Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Diagnostics

UPMC Washington is currently hiring a Full-Time Professional Staff Nurse to support the Cardiac Diagnostics Department.

This position will primarily work daylight shifts between 6 : 30 AM – 3 : 00 PM, 7 : 00 AM – 3 : 30 PM, or 7 : 30 AM – 4 : 00 PM , with occasional on-call and weekend requirements.

May infrequently travel to UPMC Greene.

On-Call Requirement :

Saturday on-call rotation approximately once every six weeks

6–9 eight-hour call shifts in Cath Lab Holding Areas within each 6-week schedule

Cardiology Experience Preferred.

As a nurse at UPMC, you will find :

Competitive wages, with the highest BSN differential in the greater Pittsburgh area.

An incomparable benefits package, including tuition reimbursement.

Top clinicians, leading researchers, and the most modern equipment and technology in health care today.

UPMC’s commitment to investing in nurses like you financially, personally, and professionally starting on day one of your career.

Here’s how we support our nurses :

Generous PTO and Benefit Package.

Dedicated career ladders, including a brand-new nursing career ladder added this year.

Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution (available to employees and dependents).

About The Professional Staff Nurse Role

The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse and a valued member of the care delivery team. This individual is responsible for setting the standard for the level and quality of care, applying independent judgment, critical thinking, and collaboration to achieve the best possible patient outcomes.

Responsibilities :

• Develops 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, modeling safe work hours, time management, and a healthy lifestyle.
• Communicates with peers and management regarding any safety hazards identified in the workplace.
• Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and / or teaching children if applicable) and applies these principles when teaching patients, families, students, and new staff.
• Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to guide them through care and transitions.
• Supports the development of students, new staff, and colleagues and may serve as a preceptor.
• Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by seeking feedback and improving practice.
• Applies the nursing process within the framework of Relationship-Based Care to create a healing environment.
• Formulates daily goals and a plan of care that involve the patient as a partner and consider individual needs in a holistic manner.
• Demonstrates critical thinking in identifying clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues for patient care.
• Practices strong communication skills and effectively translates patient conditions to other care providers.
• Makes recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices.
• Ensures patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers.
• Incorporates national professional organization, business unit, and health system 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.
• Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of practice and patient care.
• Actively participates in unit-based shared governance, goal setting, and supports change and transition processes to improve quality of care and the practice environment.
• Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team, responding willingly to 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.
• Actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts.
• Identifies opportunities for quality improvement and discusses them with colleagues and management.
• Takes personal responsibility for 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 improvement at multidisciplinary rounds, and influences patient plans of care.
• Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies and behaviors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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.

Zero to two years of experience.

BSN Preferred.

Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients / families.

Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple / changing priorities and specialized equipment.

Good clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care.

Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process.

Mobility and visual manual dexterity.

Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.

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 six months of their start date or they will be terminated or demoted from the GN position, at the discretion of the BU.

BLS required within 30 days of hire / transfer.

Required Clearances :

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.