Sr. Professional Staff Nurse II - 6 Main

Job Description

\n Full-Time Sr. Professional Staff Nurse II -6 Main | UPMC Hamot \n
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\n Monday through Friday, 12-hour day shifts (6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.). No holiday requirements. Weekend on-call coverage required.\n

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\n Two years of prior Medical-Surgical nursing experience preferred.

About 6 Main – Outpatient Cardiac Cath Lab\n

6 Main is a same-day surgery unit within UPMC Hamot's Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. The unit provides comprehensive pre-procedure and post-procedure care for patients undergoing a variety of cardiac and vascular procedures. In addition to supporting the Cardiac Cath Lab, the unit serves patients across multiple hospital service lines, ensuring a high standard of patient-centered care in a fast-paced outpatient environment.

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\n Why UPMC?\n

At UPMC, we're committed to investing in nurses like you, financially, personally, and professionally, from day one. Whether you're beginning your nursing career, advancing your education, or pursuing new opportunities for growth, UPMC provides the support and resources you need to thrive.

Benefits for Our Nurses\n

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• Up to 5.5 weeks of Paid Time Off annually
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• Seven paid holidays each year
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• Career ladder opportunities that reward experience, professional growth, certification, and advanced education
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• Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution for employees and eligible dependents
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• Educational discounts for UPMC employees, including no-cost RN-to-BSN and MSN program options through participating institutions
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\n Join a team that is dedicated to helping you reach your professional goals while making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and their families every day.

\n Position Summary\n

The Senior Professional Staff Nurse II is a Registered Nurse and an essential member of the care delivery team who is responsible for providing high-quality, patient-centered care while serving as a clinical leader and role model. This role actively seeks opportunities to improve patient outcomes through evidence-based practice, process improvement initiatives, and collaboration with interdisciplinary team members.

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The Senior Professional Staff Nurse II is accountable for the coordination, management, and delivery of nursing care for a designated group of patients and their families. Utilizing independent judgment, critical thinking, effective communication, and collaboration, the nurse develops and implements individualized plans of care to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

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In addition to direct patient care responsibilities, the Senior Professional Staff Nurse II demonstrates leadership through mentorship, partnership, and supervision of team members. This position fosters collaborative relationships with physicians, healthcare providers, patients, and families to ensure a seamless continuum of care. The Senior Professional Staff Nurse II also supports professional nursing practice through a commitment to lifelong learning, community involvement, and advancing the nursing profession.

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Title and salary will be determined based on the selected candidate's education, experience, and qualifications.

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• Identifies opportunities for clinical quality as well as workplace improvement. 
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• Applies evidence-based practice as a regular aspect of professional practice. 
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• Serves on or leads teams that launch innovations in patient care or support a healthy workforce.
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• Serves as a role model of professional nursing practice by serving as a recognized unit leader in one or more of the following areas: clinical expertise, teacher, specialized resource nurse, and/or evidence-based practice. 
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• Consistently gives appropriate feedback to all members of the health care team and participates in the nursing peer review process. 
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• Promotes change that enhances the quality of patient care and the unit environment. Serves on teams and leads successful teams as a part of daily practice.
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• Demonstrates highly developed clinical assessment and analytical skills within the context of Relationship Based Care. 
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• Actively participates in shared governance at unit level and serves on hospital-wide councils.
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• Demonstrates a passion for developing others, enthusiastically and expertly precepts students, graduate nurses and new hires. 
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• Analyzes clinical and behavioral situations, identifying learning opportunities to improve patient care practices. 
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• Regularly seeks feedback on performance and applies continuous professional improvement. 
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• Supports continuous learning in the clinical area by sharing research, materials from professional organizations, presenting on the unit, supporting journal clubs, etc.
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• Applies the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment. 
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• 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. 
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• 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. 
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• Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers. 
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• Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care. 
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• 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. 
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• Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues.
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• Builds and mends relationships among colleagues within the framework of a healthy workplace. 
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• Role models keen cultural awareness including preventing and addressing horizontal violence and impairment. 
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• Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life through prioritization and delegation of responsibilities.
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• Minimum 3 years experience.
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• BSN preferred.
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• Annual completion of a professional contributions 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 OR 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.
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• 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. 
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• Must obtain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on a Professional Staff Nurse Performance Evaluation to be promoted to this level. 
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• Must maintain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on annual performance evaluation to maintain status. 
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• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families. 
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• Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment. 
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• Exemplary clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care. 
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• Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process. 
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• Mobility and visual manual dexterity. 
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• Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients.
  Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
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• Additional License RequirementsAnnual completion of a professional contributions 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 OR 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.
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• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hireCurrent 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. 
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• NIH Stroke within 6 months of hire or transfer. 
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• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within one year of hire or transfer
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• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
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• My Nursing Career Approved Certification
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• NIH Stroke Scale (NIH)
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• Registered Nurse (RN)
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• Act 34
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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.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran \n