Professional Staff Nurse, OP - GLPP - Family Practice - UPMC : Job Details

UPMC is excited to invite you to apply for the position of Professional Staff Nurse, OP! This full-time opportunity features Monday to Friday day shifts from 8 AM to 4:30 PM, with no weekends or holidays required. Apply today to join a great team and receive a robust Totals Reward package!!**Responsibilities:**+ Actively participates in departmental quality initiatives, identifying improvement opportunities and collaborating with colleagues and management to enhance patient care.+ Takes personal responsibility for improving patient satisfaction through high-quality care and service, ensuring positive experiences for patients and their families.+ Utilizes research and evidence-based methods to inform clinical practice, identifying relevant studies to enhance care in specialized areas.+ Establishes and maintains positive relationships with executives, physicians, staff, and patients, fostering a supportive and caring environment.+ Applies strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to address complex patient care challenges effectively.+ Formulates individualized care plans in collaboration with patients, considering their unique needs and involving them as active partners in their health journey.+ Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles to educate patients, families, and new staff, creating an environment that encourages continuous learning and feedback.+ Committed to professional development, actively participates in governance, and adapts to changes to improve care quality, demonstrating accountability and a balanced work-life approach.+ 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 proceduresPreferred:+ Minimum six months experience+ BSN**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.+ Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)+ Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)**UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**