Staff RN - Resource Pool - Variable Shifts - Full-Time

Job Description

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Join the nursing team at UPMC Cole!

UPMC Cole has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Staff RN to join the Resource Pool . This position offers the opportunity to support a variety of patient care needs while working rotating shifts, with a weekend and holiday rotation. Qualified candidates will also be eligible for a float differential .

Sign-On Bonus Details:

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• $20,000 sign-on bonus available for nurses with over one year of experience
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**Final candidates will be selected for a job title within the career ladder that reflects level of education, experience, and manager discretion at the time of offer.**

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Coordinates total nursing care for patients, participates in patient and family teaching, and provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary, nursing, and other patient team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting.

General Nursing Responsibilities

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• Maintains the standards of nursing care and implements the policies and procedures of the Hospital and Nursing Department, including its philosophy, mission, and values.
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• Assesses the patient’s condition and nursing needs, determines outcomes, and prescribes appropriate nursing actions to meet those outcomes and the physical, psychological, social, and rehabilitative needs of the patient, including discharge planning. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to meet the outcome needs of the individual patient.
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• Reports pertinent observations and reactions regarding the patient to the appropriate person (i.e., physicians, director, nurse manager, charge nurse, and/or nursing supervisor) and records those observations accurately and concisely.
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• Assigns nursing care to team members in accordance with patient needs and the personnel’s capabilities and qualifications and assigns other duties as needed.
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• Administers medications to and performs treatments on assigned patients.
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• Directs, supervises, and evaluates nursing care provided to patients.
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• Assists physicians with special tests and procedures, such as thoracentesis, lumbar tap, etc.
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• Participates in the economical utilization of supplies and ensures that equipment is maintained in a clean and safe manner.
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• Participates in the orientation of new personnel and performance evaluations of the nursing staff.
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• Assists team members in giving care to patients or administers direct care when professional nursing skills and judgment are needed.
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• Coordinates nursing care of patients when scheduled for therapy or procedures by other departments.
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• Establishes and maintains communications and utilizes teaching opportunities with patients and other significant individuals.
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• Assists with or institutes emergency measures for sudden adverse developments in patients, such as cardiac arrest.
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• Participates actively in committees for the improvement of nursing care.
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• Possesses skills necessary to provide care/services appropriate to the age of the patients served.
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• Is involved in surveillance and ensuring the patient safety culture at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital. Reports patient safety concerns and events.
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• Exhibits accountability and contributes to patient safety.
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• Assesses and monitors the patient’s level and response to pain.
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• Educates patients in pain management and its impact on patient outcomes.
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• A Registered Nurse who has taken a basic arrhythmia class and completed the competency will be expected to perform telemetry monitoring in the ICU, if floated there.
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• Performs telemetry monitoring, as required.
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• Performs hourly rounding on assigned patients.
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• Displays knowledge of anesthetic agents, narcotic analgesics, reversal drugs, and other drugs commonly utilized in Post Anesthesia Care.
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• Is familiar with surgical procedures and their implications in post-operative care.
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• Is aware of complications related to surgical procedures/anesthesia and when to notify the surgeon/anesthesia.
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• Able to recognize arrhythmias.
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• Able to perform 12-lead EKGs.
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• Able to function as Code Team leader, as required.
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• Able to perform defibrillation.
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• Demonstrates the ability to monitor vital signs via central and arterial line.
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• Able to care for patients on ventilators.
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• Displays knowledge of the disease process and effects of the disease process.
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• Displays knowledge of chemotherapy agents and administration.
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• Displays knowledge of assessing medi-port/port-a-cath for administration of chemotherapy agents and obtaining blood samples for lab tests.
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• Displays knowledge in technical assistance in monitoring patients and managing side effects of treatment and pain.
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• Displays knowledge of evaluating side effects of treatment.
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• Displays knowledge of differences in administration of vesicant and non-vesicant chemotherapy drugs.
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• Displays knowledge of treating infiltration/extravasation of vesicant and non-vesicant chemotherapy drugs.
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• Displays knowledge of managing a toxic spill and discarding chemotherapy waste.
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• Performs assessment and reassessment of pain for adequate pain management.
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• Possesses an accurate knowledge of psycho-dynamics and therapeutic processes as evidenced by effective intervention and resolution of milieu problems as they occur and appropriately communicates the processes to others.
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• Utilizes knowledge of growth and development, psychopathology, and psychosocial systems as evidenced by accurate assessments and Nursing Care Plans. Actively participates in staffing and case conferences. Recognizes and responds appropriately to symptoms and behavior.
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• Sets appropriate limits as needed by recognizing potential behavior problems and is able to do this in a caring, consistent manner, as evidenced by avoiding power struggles, escalation, and manipulation by patients and employees.
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• Displays respect for patients’ integrity as evidenced by maintenance of confidentiality and patient rights.
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A current PA RN nursing license required. 

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• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
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• Registered Nurse (RN)
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• Act 33 with renewal
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• Act 34 with renewal
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• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
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*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.