Professional Staff Nurse

UPMC Cole Memorial Medical Group is currently hiring a Registered Nurse to join our Outpatient Telemedicine Team to support our Telemedicine Program. This is a full-time day shift position, Monday to Friday, no weekends or holidays. Want to make a difference every day? Apply today and join our team of exceptional healthcare professionals on a mission to provide Life Changing Medicine. Purpose: The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse is a member of the care delivery team. The Professional Staff Nurse is responsible to set the standards for the level and quality of care. The Professional Staff Nurse has responsibility, authority and accountability for the provision of nursing care. The Professional Staff Nurse manages and provides patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication and collaboration with all team members. The Professional Staff Nurse establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care. The Professional Staff Nurse demonstrates a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession. Sign-On Bonus.: In addition to competitive pay & our Total Rewards benefits, we are currently offering a $6,000.00 sign-on bonus to eligible RNs with a 2-year commitment. Responsibilities: Quality Improvement Advocate: Collaborate with colleagues and management to identify areas for quality enhancement. Take personal responsibility for elevating patient satisfaction through improved care and service. Evidence-Based Practice: Utilize research and evidence-based approaches to enhance clinical care. Stay informed about research issues and relevant articles related to your clinical specialty. Relationship Building: Establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary staff, and patients/families. Adaptability: Thrive in a complex environment, handling multiple priorities and specialized equipment. Demonstrate good clinical judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities. Teaching and Development: Apply adult learning principles (and potentially teaching children) when educating patients, families, students, and new staff. Provide detailed guidance during patient care episodes, both in-office and via remote communication. Continuous Improvement: Foster an environment of open dialogue and inquiry. Seek feedback and actively contribute to the development of students, new staff, and colleagues. Holistic Care Planning: Formulate individualized goals and care plans that actively involve patients as partners. Consider their unique needs in a holistic manner. Patient-Centered Care: Formulate patient goals and care plans, involving patients as partners. Consider individual needs holistically. Triage patient situations and collaborate closely with physicians. Clinical Insight: Demonstrate critical thinking by identifying clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues within an episode of care. Effective Communication: Articulate and translate patient conditions to other care providers. Advocate for changes in patient care practices. Triage and Coordination: Efficiently triage patient situations and collaborate closely with physicians to ensure seamless care delivery. Comprehensive Documentation: Create thorough patient documentation that promotes communication among caregivers. Qualifications: 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. Minimum six months experience preferred. BSN preferred. 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) Act 33 with renewal Act 34 with renewal Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal 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