Description
Are you a Registered Nurse (RN) looking for a position with a better work/life balance? UPMCs Middletown Family Care is hiring a Registered Nurse to join them. This is busy offive that requires staff work together with 8 providers to provide superior service to each patient.
The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse is a member of the care delivery team. The Professional Staff Nurse is responsible to set the standards for the level and quality of care. The Professional Staff Nurse has responsibility, authority and accountability for the provision of nursing care. The Professional Staff Nurse 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. The Professional Staff Nurse 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. The Professional Staff Nurse demonstrates a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession.
Responsibilities:
- Quality Measures
- Primary responsibility is to boost Quality Measures for diabetics, vaccines, Cervical Cx screening, CRC screening, mammograms, osteoporosis screening, and diabetic retinal exams
- Monitor & obtain data of A1C, Micro Albumin, Lipids, BPs
- Follow up on Re-admissions, emergency room visit
- Med Recon post discharge
- Complete Fall Risk assessments
- Complete annual wellness visits
- Actively participates in department or practice-specific quality improvement efforts.
- Triages patient situations and coordinates care with physician.
- Assist physician with all aspects of patient care including assessment, evaluation and education.
- Preceptor of new employees
Qualifications
- Minimum six months experience preferred, not required. New grads welcome
- BSN preferred
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
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) OR Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- 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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