What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse - Transplant Patient Service Center (7 West) position at UPMC?
Registered Nurse - Transplant Patient Service Center (7 West)
Are you a Registered Nurse passionate about delivering the best care possible and want to make a difference in the lives of your patients? Join us at UPMC Presbyterian as we provide Life Changing Medicine to our community!
UPMC Presbyterian, a Magnet designated hospital, is currently hiring a Full-Time Registered Nurse to the Transplant Patient Service Center.
Schedule: 6am-4:30pm with scheduled late nights rotating weekly
About the Position:
The Transplant Patient Service Center is a one‑of‑a‑kind care environment within UPMC, dedicated to supporting patients before and after abdominal and cardiothoracic transplant. As the essential bridge between inpatient hospitalization and the outpatient transplant program Patients visit our 29‑bed outpatient procedural unit for lab work, evaluation by their transplant team, and a variety of specialized transplant‑related services.
Our nurses perform a broad range of procedures, including biopsies, infusions, transfusions, wound care, medication administration, and care management. Nurses also round daily with the interdisciplinary team and provide essential education to patients and caregivers—empowering them to manage their care confidently at home. We emphasize proactive care and frequently adjust our schedule to see patients later in the day to help prevent hospital readmissions.
This is a fast‑paced, collaborative environment where nurses are respected and valued by physicians, APPs, patients, and families. The unit is open during daylight hours, and nursing staff work rotating weekends.
Responsibilities:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.