Sr. Professional Staff Nurse, BSN

Hours: 28 Hours per week / Rotating 

Dept: Radiology.  Pocketless MRI Scrubs will be provided

The Senior Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse who sets and upholds standards of high‑quality care. They hold responsibility and accountability for delivering nursing care, using independent judgment and strong communication to manage care for patients and families. The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration, and supervision, building effective relationships with physicians, care teams, patients, and families to support positive outcomes across the care continuum. They also demonstrate commitment to both the community and the nursing profession.

UPMC offers a robust Nursing Career ladder – Title and Rate of Pay will be based on Education & Experience.  Starting rate of pay for a Professional Staff Nurse, BSN is 38.75/hour

• 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. 
• 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. 
• Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care. 
• Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system’s goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction of the patient experience in daily work. 
• Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues.
• Identifies opportunities for clinical quality as well as workplace improvement. Applies evidence-based practice as a regular aspect of professional practice.
• Analyzes clinical and behavioral situations, identifying learning opportunities to improve patient care practices.
• Demonstrates highly developed clinical assessment and analytical skills within the context of Relationship Based Care. 
• Actively participates in shared governance at unit level and serves on hospital-wide councils.