Graduate Nurse: UPMC St. Margaret Hospital

UPMC

Mar 31

Applications are closed

Job
Full-time
Entry Level
Healthcare
Pittsburgh

Requirements

Zero to two years of experience.
BSN preferred
The individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately to the ages of the patients served by his/her assigned unit as specified below.
They must also demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patients status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures.
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.
Mobility and visual manual dexterity. Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
Registered Nurse (RN)
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.
Graduate nurses must complete licensure examination within FOUR MONTHS of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first. Though temporary permits are valid for one year from the date of graduation, not one year from issue of permit (or until the results of the examination are known at which time it becomes null and void),
UPMC requires that GNs take the licensure examination within 4 months of their start date, or they will be terminated or demoted from the GN position, at the discretion of the BU.
UPMC approved national certification preferred.
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Responsibilities

3B Stepdown:
34 bed telemetry unit
Serves patients with higher-level care from admission to discharge
4A Acute Rehabilitation:
28 private room unit
Provides comprehensive rehab services to patients 18+
4B Orthopedic:
30 bed orthopedic unit
Specializing in total joint replacement, spinal surgery, and shoulder/foot/ankle surgeries
5A Neurology/Oncology:
34 bed med/surg unit
Specializes in stroke, oncology, and hospice care
5B Medical/Pulmonary/Renal:
33 bed med/surg unit for adult and geriatric patients
Wide range of general adult medical diagnoses (i.e. CHF,COPD and Peritoneal Dialysis
6A Surgical/Stepdown:
34 bed med/surg unit
Focuses on pre and post surgical patients
Primary specialties include General Surgery, vascular surgery, ENT, GYN and plastic surgery
ICU:
8 bed unit
Cares for acutely ill patients
Emergency Department:
24 treatment areas/8 large critical care and 16 exam rooms
Fast paced unit that treats and triages all patients

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A $23 billion health care provider and insurer, Pittsburgh-based UPMC is inventing new models of patient-centered, cost-effective, accountable care. The largest nongovernmental employer in Pennsylvania, UPMC integrates 92,000 employees, 40 hospitals, 700 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites, and a 4 million-member Insurance Services Division, the largest medical insurer in western Pennsylvania. In the most recent fiscal year, UPMC contributed $1.4 billion in benefits to its communities, including more care to the region’s most vulnerable citizens than any other health care institution, and paid more than $800 million in federal, state, and local taxes. Working in close collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC shares its clinical, managerial, and technological skills worldwide through its innovation and commercialization arm, UPMC Enterprises, and through UPMC International. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside among the nation’s best hospitals in many specialties and ranks UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh on its Honor Roll of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.