Professional Staff Nurse (RN)

Are you a Registered Nurse (RN) or Graduate Nurse (GN) looking to advance in your career by gaining experience in a Post Operative Acute Care unit?  

UPMC Carlisle is looking for a Professional Staff Nurse for the Post Operative Acute Care unit!

Position Summary:

·       Full-Time, 36 hours per week (3, 12-hours shifts)

·        Night Shift! (7pm – 7am) *off-shift differential provided 

·       Every other weekend, every other holiday, no on-call

·       32 bed unit

 

This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus!

Graduate Nurse (no experience): 2-year commitment, $15,000 sign-on bonus + Monthly Loan Repayment of up to $20,000 over a span of 3-years (2023/2024 grads).  1+ years of experience:  2-year commitment, $20,000 sign-on bonus. 

How We Support Our Nurses at UPMC

Generous Sign-On Bonus of up to $20,000 (*Amount and eligibility based on type of nursing role and candidate experience) Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually. Our Nursing Career Ladders reward your years of experience & advancements made to your education.  Our Tuition Reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents (plus discounts for UPMC employees including no cost RN-BSN/MSN options!)

Unit Description / Highlights:

·       The Post Operative Acute Care unit focuses on post operative patient who have undergone surgeries that need a short inpatient stay to ensure medical stability.

·       This unit specializes in joint replacements and bariatric post-op surgeries.

·       Due to the nature of our patients’ inpatient needs, we experience a quick turnaround which makes the unit fast and exciting!

Purpose

The Professional Staff Nurse (RN) is a valuable member of the care delivery team – setting the standards for the quality of patient care. This role provides a variety of patient care activities to a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with colleagues. 

The Professional Staff Nurse encompasses leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision. In this role, establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with physicians, other healthcare professionals, patients, and their families is vital to achieving the best patient outcomes and continuum of care. The Professional Staff Nurse Demonstrates a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession. 

Responsibilities:

Creates daily goals and plans of care for patients, involving the patient as partner and considering their individual needs in a holistic way. Utilizes critical thinking skills and knowledge of evidence-based practices (relative to specialty area) to improve their patients’ plans of care. Practices solid communication skills and can articulate the patient’s condition to other care providers, offering recommendations for changes in patient care / unit practices & communicating any safety hazards to peers and leadership. Provides patient documentation that is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers. Creates a healing environment for patients by applying a Relationship Based Care framework to their nursing process.  Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and/or teaching children if applicable) and applies in teaching of patients, families, students and new staff. Supports the development of students, new staff and colleagues, may serve as a preceptor.