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UPMC Western Maryland's Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVU) is looking for an RN to work night shift! Nurses in our CVU work with many types of patients and in need of cardiac critical care who may be recovering from coronary artery bypass surgeries, heart valve replacements, continuous renal replacement therapy, Intra-aortic balloon pumps, and heart stents. If you have an interest in providing specialized cardiac care in a dynamic work environment, make sure to apply today!
**Responsibilities:**
**Relationship Building:** Develop and maintain productive relationships both internally and externally. Demonstrate accountability, enthusiasm, and cultural awareness. Promote healthy relationships with peers and hold them accountable.
**Patient Education:** Apply adult learning principles to educate patients, families, students, and new staff. Provide detailed guidance throughout the care process and transition to other levels of care or home.
**Holistic Care:** Utilize the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care. Formulate daily goals and individualized care plans. Demonstrate critical thinking in addressing clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual aspects of patient care.
**Effective Communication:** Articulate patient conditions to other care providers, negotiate changes in care, and ensure comprehensive documentation. Contribute to patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.
**Compassionate Experience:** Create a caring and compassionate environment by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
**Professional Development:** Actively participate in shared governance, goal setting, and continuous improvement. Adapt to change and contribute to enhancing patient care and the practice environment.
**Quality Improvement:** Identify opportunities for quality improvement within the department or unit. Take personal responsibility for improving patient satisfaction with care and service. Utilize research and evidence-based practice to enhance clinical care. Influence patients' plans of care through discussions during multidisciplinary rounds.
**Additional Benefits:**
**Sign-On Bonus:** Generous sign-on bonus of up to $15,000 (*Amount and eligibility based on type of nursing role and candidate experience).
**Loan Repayment Program:** UPMC's brand-new Monthly Loan Repayment program, exclusively for 2023/2024 nursing graduates, offers $20,000* in loan repayment paid over three years (*Eligible flex full-time RN roles receive a prorated amount).
**Paid Time Off:** Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays each year.
**Career Ladders:** Dedicated career ladders, including a brand-new nursing career ladder added this year, allow you to achieve your highest potential while rewarding you for your experience and advanced education.
**Tuition Reimbursement:** Up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents (plus discounts for UPMC employees, including no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options!).
Join us in making a positive impact on our community and allowing your nursing skills to grow!
**Requirements:**
Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and interact appropriately with patients of different ages.
Understand principles of growth and development across the lifespan.
Assess patient data and interpret information to meet age-specific needs.
Zero to two years of experience.
BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) preferred.
**Skills and Abilities:**
Establish and maintain positive relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families.
Work effectively in a complex environment, handling multiple priorities and specialized equipment.
Apply good clinical judgment, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities related to patient care.
Lead others in the application of the nursing process.
Demonstrate mobility and visual manual dexterity.
Maintain physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and patient positioning.
**Flexible Options at UPMC:**
In addition to traditional rotating/flexible shifts, special programs exist for primarily night shifts or weekend shifts with a premium pay differential.
Employees interested in these programs should have at least 6 months of nursing experience and may need to complete necessary orientation during regular business hours.
**Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:**
UPMC approved national certification preferred. 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.
CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)
*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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