Sr. Professional Staff Nurse - 6 Main

Company: UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center
Location: Erie
Posted on: March 11, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description /na {/n text-decoration: none;/n color: 464feb;/n}/ntr th, tr td {/n border: 1px solid e6e6e6;/n}/ntr th {/n background-color: f5f5f5;/n}/n UPMC Hamot, a Magnet®-designated hospital, is seeking a dedicated Full-Time Senior Professional Staff Nurse to join our 6 Main team. /na {/n text-decoration: none;/n color: 464feb;/n}/ntr th, tr td {/n border: 1px solid e6e6e6;/n}/ntr th {/n background-color: f5f5f5;/n}/n About 6 Main: 6 Main is a same-day surgery unit within the Cardiac Cath Lab, providing both pre?procedure and post?procedure care for patients across all service lines. This small, fast?paced, highly team?oriented unit supports multiple specialty areas and plays a vital role in smooth, efficient patient flow throughout the hospital. Nurses on 6 Main are responsible for: - Admitting patients and preparing them for procedures - Providing post?procedural care, education, and discharge teaching - Supporting Phase II recovery for PACU patients Experience: Two years of nursing experience is highly preferred. Schedule: /na {/n text-decoration: none;/n color: 464feb;/n}/ntr th, tr td {/n border: 1px solid e6e6e6;/n}/ntr th {/n background-color: f5f5f5;/n}/n Generally, Monday–Friday, 12?hour shifts, with occasional weekend call that is rotated among staff. Why Choose UPMC? At UPMC, we are committed to supporting your nursing journey—financially, professionally, and personally—from day one. Final job title and pay rate will be based on your education and nursing experience. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package and career ladder will be reviewed with you during the offer process so you can make the choices that best support your goals. How UPMC Supports Our Nurses - Up to 5.5 weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus 7 paid holidays - Career ladders that reward experience and education while helping you reach your highest potential - Tuition reimbursement up to $6,000/year for employees and dependents at any accredited institution - Includes exclusive UPMC programs such as no-cost RN–BSN/MSN options About the Senior Professional Staff Nurse Role The Senior Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse and an integral member of the care delivery team. In this role, you will: - Lead by setting the standard for quality and level of care - Provide patient care using independent judgment, communication, and collaboration - Manage care for a group of patients and their families - Participate in practice improvement and process initiatives - Build strong, collaborative relationships with physicians, care teams, patients, and families - Demonstrate leadership, partnership, and mentorship within the unit - Show commitment both to the nursing profession and to the community Responsibilities: - Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors. - Applies the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment. - Formulates daily goals and a plan of care for patients that involves the patient as partner and considers the individual needs of the patient in a holistic manner. - Practices solid communication skills, and is able to articulate and translate the patient's condition to other care providers and to negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices. - Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers. - Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care. - Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction of the patient experience in daily work. - Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues. - Builds and mends relationships among colleagues within the framework of a healthy workplace. - Role models keen cultural awareness including preventing and addressing horizontal violence and impairment. - Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life through prioritization and delegation of responsibilities. - Demonstrates a passion for developing others, enthusiastically and expertly precepts students, graduate nurses and new hires. - Analyzes clinical and behavioral situations, identifying learning opportunities to improve patient care practices. - Regularly seeks feedback on performance and applies continuous professional improvement. - Supports continuous learning in the clinical area by sharing research, materials from professional organizations, presenting on the unit, supporting journal clubs, etc - Identifies opportunities for clinical quality as well as workplace improvement. - Applies evidence-based practice as a regular aspect of professional practice. - Serves on or leads teams that launch innovations in patient care or support a healthy workforce. - Performs other duties as assigned. - Serves as a role model of professional nursing practice by serving as a recognized unit leader in one or more of the following areas: clinical expertise, teacher, specialized resource nurse, and/or evidence-based practice. - Consistently gives appropriate feedback to all members of the health care team and participates in the nursing peer review process. - Promotes change that enhances the quality of patient care and the unit environment. Serves on teams and leads successful teams as a part of daily practice. - Demonstrates highly developed clinical assessment and analytical skills within the context of Relationship Based Care. - Actively participates in shared governance at unit level and serves on hospital-wide councils. - Minimum 2 years experience. - BSN preferred. - Annual completion of 1 professional contribution selected from department, hospital or system goals, and approved by Unit Director as set forth through UPMC's My Nursing Career Ladder OR certification. - Certification not required if Master's in nursing or DNP is held. - If a BSN is held, a Master's degree in a related field may be substituted in lieu of Certification. - 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. - Must obtain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on a Professional Staff Nurse Performance Evaluation to be promoted to this level. - Must maintain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on annual performance evaluation to maintain status. - 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. - Exemplary 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: - Annual completion of 1 professional contribution selected from department, hospital or system goals, and approved by Unit Director as set forth through UPMC's My Nursing Career Ladder OR certification. - Certification not required if Master's in nursing or DNP is held. - If a BSN is held, a Master's degree in a related field may be substituted in lieu of Certification. - CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire - 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. - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within one year of hire or transfer - Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - NIH Stroke Scale (NIH) within 6 months of hire or transfer - Registered Nurse (RN) - 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

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