**UPMC McKeesport is hiring Full-Time Staff Nurse to support the 2M Rehab Unit. The 2M Unit has a large focus on teamwork and collaboration and is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of its patients!** **This Full-Time position will work** **2, 12 hour shifts** **in UPMC's Weekend Program- Weekends Shifts Required!** **A perk of this position is that candidate hired into the Weekend Program receive an additional 25% increase added to their base salary rate!** _* Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the My Nursing Career Ladder based on their individual experience and education. Title and salary will be determined based on education and nursing_ _experience. *_ This position is eligible for a generous sign-on bonus! If you are an experienced nurse or graduate nurse looking to join UPMC, apply today to join this amazing team! Sign-On Bonus Details: + $15,000 for Registered Nurses + Candidates hired into a sign-on bonus-eligible role will be asked to make a 2-year work commitment to UPMC McKeesport. **Here’s How We Support Our Nurses:** * Generous Sign-On Bonus * UPMC McKeesport’s brand-new Monthly Loan Repayment program, exclusively for August 2022 and later nursing graduates! Offering $15,000* in loan repayment paid over three years. (* _Eligible to full-time or flex full-time RN roles to receive prorated amount_ ). * Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays each year. * Tuition reimbursement of 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_ ). **Responsibilities:** + Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues. + Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life. Models safe work hours, time management, and a healthy lifestyle. + Communicates with peers and management any safety hazards identified in the workplace. + 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 a partner and considers the individual needs of the patient in a holistic manner. + Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues for patient care within an episode of care. + Practices solid communication skills and can articulate and translate the patient's condition to other care providers and negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices. + Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles ( _and/or teaching children if applicable_ ) and applies the principles to the teaching of patients, families, students, and new staff. + Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to effectively guide them through the episode of care as well as transition to another level of care and/or home. + Supports the development of students, new staff, and colleagues, may serve as a preceptor. + Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice. + Actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts. + Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical care identifies research issues or articles related to clinical specialty or areas of interest, discusses opportunities for quality improvement at multidisciplinary rounds, and influences patients' plans of care. + Actively participates in unit-based shared governance, and goal setting and supports the change and transition process to improve the quality of care and the practice environment. + Participates in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment. + Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility with the change process. 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. Minimum 6 months experience. BSN preferred. 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. Good 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:** NIH Certification will be required within 6 months of hire for the following units: ED, CVU, ICU and 5M.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) + Act 34 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**