Full Time GI Lab Call Room - Professional Staff Nurse

UPMC Passavant is hiring a full time (5 days/week, 8-hour shifts) phone call nurse in the GI Lab. 

8am-430pm Monday - Friday

This is an IN PERSON ONSITE position

The phone call nurse will be responsible for completing outpatient pre-procedure and post procedure phone call assessments/documentation on outpatients scheduled within the GI Lab

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