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UPMC Northwest

Seneca, PA

Behavioral Health Unit

Are you a Registered Nurse passionate about delivering exceptional care? As a key member of our care team, you'll set the standards for quality & excellence in nursing. You will have the authority and accountability to manage and provide patient care, utilizing your independent judgment and collaboration skills. This role embodies leadership, partnership, and supervision, fostering strong relationships with physicians, healthcare providers, patients, and their families to achieve outstanding patient outcomes.

Join us in making a difference in our community and advancing the nursing profession.

Responsibilities:

• Foster productive working relationships with accountability, enthusiasm, and commitment to patients and colleagues. Respect cultural differences and promote healthy relationships. Balance work and personal life, model safe work habits, and report safety hazards.

• Apply adult learning principles in educating patients, families, students, and new staff. Guide patients through their care and transition. Support the development of students and colleagues, possibly serving as a preceptor. Encourage open dialogue and continuous improvement.

• Use the nursing process within Relationship-Based Care to create a healing environment. Set daily goals and holistic care plans involving patients as partners. Identify and address clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues. Communicate effectively with care providers, document patient information comprehensively, and align with organizational goals to improve patient safety and satisfaction. Build compassionate relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.

• Be accountable for professional development to enhance practice quality and patient care. Engage in unit-based governance, goal setting, and support the change process. Act as a fully engaged team member and respond to team needs. Participate in work that improves patient care and the professional environment, adapting to change.

• Participate in quality improvement efforts, identifying opportunities and communicating them to colleagues and management. Take responsibility for improving patient satisfaction. Use research and evidence-based practice to enhance clinical care, identify relevant research issues, discuss improvement opportunities, and influence patient care plans.

• 2+ years of experience behavioral health experience preferred

• BSN preferred (NOT required)

• Build positive, caring relationships with managers, physicians, ancillary/support staff, other departments, and patients/families

• Work effectively in a complex environment with multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment

• Mobility and visual manual dexterity

• Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients

• Flexible work options, including night and weekend shifts with premium pay (requires at least 6 months of nursing experience)

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC) within 60 days of hire/transfer

• 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