UPMC Hamot is hiring a Sr. Professional Staff Nurse to join the PACU! Previous nursing experience required. **This position is full-time, 10-hour shifts. Weekend and night shift on-call requirements.** **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.** **Sign-On Bonus Details (Full-Time status)** *** $15,000 sign-on bonus available for nurses with over one year of experience** **Here’s how we support our nurses:** + Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays each year + Dedicated career ladders allowing you to achieve your highest potential while rewarding you for your experience and advanced education + 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!) **_Title and Salary will be determined based upon education and nursing experience._** **Purpose:** The Senior Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse who sets care standards and is accountable for nursing care. They manage patient care through independent judgment and collaboration, embodying leadership and partnership to achieve desired patient outcomes. **Responsibilities:** + Identifies opportunities for clinical quality and workplace improvement. Applies evidence-based practice regularly. + Leads or serves on teams for patient care innovations and supports a healthy workforce. + Recognized unit leader in clinical expertise, teaching, specialized resource nursing, and evidence-based practice. + Provides feedback and participates in peer review. Enhances patient care and unit environment, leading successful teams daily. + Demonstrates advanced clinical assessment and analytical skills within Relationship-Based Care. Participates in unit-level shared governance and serves on hospital-wide councils. + Passionate about precepting students, graduate nurses, and new hires, identifying learning opportunities to improve patient care. + Seeks feedback and applies continuous professional improvement, supporting learning through sharing research and presenting. + Uses Relationship-Based Care to create healing environments, formulating daily goals and holistic care plans with patients. + Practices solid communication skills and comprehensive patient documentation. + Identifies clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues, incorporating organizational goals to improve patient safety and satisfaction. + Builds healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues, promoting a caring and compassionate environment. Builds and mends relationships among colleagues, role modeling cultural awareness and addressing horizontal violence. + Maintains work-life balance through prioritization and delegation. + Minimum 2 years of experience required; BSN preferred. + Demonstrates knowledge and skills for age-specific patient care. Understands principles of growth and development over the lifespan. + Assesses and interprets patient data to identify age-specific needs. + Must achieve and maintain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on performance evaluations. + Establishes positive, caring relationships with all healthcare team members and patients/families. Works effectively in complex environments with changing priorities and specialized equipment. + Exemplary clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities. Leads others in applying the nursing process. + Mobility, visual manual dexterity, and physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients. + Annual completion of a professional contribution or UPMC-approved nursing certification within 1 year of hire/transfer. Certification not required if master's in nursing or DNP is held; master's degree in a related field may substitute for certification if BSN is held. **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) + Act 33 with renewal + Act 34 with renewal + Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal + UPMC approved nursing certification preferred *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**