Registered Nurse - Poison Center (Hybrid)

UPMC Presbyterian is looking to hire an Experienced Registered Nurse to support the Poison Center.

The Poison Center is a 24/7 operational call center with staffing for hospital emergencies as well as general public calls.

Hours:

• 30 hours per week
• Rotating between 7am start and 12am end
• 7 days a week, working (3) 10-hour shifts

• Hybrid - Work from home flexibility

  Purpose: Responds to and answers poison information questions for health care providers and proxy treatment of children, adults and animals suffering poisonous and potentially poisonous substances. Interacts with health care professionals, patients, families, government officials (local, regional, state and federal), and business and industry clients. No direct patient contact, only call center. Responsibilities:

• Serve as a resource to and interact routinely with patients, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, other healthcare professionals, business and industry clients, other resource agencies, and other poison and drug information personnel.

• Receive telephone calls from or concerning poisoned persons.

• Request and record pertinent data, analyzes toxicity problems, determines type and severity of exposure.

• Function effectively in emergency and often life-threatening situations.

• Document activities through required documentation systems, departmental reports and quality assurance mechanisms.

• Provide and documents recommendations that positively affect patient outcome.

• When answering poison information questions, recommends corrective measures, and initiates treatment actions as needed. Refer poisoned victims to health care facilities when appropriate.

• Support poison center-related research.

• Maintain expertise in area(s) of practice through continual learning experience.

• Interact with poisoned victims or other concerned individuals during periods of acute duress, calm the caller and elicit accurate information concerning the emergent situation.

• Provide evidence-based general and patient-specific poison information in a continuous manner taking into account the age and clinical condition of each patient.