UPMC Somerset is seeking a full-time, Staff Nurse to join their Cardiac Cath Lab!

The Staff Nurse, whether a Registered Nurse (RN) or Graduate Nurse (GN), is a key member of the care delivery team, responsible for setting care standards and ensuring quality. They manage patient care for groups of patients and their families, using independent judgment and collaboration with the healthcare team. The role involves leadership, partnership, and supervision, fostering relationships with physicians, other providers, patients, and families to achieve desired outcomes. The Staff Nurse also shows a growing commitment to the community and the nursing profession.

Our Lab is open Monday through Friday from 7 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. This role involves working 4,10-hour shifts from 7 A.M. to 5:30 P.M., along with call coverage. Additionally, rotating weekend and holiday call coverage is required.

Responsibilities:

• Actively participates in clinical development and RN residency programs for new hires, seeking opportunities to learn from experienced nurses. Uses feedback from peers, preceptors, and leaders to improve practice and shows enthusiasm for continuous learning.

• Identifies patient and family education needs and provides basic education to support care. Pursues professional development through nursing organization memberships and regular reading of professional literature.

• Demonstrates basic research knowledge and its impact on practice by asking questions and participating in unit-based journal clubs. Shows understanding of how quality and innovation affect patient satisfaction, safety, and clinical outcomes.

• Uses basic nursing knowledge and skills within Relationship-Based Care to meet patient and family needs. Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing, and demonstrates critical thinking in identifying clinical, social, safety, and spiritual issues.

• Demonstrates accountability for professional development and quality patient care. Recommends improvements in clinical care and workplace health, and participates in change initiatives.

• 1 year interventional Cath Lab or Critical Care or Telemetry nursing experience.

• 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 patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures.

• BSN preferred.

• Basic Arrhythmia Class and Critical Care Class for ICU Unit

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• NIH Certification will be required within 6 months of hire for applicable units.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

• Must complete licensure examination within SIX 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 the issue of the 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 6 months of their start date or they will be terminated or demoted from the GN position, at the discretion of the BU.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

• National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification

• Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)

• 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.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran