Home Care Nurse Casual

The Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit is seeking a casual Professional Staff Nurse to join our dedicated team. Within our unit, nurses observe and support patients’ progress throughout their rehabilitation journey, offering an excellent environment to acquire diverse skills and deepen rehabilitative care expertise. Our team fosters exceptional teamwork, providing support and collaboration among highly experienced nurses. Join us in providing outstanding care and contributing to the success of our patients’ rehabilitation goals. The Professional Staff Nurse is a valued step in the UPMC nursing career ladder, with opportunities for advancement and continued growth.

Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and/or teaching children if applicable) and applies it in teaching patients, families, students and new staff. Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to guide them effectively through the episode of care and transition to another level of care and/or home. Supports the development of students, new staff and colleagues; may serve as a preceptor. Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and patient care. Actively participates in unit-based shared governance, goal setting and supports the change and transition process to improve quality of care and the practice environment. Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs for assistance and partnership. Participates in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment. Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life. 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. Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for patient care within an episode of care. 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. Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction. Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues.

Actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts. Identifies opportunities for quality improvement to colleagues and management. Takes personal responsibility in improving patient satisfaction with the quality of care and service. Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical care: identifies research issues or articles related to clinical specialty or areas of interest, discusses opportunities for quality improvement at multidisciplinary rounds, and influences patients' plans of care.

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. 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 use specialized equipment. Good 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. Registered Nurse (RN)

Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multi‑state Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multi‑state 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

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