Registered Nurse - Interventional Radiology (UPMC Presbyterian)

Registered Nurse - Interventional Radiology (UPMC Presbyterian)

This position is eligible for a generous sign-on bonus!

Sign-On Bonus Details:

• $15,000 sign-on bonus available for nurses with over 1 year of experience

Are you a Registered Nurse passionate about delivering the best care possible and want to make a difference in the lives of your patients? Join us at UPMC Presbyterian as we provide Life Changing Medicine to our community!

UPMC Presbyterian, a Magnet designated hospital, is currently hiring a Full-Time Registered Nurse to the Interventional Radiology Department.

About the Position: Delivers procedural nursing care within a large academic Interventional Radiology lab, caring for high-acuity trauma, transplant, and critically ill patients. Responsibilities include assisting with conscious sedation, maintaining patient safety standards, and performing circulating and procedural functions during complex cases.

Schedule: MondayFriday, 7:00 AM5:30 PM. Four 10-hour shifts per week with one rotating weekday off. No weekends or holidays. Includes rotating on-call weekends and occasional late weekday shifts.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates commitment to developing others by effectively precepting students, graduate nurses, and new hires.
• Identifies learning opportunities through analysis of clinical and behavioral situations and seeks feedback to support continuous growth.
• Promotes a learning culture by sharing research, professional resources, and educational materials.
• Applies the nursing process within Relationship-Based Care to create a healing environment.
• Establishes daily goals and individualized plans of care in partnership with patients.
• Communicates clearly with the care team and ensures thorough, comprehensive documentation.
• Uses critical thinking to address clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual needs.
• Aligns practice with organizational goals for patient safety, quality, and experience.
• Serves as a role model through clinical expertise, teaching, evidence-based practice, and team collaboration.
• Provides constructive feedback and participates in peer review.
• Leads or supports initiatives that enhance patient care and the unit environment.
• Builds strong professional relationships and fosters a healthy workplace culture.
• Maintains worklife balance through prioritization and delegation.
• Identifies opportunities for clinical and workplace improvement.
• Regularly applies evidence-based practice.
• Participates in or leads teams that implement innovations in patient care and support workforce well-being.

Previous IR, ER or ICU experience preferred.

Minimum 4 years' experience for posted Expert title. BSN preferred.

Annual completion of a professional contribution selected from department, hospital or system goals, and approved by Unit Director AND either: 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:

• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• 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