Professional Staff Nurse, Labor & Delivery

UPMC Hamot is hiring a Professional Staff Nurse to join our Labor & Delivery team in the Women's Hospital!This position is full-time, rotating day/night shifts. Occasional on-call hours required.Previous nursing experience required.UPMC is committed to investing in nurses like you – financially, personally, and professionally – starting on day one of your career. From tackling student loans to advancing your career later in life, UPMC is the partner you need to succeed and thrive in your nursing career.Here’s how we support our nurses:

Generous Sign-On Bonus for experienced nurses of up to $15,000 (Amount and eligibility based on type of nursing role and candidate experience)

Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays each year

Dedicated career ladders allowing you to achieve your highest potential while rewarding you for your experience and advanced education

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!)

Overview: The Professional Staff Nurse, a Registered Nurse, sets care standards and ensures high-quality nursing care. They manage patient care for groups of patients and their families, using independent judgment and collaboration with the healthcare team. Their role includes leadership, partnership, and supervision, maintaining collaborative relationships to achieve desired patient outcomes. They are committed to the community and the nursing profession.Title and Salary will be determined based upon education and experience.Responsibilities:

Quality Improvement: Actively participates in quality improvement efforts, identifies opportunities, and uses research to support clinical care improvements.

Patient Care: Applies the nursing process to create a healing environment, formulates daily goals and plans of care, and demonstrates critical thinking in patient care.

Communication: Practices solid communication skills, documents comprehensively, and builds healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.

Professional Relationships: Develops productive working relationships, understands cultural differences, and maintains a balance between work and personal life.

Professional Development: Demonstrates accountability for professional growth, participates in shared governance, and adapts to change.

Teaching: Applies adult learning principles in teaching patients, families, students, and new staff, and supports their development."

Actively participates in quality improvement efforts, identifies opportunities, and uses research to support clinical care improvements.

Applies the nursing process to create a healing environment, formulates daily goals and plans of care, and demonstrates critical thinking in patient care.

Practices solid communication skills, documents comprehensively, and builds healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.

Develops productive working relationships, understands cultural differences, and maintains a balance between work and personal life.

Demonstrates accountability for professional growth, participates in shared governance, and adapts to change.

Applies adult learning principles in teaching patients, families, students, and new staff, and supports their development.

Demonstrate knowledge and skills for age-appropriate patient care.

Understand principles of growth and development across the lifespan.

Assess and interpret patient data to meet age-specific needs.

0-2 years of experience required.

BSN required.

Establish and maintain positive relationships with various stakeholders.

Work effectively in a complex environment with changing priorities and specialized equipment.

Exhibit good clinical judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.

Possess mobility, visual manual dexterity, and physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.

UPMC offers flexible shift options with premium pay for night/weekend shifts; 6 months of nursing experience required for these programs."

At least one year of nursing experience required.

Demonstrate knowledge and skills for age-appropriate patient care.

Understand principles of growth and development across the lifespan.

Assess and interpret patient data to meet age-specific needs.

BSN required.

UPMC approved national certification preferred.

Establish and maintain positive relationships with various stakeholders.

Work effectively in a complex environment with changing priorities and specialized equipment.

Exhibit good clinical judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.

Possess mobility, visual manual dexterity, and physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients

UPMC offers flexible shift options with premium pay for night/weekend shifts; 6 months of nursing experience required for these programs.Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

Registered Nurse (RN) 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.

Act 33 with renewal

Act 34

Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

ACLS within one year of hire or transfer.

NIH Stroke within 6 months of hire or transfer.

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/VeteranIf you would like to discuss this opportunity and more with a Recruiter for Hamot Nursing and Nursing Support, you can schedule an appointment to meet with us during our virtual office hours! We are available Mondays and Wednesdays 8AM-10AM, 12PM-2PM, 5PM-7PM. We are also available every first Saturday of the month by request, please email morrisonlm2@upmc.edu to request Saturdays.Please click this link to schedule an appointment: Hamot Recruiter Office Hours Scheduling (https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/hamotrecruiterofficehours@upmc.edu/bookings/)