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Looking for a nursing role that keeps you on your toes?
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nJoin UPMC St. Margaret's Interventional Radiology team and experience the best of procedural nursing in a role that combines advanced technology, critical thinking, and hands-on patient care.
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nIn this position, you won't spend your entire shift in one place. You'll care for patients across Interventional Radiology, Diagnostic Cardiology, and Diagnostic Radiology, working alongside physicians and clinical experts during a wide variety of innovative procedures. From patient preparation and moderate sedation to recovery and monitoring, you'll be an essential part of every step of the patient journey.
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nIf you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy learning something new every day, and love the idea of combining procedural care with cutting-edge medicine, this could be the perfect next step in your nursing career.
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nSchedule Highlights:
nnnMonday through Friday
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nnDaylight hours
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nn8 or 10-hour shifts based on staffing and assignment needs
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nnTypical start times between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.
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nnOn-call rotation for evenings, weekends, and holidays
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nnLimited floating to Natrona Heights Outpatient Cardiology
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nWe're looking for nurses with ICU, Step-Down, or procedural experience who are confident, adaptable, and excited by variety.
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nBring your critical care skills. Expand your expertise. Discover a nursing career where innovation and patient care come together every day!
nThe Professional Staff Nurse is a valued step in the UPMC POPA nursing career ladder, with opportunities for continued growth and advancement. Title and salary will be determined based upon education and nursing experience.
nResponsibilities:
nnnDevelops 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.
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nnDemonstrates 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.
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nnApplies 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.
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nnDemonstrates 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.
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nnActively 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.
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nnThe individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately to the ages of the patients served by his/her assigned unit as specified below.
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nnThey must also demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patients status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures.
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nnZero to two years of experience.
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nnBSN preferred.
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nnAbility to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families.
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nnAbility to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment.
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nnGood clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care.
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nnCritical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process. Mobility and visual manual dexterity.
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nnPhysical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients.
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nn***UPMC offers a variety of flexible options - in addition to traditional rotating/flexible shifts, special programs exist to work primarily night shifts or weekend shifts with a premium pay differential. Employees hired as or who choose to transition into one of these programs at a later time must have at least 6 months of nursing experience to qualify and may be required to complete any necessary orientation during regular business hours. If you are interested in these programs, please alert your recruiter when you are contacted for an interview.***Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:UPMC approved national certification preferred. Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. Graduate nurses must complete licensure examination within SIX MONTHS of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first. Though temporary permits are valid for one year from the date of graduation, not one year from issue of permit (or until the results of the examination are known at which time it becomes null and void), UPMC requires that GNs take the licensure examination within 6 months of their start date or they will be terminated or demoted from the GN position, at the discretion of the BU.
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nnBasic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
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nnRegistered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)
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nnAct 33 with renewal
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nnAct 34 with renewal
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nnAct 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
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n n*Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.
nUPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Worksite address
pittsburgh, PA, 15289, US
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