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Work Location: 2501 N Third St, Harrisburg, PA

The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse is a member of the care delivery team. The Professional Staff Nurse is responsible to set the standards for the level and quality of care. The Professional Staff Nurse has responsibility, authority and accountability for the provision of nursing care. The Professional Staff Nurse manages and provides patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication and collaboration with all team members. The Professional Staff Nurse establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care. The Professional Staff Nurse demonstrates a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession.

Responsibilities:

+ Call patients prior to their procedure to review allergies, medications, health history - this call takes place 7-10 days prior to procedure date.

+ Call patients prior to their procedure to review arrival time and NPO time - this call takes place the business day before the surgery date.

+ Work closely with pre op, OR staff, and office staff to ensure smooth pre-operative care experience for the patient.

+ Alerting anesthesia and/or surgeon's office to any abnormal testing or results that might require further evaluation prior to surgery.

+ Goal of PAT is to prevent any same day surgery cancellations or delays.

+ Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.

+ Performs other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, no holidays, no weekends. Two days a week, 8-hour days. Hours of work 900 - 1730 and 11:00 - 1930. Anything outside of the two days a week can be any time between 800-2000, if you wanted to pick up additional time.

+ 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.

+ They must also demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures.

+ Minimum six months experience preferred.BSN preferred.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.

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

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

+ Act 34

*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