Professional Staff Nurse, Outpatient - REACCH Program

Job Description

Come join a team of life changers!

UPMC is excited to welcome a full-time Outpatient Professional Staff Nurse (RN) to our REACHH Program team/office in Harrisburg ! 

The REACCH (Resources, Education and Comprehensive Care for HIV) Program provides comprehensive medical care and social services to people living with HIV throughout south central Pennsylvania. The REACCH program provides an array of services including HIV primary and specialty care, case management and social work services, dental care, on-site therapy/counseling, rapid HIV testing, community outreach and education, and HIV prevention services. 

Shift/Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm / Two evening shifts per month from 10:00am-6:30pm will be required - No Weekends or Holidays required!

Opportunities for growth, excellent benefits, PTO accrual, pleasant work environments, and a friendly team are just a few of our perks. Apply today!

Purpose:
As a Professional Staff Nurse, you will play a vital role in delivering compassionate, high-quality patient care as part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team. Using clinical expertise, critical thinking, and evidence-based practice, you will coordinate and provide care for patients and their families while fostering meaningful partnerships with physicians, providers, and support staff. This role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact on patient outcomes by addressing the whole person, including their physical, social, emotional, and educational needs throughout the continuum of care.

Why Join Our Team?
Join a collaborative, interdisciplinary care team that is dedicated to treating the whole patient, not just their medical condition. Our team-based approach allows nurses to work alongside professionals from a variety of disciplines, creating a supportive environment focused on delivering comprehensive, patient-centered care. You'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference by addressing social determinants of health, improving access to resources, and helping patients achieve their best possible outcomes. This is an excellent opportunity for nurses who value collaboration, continuous learning, and holistic care.

• Deliver comprehensive, patient-centered nursing care that promotes quality outcomes, patient safety, and satisfaction.
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care and develop individualized plans of care.
• Assess, triage, and manage patient needs while utilizing sound clinical judgment and critical thinking skills.
• Assist providers with patient assessments, treatment plans, procedures, education, and follow-up care.
• Identify and address clinical, social, psychological, safety, and spiritual factors that may impact patient health and well-being.
• Educate patients and families on diagnoses, treatments, medications, and self-care needs through in-person, telephone, and written communication.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive clinical documentation that supports continuity of care and effective communication among providers.
• Serve as a patient advocate by helping individuals navigate healthcare needs, barriers to care, and available resources.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and utilize evidence-based practice to enhance patient care, safety, and outcomes.
• Support the onboarding, development, and mentorship of students, new staff, and colleagues while fostering a culture of learning and professional growth.
• Actively engage in shared governance, process improvement initiatives, and departmental goals aimed at advancing professional nursing practice.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with patients, families, providers, and team members to create a compassionate and respectful care environment.
• Demonstrate accountability for professional development, lifelong learning, and maintaining clinical excellence.
• Promote a culture of safety by identifying risks, communicating concerns, and supporting a healthy and productive workplace.

• Minimum six months experience preferred.
• BSN preferred.
• 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. 
• 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.
• Interest in public and community health is a plus.
• Experience working with populations with multiple social needs is beneficial.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
UPMC approved national certification preferred. Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. Graduate nurses must complete licensure examination within SIX MONTHS of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first.  Though temporary permits are valid for one year from the date of graduation, not one year from issue of permit (or until the results of the examination are known at which time it becomes null and void), UPMC requires that GNs take the licensure examination within 6 months of their start date or they will be terminated or demoted from the GN position, at the discretion of the BU.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)
• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting
• Act 33
• Act 34
• Act 73 FBI Clearance

*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.