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UPMC Professional Staff Nurse, PASE Center in Erie, Pennsylvania
UPMC Hamot is hiring a Professional Staff Nurse to join the PASE Center!
We are seeking a dynamic, innovative, motivated individual to join our PASE team. This position will be a hybrid role between assessment nurse and chart review nurse with rotation of time in person and remote (see below). This role requires strong assessment skills as well as strong interpersonal communication skills and has opportunities for growth potential. Additionally, candidates should be adept in computer skills, able to work independently, and proficient in time management.
Assessment nurse: conduct phone interviews with procedural patients gathering pertinent history, studies and care team information and providing preoperative instructions.
Chart review nurse: review history, meds, testing, care team evals. Identify and review potential concerns with anesthesia. Relay their directives to surgeon’s offices and support them in the resolution of issues.
Perioperative experience preferred (Pre-assessment screening, Pre-op, surgical, post-op).
Title and Salary will be determined based upon education and prior nursing experience.
Overview: The Professional Staff Nurse, a Registered Nurse, is a key member of the care delivery team, responsible for setting care standards and ensuring high-quality nursing care. They manage patient care activities, using independent judgment and collaborating with team members, physicians, and families to achieve optimal patient outcomes. They also demonstrate a strong commitment to the community and the nursing profession.
Quality Improvement: Actively participates in quality improvement efforts, identifies opportunities for improvement, and takes responsibility for enhancing patient satisfaction.
Research and Evidence-Based Practice: Utilizes research to support clinical care improvements and identifies relevant research issues.
Relationship Building: Establishes and maintains positive relationships with all healthcare team members, patients, and families.
Clinical Skills: Demonstrates good clinical judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities. Handles multiple priorities and specialized equipment effectively.
Patient and Family Education: Applies adult learning principles in teaching patients, families, students, and new staff. Provides detailed guidance throughout the care episode.
Care Planning and Coordination: Formulates patient care goals, triages situations, and coordinates care with physicians. Assists with patient assessment, evaluation, and education.
Communication: Practices solid communication skills, articulates patient conditions, and makes recommendations for care changes. Ensures comprehensive patient documentation.
Professional Development: Demonstrates accountability for professional growth, participates in shared governance, and supports quality care and practice environment improvements.
Team Collaboration: Engages fully with the care team, adapts to changes, and participates in work that enhances patient care and the professional environment.
Work-Life Balance: Maintains a balance between work and personal life, models safe work hours, and communicates safety hazards.
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Responsibilities:
Quality Improvement: Actively participates in quality improvement efforts, identifies opportunities for improvement, and takes responsibility for enhancing patient satisfaction.
Research and Evidence-Based Practice: Utilizes research to support clinical care improvements and identifies relevant research issues.
Relationship Building: Establishes and maintains positive relationships with all healthcare team members, patients, and families.
Clinical Skills: Demonstrates good clinical judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities. Handles multiple priorities and specialized equipment effectively.
Patient and Family Education: Applies adult learning principles in teaching patients, families, students, and new staff. Provides detailed guidance throughout the care episode.
Care Planning and Coordination: Formulates patient care goals, triages situations, and coordinates care with physicians. Assists with patient assessment, evaluation, and education.
Communication: Practices solid communication skills, articulates patient conditions, and makes recommendations for care changes. Ensures comprehensive patient documentation.
Professional Development: Demonstrates accountability for professional growth, participates in shared governance, and supports quality care and practice environment improvements.
Team Collaboration: Engages fully with the care team, adapts to changes, and participates in work that enhances patient care and the professional environment.
Work-Life Balance: Maintains a balance between work and personal life, models safe work hours, and communicates safety hazards.
Minimum six months experience preferred. BSN preferred.
The 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.
They 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 patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
Registered Nurse (RN)
Act 34
UPMC approved national certification preferred.
*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.
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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