Casual Registered Nurse - Telemetry/Medical Surgical

Join UPMC Shadyside’s Telemetry Medical Surgical Team!

• Registered Nurse: Casual shift (see casual nursing hour requirements below), 1 year of RN experience required
• Unit: 4 Pavilion/South Telemetry Medical Surgical Unit

4 Pavilion/South Telemetry Medical Surgical Unit:

• Diverse Experience: This unit is a 30-bed telemetry, medical-surgical unit, where you'll work alongside our dedicated internal medicine team. This team handles a wide variety of diagnoses and patient issues, providing you with the perfect setting to gain invaluable experience and grow your skills.
• Professional Growth: Take advantage of our comprehensive training programs, including participation in various committees and access to a structured career ladder.
• Supportive Environment: Work in a unit that values teamwork and continuous learning.
• Career Advancement: Benefit from opportunities to advance your career within our organization.
• Teamwork: Our Registered Nurses work rotation shifts including weekends and holidays to ensure 24/7 coverage on the floor. 

Our casual nurses must meet certain hours requirements. There are two casual titles that follow different program guidelines.

1. Professional Staff Nurse Limited Casual: 30 shifts required each calendar year
2. Professional Staff Nurse Casual: A minimum of 36 hours in three pay periods, one holiday per year, and a minimum of 24 hours Off-Shifts or Weekend or Standby shifts in a quarter

The casual Professional Staff Nurse is a valued step in the UPMC casual nursing career ladder, with opportunities for continued growth and advancement. Title and salary will be determined based upon education and nursing experience.

The qualified candidate will be placed into the appropriate job title (Professional Staff Nurse Limited Casual or Professional Staff Nurse Casual) and salary based on relevant experience, education, and hours requirements.

Responsibilities:

Builds Relationships:

• Foster positive relationships with colleagues and patients.
• Understand cultural differences and promote healthy interactions.
• Maintain work-life balance and prioritize safety.

Effective Teaching:

• Apply adult learning principles to educate patients, families, and staff.
• Guide patients through care transitions and provide detailed teaching.
• Support colleagues’ development and create an open learning environment.

Holistic Patient Care:

• Use the nursing process within Relationship Based Care.
• Set daily goals and consider individual patient needs.
• Communicate effectively with care providers and document comprehensively.

Professional Growth:

• Actively engage in shared governance and quality improvement.
• Adapt to change and contribute to improving patient care
• Enhance patient satisfaction through evidence-based practices.

• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
• BSN preferred.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to provide care and interact with all ages of patients.
• Understand the principles of growth and development over the lifespan.
• Establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with patients and their families, executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, and other departments.
• Work productively and effectively in an environment with changing priorities that require specialized skills.
• Think critically to analyze and problem-solve to deliver the best patient care.
• Use sound clinical judgment and problem-solve to deliver quality patient care when it matters most.
• Understand, apply, and champion nursing best practices.
• Ability to work productively and effectively within complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment.
• Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients. 

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• 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

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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran