Professional Staff Nurse, BSN - Endoscopy

Looking to join a team of life changers?

UPMC is excited to welcome a full-time Professional Staff Nurse, BSN to our Endoscopy team/office in York, PA! 

Hours/Shift: Monday–Friday, 6:30am-3:00pm - No Weekends, Holidays, or On-Call required!

Excellent benefits, PTO accrual, pleasant work environments, and a friendly team are just a few of our perks.

Apply today!

About the Team:
We are a supportive, high‑performing Endoscopy Center that genuinely values work–life balance. This day‑shift Registered Nurse position offers a consistent and predictable schedule with no weekends, no holidays, and no on‑call requirements, making it an excellent opportunity for nurses seeking stability. Our team delivers high‑quality, patient‑centered care in a fast‑paced procedural setting while maintaining a collaborative and respectful work environment. The selected candidate will work alongside experienced clinicians who prioritize teamwork, efficiency, and ongoing professional development. This role features a stable Monday–Friday schedule, on‑site work with a close‑knit team, and the opportunity to build specialized expertise in endoscopic nursing. For nurses who enjoy focused patient care, procedural practice, and a schedule that supports life outside of work, this is a rewarding opportunity to explore.

About the Role:
The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse and an integral member of the care delivery team, responsible for establishing and upholding standards for the quality and level of patient care. This role carries full responsibility, authority, and accountability for the delivery of nursing care. The Professional Staff Nurse provides and coordinates care for a designated group of patients and their families, applying independent clinical judgment while effectively communicating and collaborating with all members of the healthcare team. This position encompasses leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision, fostering strong, collaborative relationships with physicians, interdisciplinary providers, patients, and families to achieve optimal outcomes across the continuum of care. The Professional Staff Nurse also demonstrates a strong commitment to the community and to advancing the nursing profession.

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. 
• Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs for assistance and partnership. 
• Participates in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment. 
• Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility with the change process.
• 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 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. Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction. 
• Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues.
• Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and/or teaching children if applicable) and applies in teaching of patients, families, students and new staff. 
• Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to effectively guide them through the episode of care as well as transition to another level of care and/or home. 
• Supports the development of students, new staff and colleagues, may serve as a preceptor. 
• Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
• Actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts. 
• Identifies opportunity for quality improvement to colleagues and management. 
• Takes personal responsibility in improving patient satisfaction with the quality of care and service. 
• 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.
• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation and commitment to patients and colleagues. 
• Demonstrates an understanding of cultural differences and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships. 
• Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life. 
• Models safe work hours, time management and healthy lifestyle. 
• Communicates with peers and management any safety hazards identified in the workplace.
• *Performs other duties as assigned.