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UPMC Northwest Hospital

Seneca, PA

Full-Time Registered Nurse

Float PoolWe’re looking for a flexible and motivated Registered Nurse who thrives in a fast-paced environment to join our Float Pool as a Senior Professional Staff Nurse. In this full-time role, you'll manage diverse patient care with a focus on quality and collaboration, using independent judgment and strong communication to achieve outstanding outcomes.

Responsibilities:

+ Clinical Excellence & Innovation: Identifies opportunities to enhance patient care and workplace practices. Applies evidence-based practice and leads or participates in initiatives that improve clinical outcomes and promote a healthy work environment.

+ Leadership & Professionalism: Serves as a role model and recognized unit leader in areas such as clinical expertise, education, and evidence-based care. Provides constructive feedback, promotes change, and actively participates in shared governance and hospital-wide councils.

+ Mentorship & Development: Passionately mentors students, new nurses, and peers. Identifies learning opportunities, shares knowledge, and supports continuous professional growth through presentations, journal clubs, and resource sharing.

+ Patient-Centered Care: Utilizes the nursing process within Relationship-Based Care to deliver holistic, individualized care. Communicates effectively with the care team, documents comprehensively, and demonstrates critical thinking in all aspects of care delivery.

+ Teamwork & Culture: Builds strong, respectful relationships and fosters a culture of inclusion and support. Maintains a healthy work-life balance through prioritization and self-awareness, and addresses workplace challenges with professionalism and cultural sensitivity

+ Minimum 2 years of nursing experience preferred

+ Must meet and maintain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on annual Professional Staff Nurse Performance Evaluations.

+ Demonstrated knowledge of age-specific patient needs and principles of growth and development across the lifespan.

+ Strong critical thinking, clinical judgment, and problem-solving skills.

+ Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build caring, professional relationships across all levels.

+ Physical stamina required for frequent walking, standing, and patient positioning. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** 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. UPMC approved nursing certification preferred. Annual completion of a professional contributions selected from department, hospital or system goals, and approved by Unit Director OR 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. If a BSN is held, a Master's degree in a related field may be substituted in lieu of Certification. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

+ Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

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

+ Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC)

+ NIH Stroke Scale (NIH)

+ Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

+ Registered Nurse (RN)

+ 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