**Hours: Weekday / Daylight Shifts per week** **Travel: This position will require occasional travel to other Children's Hospital locations** **The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse and key member of the care team, responsible for setting care standards and ensuring quality. They provide nursing care with accountability and authority, managing patient care activities through judgment, communication, and teamwork. Collaborative relationships with physicians, healthcare providers, patients, and families are vital for achieving positive outcomes. Additionally, they demonstrate dedication to the community and the nursing profession.** Title and Rate of pay will be based on Education and Experience **Responsibilities:** + Actively engages in quality improvement efforts, identifies opportunities, and promotes patient satisfaction through evidence-based practices. + Builds positive relationships with colleagues, patients, and families, and works effectively in complex environments with critical thinking and clinical judgment. + Teaches and guides patients, families, students, and staff while fostering a culture of feedback and growth. + Develops patient-centered goals and care plans, triages situations, and collaborates with physicians to address clinical, social, and psychological concerns. + Demonstrates strong communication skills, accountability for professional development, and dedication to improving care quality and the practice environment. + Maintains work-life balance, models healthy habits, and ensures a safe workplace through proactive communication. + Must demonstrate the knowledge and skills to provide age-appropriate care for patients. + Understand growth and development principles and be able to assess and address patients' age-specific needs. + Six month of nursing experience preferred + BSN preferred. + Previous Pediatric experience preferred + Previous Outpatient experience preferred + Strong relationship-building skills with staff, physicians, and patients are essential. + Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment, manage multiple priorities, and use critical thinking for patient care decisions. + Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and patient positioning is necessary **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** + UPMC approved national certification preferred. + 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). + RN license must be issued 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. 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. + Graduate nurses must complete licensure examination within SIX MONTHS of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first. + Act 33 / 34 / 73 with renewal **UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**