Description

UPMC Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehab is looking to add a part-time Professional Staff Nurse (RN) to their team in York. In this role, you would be a RN that works alongside experienced RN's and exercise specialists. This position is not for new graduates as the most successful nurses are nurses with heart monitoring experience, normally gained from clinical experience as in cardiac/telemetry, emergency room, operating room, or ICU nursing. 

HOURS: Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm. 24 hours per week. 8 hour shifts. Days of the week will vary. NO weekends, NO holidays. 

Responsibilities:

• Care for patients status post cardiac episode, such as but not limited to; open heart surgery, heart attack, coronary stent placement, heart failure, etc.
• Monitor cardiac patient's heart rhythms and responses to exercise as they work out in the gym
• Care management and continuum of care for cardiac patients
• Patient education for self care, diet, and other care related items, while they navigate how to best make changes in their lifestyle
• Maintain detailed nursing notes and complete computer data entry related to assessment and time in program
• Identifies opportunity for quality improvement to colleagues and management. Actively participates in department or practice-specific quality improvement efforts.
• Takes personal responsibility in improving patient satisfaction with the quality of care and service.
• Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical care: identifies research issues or articles related to clinical specialty or areas of interest
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families.
• Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment.
• Good clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care.
• Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process.
• Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and/or teaching children if applicable) and applies in teaching of patients, families, students and new staff.
• Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to effectively guide them through the episode of care both in the office setting and via phone/written communication when at home.
• Supports the development of students, new staff and colleagues.
• Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
• Formulates 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.
• Triages patient situations and coordinates care with physician. Assist physician with all aspects of patient care including assessment, evaluation and education.
• Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care.
• 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 office practices.
• Promotes communication between caregivers.
• Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues.

Qualifications

• Minimum six months experience preferred.
• BSN preferred.
• 2 years of heart monitoring experience highly desired.
• 2 years of clinical experience on a cardiac/telemetry unit, emergency room, operating room, or critical care unit is highly desired

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in practicing state.
• CPR Certification, UPMC approved national certification preferred
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

Clearances must be dated within 90 days

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal


• UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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