Sr. Professional Staff Nurse (Casual)

Are you a Registered Nurse (RN) who is looking to gain PRN experience within an organization that provides multiple opportunities for career growth and development?

UPMC Carlisle is looking for a Casual Sr. Professional Staff Nurse for their Acute Cardiac & Neuro Unit! 

Position Summary:

·Casual Requirements: 36 hours of work per 6-week scheduling period (12 of these hours on weekends), 1 major & 1 minor holiday per calendar year.

·Variable shifts (dependent on needs of the unit)

·24 bed unit

Unit Description / Highlights:

·This unit specializes in providing care to patients with cardiac & neurological conditions.

·Frequent interdisciplinary collaboration between other healthcare professionals and essential services departments. 

·The Acute Cardiac & Neuro unit fosters a supportive atmosphere that values each team member’s contributions!

·Coffee bar located in employee lounge.

Purpose

The Sr. 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 Sr. 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 Sr. 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.