Professional Staff Nurse MWH Resource Job in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania US
Professional Staff Nurse MWH Resource
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC is hiring a Full-Time Professional Staff Nurse to help support the MAGEE Pt Care Administration Resource Department for its Oakland location. This position will typically work three days a week on rotating 12 hours shifts including weekends and holidays. The Professional Staff Nurse is a member of the care delivery team and is responsible to set the standards for the level and quality of care. The Professional Staff Nurse has responsibility, authority, and accountability for the provision of nursing care and provides patient care activities for a group of patients and their families in collaboration with all team members. The role of the Professional Staff Nurse encompasses leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision. The Professional Staff Nurse establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care. Responsibilities - Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of 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 - 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 the patient care within an episode of care - Practices solid communication skills, and is able to articulate and translate the patients condition to other care providers and to negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices. Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers - 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 - Performs all other duties as assigned - Nurses within the Labor and Delivery Department care for patients of various ages 0to 1 year Infancy 9 years to 15 years Adolescence 16 years to 45 years Child-bearing Basic Qualifications - One year Med Surg. Experience, highly preferred - A UPMC approved national certification, preferred -Graduate Nurses that are eligible for the State Board Licensure and Professional Staff Nurses with nursing experience will be considered for this position. Please note that the below salary may vary pending years of experience and education of the selected candidate. Minimum salary for a Graduate Nurse is 22.00 per hour. Licensure/Certifications - Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse, required - CPR certification, required - ACLS, preferred Salary Range: 22.88 26.96 34.07 UPMC is an equal opportunity employer. ------------