UPMC Hamot's Emergency Department is seeking a full-time, experienced nurse to join their team! Are you ready to make an impact? Apply now to join our dynamic team at UPMC Hamot's Emergency Services and contribute to our mission of Life Changing Medicine! About UPMC Hamot Emergency Department: UPMC Hamot Emergency Department is the largest in the Erie region, providing 24/7 care for both minor and major injuries. As a Level 2 Trauma Center, Cardiac Center, and Comprehensive Stroke Center, we offer exceptional care. We are proud recipients of the Emergency Nurse Association Lantern Award for excellence in leadership, practice, education, advocacy, and research. **This position is full-time, rotating evenings and nights. Shifts range from 9a-9p, 11a-11p, 3P-3a, and 7p-7a.** At UPMC, we’re passionate about continuing to support your growth throughout your nursing journey. We offer a robust career ladder for bedside nursing that starts with Professional Staff Nurse and leads to Expert Nurse and beyond. The final job title and rate of pay will be based upon both individual qualifications and candidate choice. Any required certifications and contributions based on job title will be afforded a timeframe to obtain. Our competitive career ladder, as well as our Total Rewards package, will be discussed at time of offer to ensure you can make the choices that are right for you. UPMC is committed to investing in nurses – financially, personally, and professionally – starting day one. From tackling student loans to advancing your career, UPMC supports your success. Here’s how we support our nurses: + Generous Sign-On Bonuses: Up to $15,000 for experienced nurses and $10,000 for graduate nurses. + Paid Time Off: Up to 5.5 weeks annually plus 7 paid holidays + Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $6,000 per academic year for employees and dependents plus discounts for UPMC employees including no cost RN-BSN/MSN options!) + Career Ladders: Rewarding your experience and advanced education **Title and salary will be determined based upon education and nursing experience.** **Purpose:** The Professional Staff Nurse, a Registered Nurse, is a key member of the care delivery team responsible for setting care standards and ensuring high-quality nursing care. They manage patient care activities using independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with team members. Their role includes leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision, maintaining relationships with physicians, other healthcare providers, patients, and families to achieve desired outcomes. They also show a commitment to the community and the nursing profession. **Responsibilities:** + Actively participates in quality improvement efforts. Identifies opportunities for quality improvement to colleagues and management. Takes personal responsibility for improving patient satisfaction with care and service. + Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support clinical care improvement. Applies the nursing process within Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment. Formulates daily goals and a plan of care for patients, involving them as partners. + Demonstrates critical thinking in identifying clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues. Practices solid communication skills, articulating and translating patient conditions to other care providers. Ensures comprehensive patient documentation to promote communication between caregivers. + Incorporates goals from national professional organizations, business units, and health systems to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction. Creates a caring and compassionate patient-focused experience by building healing relationships. Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally. + Demonstrates accountability, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues. Understands cultural differences and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships. Maintains a balance between work and personal life, modeling safe work hours and healthy lifestyle. + Communicates safety hazards identified in the workplace to peers and management. Demonstrates accountability for professional development to improve practice quality and patient care. Actively participates in unit-based shared governance, goal setting, and supports change processes. + Serves as an engaged and full partner on the care team, responding to team member needs. Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility. Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles and applies them in teaching patients, families, students, and new staff. + Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to guide patients and families through care transitions. Supports the development of students, new staff, and colleagues, potentially serving as a preceptor. Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by seeking feedback and improving practice. + Zero to two years of experience required. BSN required. + Demonstrate knowledge and skills to provide care and interact appropriately with patients of various ages. + Understand principles of growth and development over the life span. Assess and interpret data to identify age-specific patient needs. + Provide care according to department policy and procedures. + Establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families. + Work productively and effectively within a complex environment. Handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment. + Exhibit good clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities. + Lead others in the application of the nursing process. Mobility and visual manual dexterity required. Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients. + UPMC offers flexible options, including night shifts or weekend shifts with premium pay differential. Employees in special programs must have at least 6 months of nursing experience and may need to complete orientation during regular business hours. Interested candidates should inform their recruiter during the interview process. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** + Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within one year of hire or transfer. + Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. + NIH Stroke Scale (NIH) within 6 months of hire or transfer. + Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within one year of hire or transfer. + Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP) + Act 33 with renewal + Act 34 with renewal + Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal + UPMC approved national certification preferred. + 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. *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** If you have any questions about the position or would like to discuss the role in more detail, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Our recruiter is available to assist you and provide more information to help you determine if this opportunity is the right fit for you. To connect, simply send an email to valencickp@upmc.edu , and we’ll be happy to schedule a time to speak with you or address any inquiries you may have.