Staff Nurse- Resource Pool

UPMC McKeesport is looking for an experienced RN to join their Resource Pool!

This position will work a full-time, rotating schedule. A perk of this position is that staff in the Resource Pool receive an additional 10% to their base rate!

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.

• $10,000 for Graduate Nurses.
• $20,000 for Registered Nurses with 1 or more years of experience.
• Candidates hired into a sign-on bonus-eligible role will be asked to make a 2-year work commitment to UPMC McKeesport.

• Generous Sign-On Bonus of up to $20,000 for experienced nurses with over 1 year of nursing experience

• 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!

The Professional Staff Nurse provides highly competent patient care and treatment while demonstrating empathy and a passion for learning. A role that requires independent judgment, fluent communication, and candid partnership, the Staff Nurse establishes relationships with physicians, other care providers, patients, and their families to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.

Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the My Nursing Career Ladder based on their individual experience and education.

• Actively engages in clinical development and/or RN residency program for new. Requests opportunities to learn safe, accountable and autonomous practice from more experienced nurses. Seeks, accepts and utilizes performance feedback from peers, preceptors and unit/department Leaders as a learning opportunity and to improve. Demonstrates enthusiasm for continuous learning and identifies and creates a plan for the continuation of learning and development.
  
  Identifies patient and family needs for education and provides basic education to support the episode of care. Seeks professional development and involvement through membership in a professional nursing organization and/or reading professional literature on a regular basis.
• Applies basic nursing knowledge and skills within the framework of Relationship Based Care, using the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient and family. Communicates effectively, both verbally and in documentation. Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, spiritual issues within the episode of care. Learns to incorporate national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction.
  
  Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that consider individual patient needs. Demonstrates initiative and seeks formal and informal opportunities to improve clinical practice. Seeks guidance and asks questions to improve nursing practice continuously. Creates a caring and compassionate patient-focused experience by building healing relationships with patient, families and colleagues. Identifies ethical situations within patient care or within the workplace and seeks assistance.
  
  Professionally accepts assignments that gradually increase patient load and complexity.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all healthcare team members. Begins to demonstrate awareness of cultural diversity, horizontal violence and impairment in the health professions. Cares for patients and self by supporting safety in the workplace.
• Demonstrates a basic knowledge of research, how it affects practice, and who/what resources are available to assist with evidence-based practice by asking questions, demonstrating interest, participating in unit-based journal clubs. Clinical practice demonstrates knowledge of how…