Job Description

Job Description

UPMC East Hospital in Monroeville, PA is searching for a part-time nurse to support our Non-Invasive Cardiology Unit!

At UPMC East, we are dedicated to providing exceptional healthcare services and are looking for passionate nurses to join our multidisciplinary team. If you have critical care nursing experience and a commitment to lifesaving procedures, we want to hear from you!

Position Overview: We are seeking a part-time nurse to support Non-Invasive Cardiology This role involves working 2-3 daylight Monday-Friday, 8-hour shifts and rotating Saturday daylight coverage. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality nursing care in the Non-Invasive Cardiology, Nuclear Medicine, Stress Testing units as well as supporting our Echocardiology Department

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to perform lifesaving procedures.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience in ICU, Emergency Medicine, Telemetry

• Ability to work daylight shifts and participate in Saturday rotations

• ACLS required upon hire

Why Join UPMC East?

• Monday-Friday daylight schedule to help with your work/life balance! 

• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO accrual for part time employees

• Medical, Vision and Dental plan options for you and your family!

• Career Advancement: Dedicated career ladders to help you achieve your highest potential.

• Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $3,000 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.

Candidates will be placed in a nurse title/pay based on experience and education . The salary shown is for our Sr. Professional Staff Nurse title, which requires at least 2 years of nursing experience.

Responsibilities:

 

• Serves as a role model of professional nursing practice by serving as a recognized unit leader in one or more of the following areas: clinical expertise, teacher, specialized resource nurse, and/or evidence based practice. Consistently gives appropriate feedback to all members of the health care team and participates in the nursing peer review process. Promotes change that enhances the quality of patient care and the unit environment. Serves on teams and leads successful teams as a part of daily practice. Demonstrates highly developed clinical assessment and analytical skills within the context of Relationship Based Care. Actively participates in shared governance at unit level and serves on hospital-wide councils.
• Applies the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment. Formulates daily goals and a plan of care for patients that involves the patient as partner and considers the individual needs of the patient in a holistic manner. Practices solid communication skills, and is able to articulate and translate the patient's condition to other care providers and to negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices. Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers. Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care. Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction of the patient experience in daily work. Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues.
• Demonstrates a passion for developing others, enthusiastically and expertly precepts students, graduate nurses and new hires. Analyzes clinical and behavioral situations, identifying learning opportunities to improve patient care practices. Regularly seeks feedback on performance and applies continuous professional improvement. Supports continuous learning in the clinical area by sharing research, materials from professional organizations, presenting on the unit, supporting journal clubs, etc
• Identifies opportunities for clinical quality as well as workplace improvement. Applies evidence based practice as a regular aspect of professional practice. Serves on or leads teams that launch innovations in patient care or support a healthy workforce.
• Builds and mends relationships among colleagues within the framework of a healthy workplace. Role models keen cultural awareness including preventing and addressing horizontal violence and impairment. Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life through prioritization and delegation of responsibilities.
• *Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Minimum 2 years nursing experience for salary shown. Preference for at least 1 year in critical care.

• Annual completion of 1 professional contribution selected from department, hospital or system goals, and approved by Unit Director as set forth through UPMC's My Nursing Career Ladder OR certification. 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.

  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. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
  ACLS required within 1 year of hire date.
  
   
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• 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.

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