UPMC Mercy is currently hiring a full-time Professional Staff Nurse to support its 6E Brain Injury unit!
At UPMC Mercy’s 18-bed brain injury unit, each patient receives both an individualized and multidisciplinary approach to brain injury care. We are dedicated to guiding and supporting patients and families through the challenges of brain injury rehabilitation, and we recognize that each person’s needs are different. Our program is the only of its kind in western Pennsylvania. Our team encompasses the physiatrist who oversees rehabilitation techniques, medical management, and methods of treating and preventing impairment in conjunction with UPMC Mercy. The patient care team also includes rehabilitation nurses who manage various aspects of the patients care and education; physical therapists who focus on restoring movement and function; occupational therapists who work with the patient on recovering skills needed for everyday living; speech language pathologists who work with communication, swallowing, and cognition; case managers who help direct each patient's plan of care; and neuropsychologists who help treat a patient's memory, thinking, and concentration. As one of the leading rehabilitation programs in the United States, brain injury patients at the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute have access to state-of-the-art technology and comprehensive services to assist with brain injury recovery.
UPMC is committed to investing in nurses like you – financially, personally, and professionally – starting on day one of your career.
Here’s how we support our nurses:
- Generous Sign-On Bonus of up to $20,000.
- $20,000 sign-on bonus available for nurses with 1 or more years of experience.
- $15,000 sign-on bonus available for graduate nurses with a graduation date of Fall 2023 or beyond.
- Candidates hired into a sign-on bonus eligible role will be asked to make a two-year work commitment to a med/surg unit.
- UPMC’s brand new Monthly Loan Repayment program, exclusively for 2023 and 2024 nursing graduates, offering $20,000 in loan repayment paid over three years.
- Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays each year.
- Dedicated career ladders, including a brand-new nursing career ladder added just this year.
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents.
The Professional Staff Nurse provides highly competent patient care and treatment while demonstrating empathy and a passion for learning. A role that requires independent judgment, fluent communication, and candid partnership, the Professional Staff Nurse establishes relationships with physicians, other care providers, patients, and patients’ families to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.
Responsibilities:
- Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally.
- Supports the development of students and new staff, may serve as a preceptor.
- Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development.
- Demonstrates UPMC Values.
- Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families.
- Displays daily goals and a plan for care for patients.
- Communicates with peers and management any safety hazards identified in the workplace.
- Illustrates solid communication skills and can articulate and translate the patient condition to other care providers.
- Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals.
- Holds accountability for professional development.
- Adapts to change and displays flexibility.
- Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team.
- Takes personal responsibility in improving patient satisfaction.
- Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical care.
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