Sr. Professional Staff Nurse II - Heart Institute at UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center

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Full-Time Senior Professional Staff Nurse II – Heart InstituteUPMC Hamot | Monday–Friday | 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM

UPMC Hamot’s Heart Institute is seeking a Full-Time Senior Professional Staff Nurse II to join our dedicated care team. This role supports both outpatient and inpatient populations and offers a consistent weekday schedule with no weekends or holidays.

The Senior Professional Staff Nurse II is a Registered Nurse and an integral member of the care delivery team. This role is responsible for setting standards for the level and quality of nursing care and demonstrates accountability, leadership, collaboration, and clinical expertise in all aspects of patient care.

The nurse manages and provides nursing care to patients and families through the application of independent judgment, effective communication, and collaboration with all members of the interprofessional team. This role supports continuity of care across the healthcare continuum and demonstrates a commitment to the nursing profession and the community.

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This role performs stress testing for both outpatient and inpatient populations, including tilt table testing, cardiac monitoring, and EKGs.

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Five (5) years of nursing experience highly preferred; cardiac experience preferred. 

Job title and salary will be determined based on education and nursing experience.

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Nursing Career Growth at UPMC

At UPMC, we are committed to supporting nurses throughout every stage of their career. We offer a robust nursing career ladder. Final job title and rate of pay are based on individual qualifications and career ladder selection. Required certifications may be obtained within an allotted timeframe.

• Competitive Total Rewards package discussed at time of offer

   

• Up to 5.5 weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement up to $6,000 per year for employees and dependents
• Discounts and no-cost RN–BSN/MSN options for eligible UPMC employees

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Minimum 3 years experience.
• BSN preferred.
• Completion of 1 contribution as set forth through UPMC's My Nursing Career Ladder.
• UPMC approved nursing certification required. Certification not required if Master's in nursing or DNP is held. If a BSN is held, a Master's degree in a related field may be substituted in lieu of Certification.
• 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. 
• Must obtain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on a Professional Staff Nurse Performance Evaluation to be promoted to this level.  
• Must maintain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on annual performance evaluation to maintain status. 
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families. 
• 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:
   
• 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. 
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. 
   

   

*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

Job Info:

• Company: UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center
• Position: Sr. Professional Staff Nurse II - Heart Institute
• Work Location: Erie
• Country: US

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