Professional Staff Nurse, Casual-Acute Care

UPMC East is seeking a nurse to join the team in a casual or limited casual status. Apply today if interested!

Purpose:

• The Professional Staff Nurse (PSN) is a Registered Nurse and part of the care delivery team.
• Sets standards for the level and quality of care.
• Holds responsibility, authority, and accountability for nursing care.
• Manages and provides patient care for a group of patients and their families.
• Uses independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with team members.
• Encompasses leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision.
• Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other healthcare providers, patients, and families.
• Demonstrates commitment to the community and the nursing profession.

• Responsibilities:

• Applies knowledge of adult learning principles (or teaching children) in patient, family, student, and new staff education.
• Provides detailed teaching to guide patients and families through care episodes and transitions.
• Supports the development of students, new staff, and colleagues; may serve as a preceptor.
• Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development.
• Demonstrates accountability for professional development to improve practice and patient care quality.
• Actively participates in unit-based shared governance, goal setting, and change processes.
• Serves as an engaged partner on the care team, responding to team member needs.
• Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility.
• Develops and maintains productive working relationships, demonstrating accountability, enthusiasm, and commitment.
• Understands cultural differences and promotes healthy relationships.
• Maintains a balance between work and personal life, modeling safe work hours and time management.
• Communicates safety hazards to peers and management.
• Applies the nursing process within Relationship-Based Care to create a healing environment.
• Formulates daily goals and care plans with patient involvement, considering holistic needs.
• Demonstrates critical thinking in identifying clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues.
• Practices solid communication skills, articulating patient conditions and making care recommendations.
• Ensures comprehensive patient documentation to promote caregiver communication.
• Incorporates goals from national organizations, business units, and health systems to improve safety, quality, and satisfaction.
• Creates a compassionate, patient-focused experience by building healing relationships.
• Participates in quality improvement efforts and identifies opportunities for improvement.
• Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support clinical care improvements.
• Discusses quality improvement opportunities at multidisciplinary rounds and influences patient care plans.