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UPMC RIC Nurse, Casual Nightshift - UPMC McKeesport in Mckeesport, Pennsylvania
UPMC McKeesport, a tight-knit community hospital, is searching for a Registered Nurse to support our Resource Department as a Resource Intensive Care RN (RIC Nurse).
This position observes a CASUAL and NIGHTSHIFT schedule.
The casual requirement is 36 hours per 6 weeks.
Are you an experienced Registered Nurse, passionate about delivering the best care possible and want to make a difference in the lives of your patients? Do you want to get to know hospital associates by name, even if they work in a different department than you?
Join us at UPMC McKeesport as we provide Life Changing Medicine to our community!
This position will be based primarily in the Emergency Department. The Resource Intensive Care RN will be a valued member of our hospital’s Rapid Response Team. The RN will care for our most critically ill patients.
This position is NIGHTSHIFT only.
UPMC is committed to investing in nurses like you –financially, personally, and professionally –starting on day one of your career. From tackling student loans to advancing your career later in life,
UPMC is the partner you need to succeed and thrive in your nursing career.
The Staff Nurse provides competent patient care and treatment while demonstrating empathy and a passion for learning. These roles require independent judgment, fluent communication, and candid partnerships,
with physicians, other care providers, patients, and patients’ families in order to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care. As a Staff Nurse at UPMC McKeesport and a care delivery
team member, you will set the standards for the level and quality of nursing care and possess authority and accountability for its provision. At all times, you will exemplify a commitment to the community and to
the nursing profession.
As a Staff Nurse at UPMC, you will find:
Competitive wages, including BSN differentials
An incomparable benefits package, including tuition reimbursement
Top clinicians, leading researchers, and the most modern equipment, and technology in health care today
Responsibilities:
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.
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.
Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers.
Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care.
Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction of the patient experience in daily work.
Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues.
Identifies opportunities for clinical quality as well as workplace improvement.
Applies evidence based practice as a regular aspect of professional practice.
Serves on or leads teams that launch innovations in patient care or support a healthy workforce.
Demonstrates a passion for developing others, enthusiastically and expertly precepts students, graduate nurses and new hires.
Analyzes clinical and behavioral situations, identifying learning opportunities to improve patient care practices.
Regularly seeks feedback on performance and applies continuous professional improvement.
Supports continuous learning in the clinical area by sharing research, materials from professional organizations, presenting on the unit, supporting journal clubs, etc.
Serves as a role model of professional nursing practice by serving as a recognized unit leader in one or more of the following areas: clinical expertise, teacher, specialized resource nurse, and/or evidence based practice.
Consistently gives appropriate feedback to all members of the health care team and participates in the nursing peer review process. Promotes change that enhances the quality of patient care and the unit environment.
Serves on teams and leads successful teams as a part of daily practice.
Demonstrates highly developed clinical assessment and analytical skills within the context of Relationship Based Care.
Actively participates in shared governance at unit level and serves on hospital-wide councils.
Builds and mends relationships among colleagues within the framework of a healthy workplace.
Role models keen cultural awareness including preventing and addressing horizontal violence and impairment.
Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life through prioritization and delegation of responsibilities.
1 year of critical care and/or emergency department experience required.
BSN preferred.
The individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately with critical care level patients.
Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment.
Exemplary 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.
Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
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.
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
NIH Stroke Scale (NIH)
Registered Nurse (RN)
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran