UPMC Bellefield’s Mental Health Acute Partial Hospitalization Program is looking to add a Professional Staff Nurse to their Outpatient team! This position will work Monday - Friday, 8am to 4:30pm in Oakland. The Professional Staff Nurse, a Registered Nurse and integral member of the care delivery team, sets the standards for quality care and holds responsibility, authority, and accountability for nursing services. They manage patient care for individuals and families using independent judgment, effective communication, and collaboration with the healthcare team. By fostering strong relationships with physicians, providers, patients, and families, the nurse supports optimal outcomes across the care continuum. Additionally, they demonstrate a commitment to both the community and the nursing profession. **Responsibilities:** + Actively engages in quality improvement initiatives; identifies opportunities and applies evidence-based practices to enhance clinical care and patient satisfaction. + Builds and maintains positive relationships across all levels of staff and with patients/families; demonstrates strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, and adaptability in a dynamic care environment. + Applies adult learning principles in patient and staff education; provides clear, supportive guidance throughout the care process and fosters a culture of continuous learning and feedback. + Develops holistic, patient-centered care plans; collaborates with physicians, triages effectively, and communicates clearly to ensure safe, coordinated care. Documentation supports seamless communication and care transitions. + Demonstrates accountability for ongoing professional development; actively participates in shared governance and embraces change to improve care quality and the practice environment. + Maintains productive, respectful relationships; models healthy work-life balance, cultural awareness, and safe work practices. Communicates safety concerns proactively. RN required. BSN preferred **.** Minimum six months experience preferred 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. **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. Graduate nurses must complete licensure examination within SIX MONTHS of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first. Though temporary permits are valid for one year from the date of graduation, not one year from issue of permit (or until the results of the examination are known at which time it becomes null and void), UPMC requires that GNs take the licensure examination within 6 months of their start date or they will be terminated or demoted from the GN position, at the discretion of the BU. + Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) + Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC) + Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP) + Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal + Act 33 with renewal + Act 34 with renewal + Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal *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**