Join Our Dynamic Nursing Team at UPMC Western Maryland!

Are you a passionate nurse or aspiring nurse who thrives in a fast-paced environment? We have the perfect opportunity for you at our 7 North Med/Surg Unit! We offer full-time, part-time, and casual hours to suit your needs. 7 North is a 36-bed unit providing high acuity patient care, with an average daily census of 25. We cater to a variety of diagnoses with a primary focus on urological, gynecological, and GI procedure. We also specialize in wound care and the treatment of cellulitis patients.

Why Choose UPMC?

·Flexible Schedules: Learn about our various schedules and shifts during the interview.

·Competitive Pay: Our Recruitment team will work with you to determine the best title and pay rate based on your experience. Minimum Rates of Pay: non-BSN ($31.10/hr.) & BSN ($32.85/hr.)

·Work-Life Balance: Positions require rotating weekends and holidays.

UPMC is dedicated to investing in YOU from day one financially, personally, and professionally. Here’s how we do it:

·Sign-On Bonus: Up to $20,000, based on your role and experience.

·Loan Repayment Program: Exclusively for 2023/2024 nursing graduates, offering $20,000 in loan repayment over three years (prorated for eligible flex full-time RN roles).

·Paid Time Off: Up to five and a half weeks annually, plus seven paid holidays each year.

·Career Growth: Dedicated career ladders, including a new nursing career ladder added this year.

·Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents (plus UPMC employee discounts!).

Join us and climb the UPMC Nursing Career ladder from a GN to Nursing Leadership. We’re excited to partner with you in your nursing career!

Responsibilities:

• Models safe work hours, time management and healthy lifestyle.
• Communicates with peers and management any safety hazards identified in the workplace.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.