Registered Nurse (RN) - Stepdown
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
flexible
Sign-On Bonus

Experienced Registered Nurse Thoracic Surgery Stepdown

Join UPMC Shadyside's Surgical Team as an Expert Nurse! * Sign-On Bonus: $20,000 for experienced nurses * Experienced RNs: Full-Time positions available for RN's with 4 or more years of experience to be hired at our Expert Nurse level on the career ladder * Unit: 3 Main Surgical Cardiothoracic Stepdown * About UPMC Shadyside: A Magnet-designated teaching hospital with ongoing research and education About 3 Main Surgical Unit: * 38-Bed Post-Op Care: We specialize in thoracic surgery recovery and act as Shadyside's surgical stepdown unit. * High-Acuity Patients: From minimally invasive esophagectomy to lobe resections, we provide top-notch care. * Cardiac Expertise: We handle interventional cardiac cases from cath and electrophysiology labs. * Dynamic Learning Environment: Our nurses gain hands-on experience with various procedures. * Fast-Paced Teamwork: Our Registered Nurses work rotation shifts including weekends and holidays to ensure 24/7 coverage on the floor. Here's how we support our nurses: * Generous Sign-On Bonus of up to $20,000 * 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, available to employees and their dependents (plus discounts for UPMC employees including no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options!). UPMC's Nursing Career Ladder: * Tailored Compensation: Based on qualifications and individual preferences. The final job title and rate of pay will be based upon both individual qualifications and candidate choice. * Total Rewards Package: Discuss choices during the offer process. * Starting Pay: Non-BSN Professional Staff Nurse, Expert begins at $42.35. Responsibilities: Developing Others: * Passionately precepts students, graduate nurses, and new hires. * Analyzes clinical and behavioral situations to identify learning opportunities. * Seeks feedback and applies continuous professional improvement. * Supports continuous learning by sharing research, presenting on the unit, and supporting journal clubs. Patient Care: * Applies the nursing process within Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment. * Formulates daily goals and care plans with patients as partners. * Practices solid communication skills to articulate patient conditions and recommend care changes. * Ensures comprehensive patient documentation to promote caregiver communication. * Demonstrates critical thinking in identifying clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues. * Incorporates goals from national professional organizations and health systems to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction. * Builds healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. Workplace Relationships: * Builds and mends relationships among colleagues within a healthy workplace framework. * Role models cultural awareness and addresses horizontal violence and impairment. * Maintains a balance between work and personal life through prioritization and delegation. Quality Improvement: * Identifies opportunities for clinical quality and workplace improvement. * Applies evidence-based practice regularly. * Serves on or leads teams that innovate in patient care or support a healthy workforce. Professional Leadership: * Serves as a role model in clinical expertise, teaching, specialized resource nursing, and evidence-based practice. * Provides appropriate feedback to healthcare team members and participates in nursing peer review. * Promotes changes that enhance patient care quality and the unit environment. * Leads and participates in successful teams as part of daily practice. * Demonstrates advanced clinical assessment and analytical skills within Relationship Based Care. * Actively participates in shared governance at the unit level and serves on hospital-wide councils. General Duties: * Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies and behaviors. * Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications: * Minimum 4 years of experience. * BSN preferred. * Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and interact appropriately with patients of all ages. * Understands principles of growth and development over the lifespan. * Ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret information to identify age-specific needs. * 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. * Exemplary clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities. * Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and lead others in the application of the nursing process. * Mobility and visual manual dexterity. * Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients. * Must obtain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on a Professional Staff Nurse Performance Evaluation to be promoted to this level. * Must maintain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on annual performance evaluation to maintain status. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: * Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) * ACLS within 12 months of hire * Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) * CPR required based on AHA standards that include both didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. * Registered Nurse (RN) * 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 approved national certification preferred * Act 34 * Annual completion of a professional contribution selected from department, hospital, or system goals, and approved by Unit Director. * UPMC approved nursing certification required within 1 year of hire/transfer and must be maintained. * Certification not required if Master's in Nursing or DNP is held. * If a BSN is held, a Master's degree in a related field may be substituted in lieu of certification. UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran