Description

Are you a Registered Nurse looking for a better work/life balance in the new year? Do you have gynecology, obstetrics, or women's health experience? Then, this is the PERFECT position for you!

UPMC Women's Outpatient Health Center in Harrisburg is looking at add a Professional Staff Nurse (Registered Nurse, RN) to their team of seasoned professionals. This is a community focused, growing, and diverse Gynecology and Obstetrics office, with a busy workflow. A nursing position in this office does not happen often! The team is very patient focused, friendly, and knowledgeable in the specialty. The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse is an essential member of the care delivery team in this office, responsible to set the standards for the level and quality of care.

HOURS: Monday-Friday flexible between 7:30am-4pm OR 8am-4:30pm. NO WEEKENDS. NO HOLIDAYS. NO LATE EVENINGS!

Responsibilities:

• Complete patient intake appointments room patient, get vital signs, medical history and background information
• Complete all non-stress tests on pregnant patients
• Telephone triage - using your assessment skills to determine if a medication, schedule an office visit, or have the patient to go to the hospital to be seen by one of the physicians
• Act as a resource for all clinical staff. Assist physician with all aspects of patient care including assessment, evaluation and education.
• Provide patient and family education. 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Demonstrates a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession.
• Actively participates in department or practice-specific quality improvement efforts. Identifies opportunity for quality improvement to colleagues and management.
• 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Minimum six months experience preferred.
• BSN preferred.
• Previous experience in women's health, specifically gynecology and obstetrics 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 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
• 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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