University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Muncy, PA
posted 2 months ago
Full-time - Entry Level
Muncy, PA
Hospitals
About the position
The Professional Staff Nurse, BSN at UPMC Muncy Emergency Department is responsible for providing high-quality nursing care to patients in a fast-paced emergency setting. This full-time position involves working evening and night shifts, including weekends and holidays. The nurse will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes and will engage in continuous professional development and quality improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts.
- Identifies opportunities for quality improvement to colleagues and management.
- Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical care.
- 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 a partner.
- Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues for patient care.
- Practices solid communication skills and articulates the patient's condition to other care providers.
- Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers.
- Incorporates national professional organization 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.
- Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally.
- Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and patient care.
- Actively participates in unit-based shared governance and goal setting.
- Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team.
- Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles and applies them in teaching patients and families.
Requirements
- 0-2 years of nursing experience required.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
- Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in the state or a state covered by a licensure compact agreement.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification required.
Nice-to-haves
- UPMC-approved national certification preferred.
Benefits
- Generous sign-on bonus of up to $15,000 for experienced nurses.
- Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays each year.
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution.
