UPMC is excited to invite you to apply for the position of Professional Staff Nurse, OP! This full-time, floating role will require travel between two office locations. You will work day shifts from 8AM to 4:30PM, with no weekends or holidays required. We are seeking a candidate with previous nursing experience who is ready to make a meaningful impact within our team. Apply today to join a great team and receive a robust Totals Reward package!! Title and starting pay rate of this position may vary based on years of experience **Responsibilities:** + Actively contributes to department or practice-specific quality improvement initiatives, suggesting opportunities for enhancement to colleagues and management. + Takes responsibility for improving patient satisfaction through quality care and service, ensuring patient needs are met promptly and effectively. + Utilizes evidence-based research to enhance clinical care, staying updated on relevant research in clinical specialties or areas of interest. + Establishes positive relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, and patients, fostering collaboration across departments. + Demonstrates critical thinking and problem-solving skills in managing complex patient care situations, maintaining productivity in a dynamic environment. + Provides thorough education to patients and families, ensuring they are equipped to manage their care both in-office and at home. Supports colleagues, students, and new staff in their development. + Coordinates care with physicians, considering the holistic needs of patients, and communicates effectively with care teams to adjust patient care plans. + Promotes professional development, participating in shared governance, and responding positively to changes aimed at improving care, while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. + 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 Preferred: + Minimum six months experience + BSN **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** UPMC approved national certification preferred. Current 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. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. Graduate nurses must complete licensure examination within SIX MONTHS of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first. Though temporary permits are valid for one year from the date of graduation, not one year from issue of permit (or until the results of the examination are known at which time it becomes null and void), UPMC requires that GNs take the licensure examination within 6 months of their start date or they will be terminated or demoted from the GN position, at the discretion of the BU. + Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) + Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP) + 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**