Sr. Professional Staff Nurse II (Weekend Program) Resource Pool (Critical Care)

About the role

The Professional Staff Nurse II (Weekend Program) Resource Pool at UPMC Mercy is a full-time position that rotates through Critical Care units. Weekend RNs work 12-hour rotating shifts from Friday night through Monday morning and receive a generous 30% differential on top of their base rate. Additionally, Resource Pool RNs receive a 10% differential for floating and schedule flexibility.

Responsibilities

• Identifies opportunities for clinical quality and workplace improvement.
• Applies evidence-based practice as a regular aspect of professional practice.
• Serves on or leads teams that launch innovations in patient care or support a healthy workforce.
• Serves as a role model of professional nursing practice by serving as a recognized unit leader in clinical expertise, teaching, specialized resource nursing, and/or evidence-based practice.
• Consistently gives appropriate feedback to all members of the health care team and participates in the nursing peer review process.
• Promotes change that enhances the quality of patient care and the unit environment.
• Serves on teams and leads successful teams as a part of daily practice.
• Demonstrates highly developed clinical assessment and analytical skills within the context of Relationship Based Care.
• Actively participates in shared governance at unit level and serves on hospital-wide councils.
• Demonstrates a passion for developing others, enthusiastically and expertly precepts students, graduate nurses, and new hires.
• Analyzes clinical and behavioral situations, identifying learning opportunities to improve patient care practices.
• Regularly seeks feedback on performance and applies continuous professional improvement.
• Supports continuous learning in the clinical area by sharing research, materials from professional organizations, presenting on the unit, supporting journal clubs, etc.
• Applies the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment.
• Formulates daily goals and a plan of care for patients that involves the patient as partner and considers the individual needs of the patient in a holistic manner.
• Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers.
• Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care.
• Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction of the patient experience in daily work.
• Creates a caring and compassionate patient-focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Buils and mends relationships among colleagues within the framework of a healthy workplace.
• Role models keen cultural awareness including preventing and addressing horizontal violence and impairment.
• Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life through prioritization and delegation of responsibilities.

Qualifications

• A minimum of one year of bedside experience within the critical care setting is strongly preferred.
• A BSN is preferred, but not required for the Senior II level.
• For Senior II level: Annual completion of a professional contribution selected from department, hospital, or system goals, and approval by Unit Director AND either: UPMC-approved nursing certification required within 1 year of hire/transfer and must be maintained OR Certification not required if Master’s in nursing or DNP is held.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 required as related to various aspects of patient care.
• Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.