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The UPMC Surgical Services team is looking to hire a part-time Professional Staff Nurse (RN) role to assist their team at 275 Clairton Blvd., Suite 500, West Mifflin, PA 15236.

The Professional Staff Nurse is responsible for triaging patient phone calls and messages, coordinating patient care, and working closely with our certified nurse midwives. Nurses are expected to handle calls from ultrasound departments and pharmacies, relay results to patients, and provide patient instructions.

This role will work two 10-hour shifts per week - No weekends or holidays required!

Responsibilities:

+ Build and maintain positive relationships with colleagues, patients, and external partners, demonstrating accountability, professionalism, and cultural sensitivity.

+ Support a balanced work-life approach while upholding safety standards and reporting workplace hazards.

+ Provide comprehensive education to patients, families, students, and new staff, applying adult learning principles and fostering continuous growth.

+ Lead by example, serving as a mentor and preceptor to new employees while promoting an environment of inquiry and collaboration.

+ Apply the nursing process within Relationship-Based Care to deliver holistic, patient-centered treatment plans.

+ Exhibit strong critical thinking and communication skills, effectively coordinating with interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes.

+ Ensure accurate documentation to facilitate seamless communication among caregivers and optimize patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.

+ Actively engage in shared governance, goal setting, and improvement initiatives to enhance the practice environment.

+ Identify opportunities for quality improvement, leveraging research and evidence-based practices to advance patient care.

+ Demonstrate adaptability, flexibility, and commitment to excellence within a dynamic healthcare setting.

+ Zero to two years of experience.

+ BSN preferred.

+ 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.

+ Good clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care.

+ Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process.

+ Mobility and visual manual dexterity.

+ Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

UPMC approved national certification preferred. 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. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. Graduate nurses must complete licensure examination within SIX MONTHS of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first. Though temporary permits are valid for one year from the date of graduation, not one year from issue of permit (or until the results of the examination are known at which time it becomes null and void), UPMC requires that GNs take the licensure examination within 6 months of their start date or they will be terminated or demoted from the GN position, at the discretion of the BU.

UPMC approved national certification preferred. 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. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. Graduate nurses must complete licensure examination within SIX MONTHS of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first. Though temporary permits are valid for one year from the date of graduation, not one year from issue of permit (or until the results of the examination are known at which time it becomes null and void), UPMC requires that GNs take the licensure examination within 6 months of their start date or they will be terminated or demoted from the GN position, at the discretion of the BU.

+ Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

+ Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)

+ Act 33 with renewal

+ Act 34 with renewal

+ Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

*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/Veteran