Professional Staff Nurse, Casual-Med Surg

UPMC McKeesport is seeking a Professional Staff Nurse to join the 3M Med Surg Unit in a limited casual l capacity.

This flexible opportunity is ideal for an experienced nurse looking to work day or night shifts with no holiday requirements. Candidates must be able to commit to 30 shifts per year and have at least one year of nursing experience. 

Role Overview

The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse and an essential member of the care delivery team. This role sets the standard for high‑quality nursing care and carries responsibility, authority, and accountability for patient care delivery.

Using independent judgment, strong communication, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, the Professional Staff Nurse provides and coordinates care for patients and their families. This role embodies leadership, partnership, and clinical excellence while fostering strong relationships with physicians, colleagues, patients, and families to support optimal outcomes across the continuum of care.

Responsibilities

• Apply the nursing process within the Relationship-Based Care model to promote a healing environment.
• Develop daily patient goals and individualized plans of care that reflect holistic needs and patient partnership.
• Demonstrate critical thinking in identifying clinical, social, psychological, safety, and spiritual needs throughout each care episode.
• Communicate effectively, translating patient conditions to other care providers and advocating for appropriate changes in care or unit practices.
• Ensure comprehensive and accurate patient documentation to support seamless communication among caregivers.
• Integrate organizational and professional standards to enhance patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.
• Build compassionate, healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Participate actively in unit‑based quality improvement initiatives and identify opportunities for enhancement.
• Take personal ownership in improving patient satisfaction and service quality.
• Use research and evidence‑based practice to support clinical improvements and influence patient care plans.
• Maintain productive working relationships by demonstrating accountability, enthusiasm, and commitment to patients and colleagues.
• Recognize and respect cultural differences, promoting healthy team relationships.
• Maintain balance between work and personal life, modeling safe work hours and healthy lifestyle habits.
• Communicate workplace safety concerns to peers and leadership.
• Apply adult learning principles (and pediatric teaching principles when applicable) in educating patients, families, students, and new staff.
• Provide thorough patient and family teaching to support care transitions and discharge readiness.
• Support the growth of students, new staff, and colleagues; may serve as a preceptor.
• Foster an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous improvement by seeking and applying feedback.
• Demonstrate accountability for ongoing professional development to enhance practice and patient care quality.
• Participate in shared governance, unit goal‑setting, and change initiatives to improve the practice environment.
• Serve as an engaged and collaborative member of the care team, offering assistance and partnership as needed.
• Contribute to work that advances patient care and strengthens the professional practice environment.
• Adapt to change with flexibility and a positive approach.

• 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.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patients status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures.

• Minimum 1 year experience for the limited casual status.

• 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:

• UPMC approved national certification preferred.
• Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in practicing state.
• 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
• OAPSA

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran