Professional Staff Nurse, Heart & Vascular Institute

UPMC Hamot is hiring a Professional Staff Nurse to join our Heart & Vascular Institute team! If you're passionate about providing exceptional patient care in a collaborative healthcare environment, we encourage you to apply today.

Our HVI nurses support cardiologists and advanced practice providers (APPs) in delivering specialized cardiac care, including patient triage, result management, nurse visits, and care coordination.

This position is full-time, Monday- Friday 8am-4:30pm. Two years of previous nursing experience highly preferred.

Purpose: The Professional Staff Nurse is a registered nurse who is responsible and accountable for providing high-quality patient care. In this role, they manage the care of patients and their families, using independent judgment, effective communication, and collaboration with the healthcare team to achieve positive outcomes. They work closely with physicians, other healthcare providers, patients, and families throughout the continuum of care while upholding nursing standards and demonstrating a commitment to both the community and the nursing profession.

Responsibilities:

• Participates in quality improvement initiatives and promotes evidence-based practice to enhance patient care and satisfaction.

• Identifies opportunities for clinical and operational improvements and shares recommendations with colleagues and leadership.
• Builds and maintains positive relationships with patients, families, physicians, providers, leaders, and support staff.
• Demonstrates strong critical thinking, clinical judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Effectively manages multiple priorities in a complex healthcare environment.
• Educates and supports patients, families, students, new staff, and colleagues using adult learning principles.
• Encourages open communication, feedback, continuous learning, and professional growth.
• Develops and coordinates individualized patient care plans in collaboration with patients and physicians.
• Assists with patient assessment, evaluation, education, triage, and care coordination.
• Identifies and addresses clinical, social, psychological, safety, and spiritual patient care needs.
• Communicates patient information effectively and maintains comprehensive documentation.
• Supports patient safety, quality, and satisfaction initiatives aligned with organizational goals.
• Creates a compassionate, patient-centered care experience.
• Demonstrates accountability for professional development and ongoing improvement of patient care.
• Participates in shared governance, goal setting, and change management initiatives.
• Collaborates effectively as an engaged member of the care team and provides support when needed.
• Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility in a dynamic environment.
• Promotes a positive, respectful, and culturally inclusive workplace.
• Demonstrates accountability, professionalism, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues.
• Supports workplace safety, healthy work-life balance, and effective time management.
• Maintains the physical abilities required for patient care, including walking, standing, lifting, and patient positioning.