Join our dedicated team as a Professional Staff Nurse on the Mental Health Unit at UPMC Chautauqua, where you’ll provide compassionate, patient-centered care to support mental wellness. This position offers variable shifts, giving you the flexibility to grow your career while making a meaningful impact in the lives of patients and their families. **Responsibilities:** + Apply adult learning principles to educate patients, families, students, and new staff, ensuring smooth transitions of care. + Actively participate in quality improvement efforts and identify opportunities for clinical and service enhancements. + Utilize evidence-based practices and research to improve patient outcomes and care quality. + Provide holistic, relationship-based care, formulating personalized care plans and promoting effective communication across care teams. + Maintain comprehensive and accurate patient documentation to enhance caregiver communication and care planning. + Build compassionate, healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues to improve satisfaction and outcomes. + Demonstrate accountability, cultural awareness, and balance between professional responsibilities and personal well-being. + Engage in shared governance, support change initiatives, and contribute to enhancing the practice environment. + Continuously pursue professional development to improve patient care and advance practice standards + Education & Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience; BSN preferred. + Skills: Strong critical thinking, clinical judgment, and problem-solving abilities to provide age-specific, patient-centered care. Ability to work in a complex, fast-paced environment and operate specialized equipment. + Physical Requirements: Mobility, manual dexterity, and physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and patient positioning. + Licensure & Certifications: + Current RN license in the practicing state or compact agreement state. + Basic Life Support (BLS) certification (AHA standards) within 30 days of hire. + Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCM) training within 60 days of hire and annually thereafter. + UPMC-approved national certification preferred. This role requires a commitment to compassionate, high-quality care and continuous professional development **UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**