life. Models safe work hours, time management and healthy lifestyle.  Communicates with peers and management any safety hazards identified in the workplace.
• Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.