UPMC
RN Staff Nurse (Day/Night) - T9 Birth Center
UPMC Altoona is hiring a Registered Nurse to help support our T9 Birth Center! This role offers a defined career ladder, ongoing learning opportunities, a premier benefits package, and resources to help balance the most important aspects of life.
About UPMC Magee Women’s Birthing Center (T9):
T9 is a 22-bed multidisciplinary unit with its own triage and operating rooms. Patients labor, birth, recover, and stay postpartum in the same unit, promoting continuity of care, skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding support, delayed bathing, and infant rooming‑in. The unit includes a 4-bed triage area and an 8-bed special care nursery for neonates 35 weeks and older.
We support our nurses with:
Competitive wages: $31.50 (BSN)
$30.00 (non-BSN)
Shift differential: $2.00
Title and salary will be determined based on education and nursing experience.
Generous Sign-On Bonus of up to $15,000. $15,000 sign-on bonus available for nurses with 1 or more years of experience.
Candidates hired into a sign-on bonus eligible role will be asked to make a two-year work commitment.
UPMC’s Monthly Loan Repayment program: Graduate Nurses may be eligible for a $15,000 student loan repayment bonus, paid out across three years.
As a member of this team, you will provide direct and indirect patient care using the nursing process, lead the nursing team, and contribute to the education of staff and students.
Responsibilities:
Patient Care
Provide Direct Care: Use nursing protocols and standards to perform and document procedures safely and accurately. Administer medications and IV therapy per policy.
Assess and Reassess: Evaluate and document patient and family needs. Reassess patients every eight hours or as needed.
Plan Care: Involve patients and families in creating care plans. Prioritize needs, conduct care conferences, and maintain up-to-date plans. Coordinate with community agencies and other professionals.
Coordination and Communication
Engage in Team Discussions: Work with medical staff and other professionals to discuss and develop patient care plans.
Utilize Systems: Use Bed Management System, Alpha, CPOE, and other relevant computer systems efficiently.
Education and Leadership
Teach and Educate: Initiate health teaching for patients and families based on their needs. Contribute to the education of staff and students.
Consult and Lead: Offer guidance and support to other healthcare team members. Demonstrate professionalism in all interactions.
Safety and Compliance
Follow Precautions: Adhere to universal precautions and occupational exposure policies. Identify and address potential problems and environmental factors affecting patient care.
Maintain Competency: Complete annual competency validation and stay proficient in point‑of‑care testing per lab criteria.
Must hold a current license to practice nursing in the State of Pennsylvania; must satisfactorily complete the Nursing Department's orientation program and probationary period.
Must complete NIHSS education prior to the end of the orientation period, if required.
When assigned to LDRP:
One year hospital nursing/LDRP‑Nursery preferred.
ACLS and Neonatal Resuscitation preferred or must be obtained within 12 months. BLS required.
Must complete the Trauma Nurse Course and Fetal Monitoring Course within two years.
Must complete the Stable Course within one year.
Must maintain six trauma competencies per year.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required, with instructional and skills demonstration within 30 days of hire.
Registered Nurse (RN)
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 via the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement.
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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About UPMC Magee Women’s Birthing Center (T9):
T9 is a 22-bed multidisciplinary unit with its own triage and operating rooms. Patients labor, birth, recover, and stay postpartum in the same unit, promoting continuity of care, skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding support, delayed bathing, and infant rooming‑in. The unit includes a 4-bed triage area and an 8-bed special care nursery for neonates 35 weeks and older.
We support our nurses with:
Competitive wages: $31.50 (BSN)
$30.00 (non-BSN)
Shift differential: $2.00
Title and salary will be determined based on education and nursing experience.
Generous Sign-On Bonus of up to $15,000. $15,000 sign-on bonus available for nurses with 1 or more years of experience.
Candidates hired into a sign-on bonus eligible role will be asked to make a two-year work commitment.
UPMC’s Monthly Loan Repayment program: Graduate Nurses may be eligible for a $15,000 student loan repayment bonus, paid out across three years.
As a member of this team, you will provide direct and indirect patient care using the nursing process, lead the nursing team, and contribute to the education of staff and students.
Responsibilities:
Patient Care
Provide Direct Care: Use nursing protocols and standards to perform and document procedures safely and accurately. Administer medications and IV therapy per policy.
Assess and Reassess: Evaluate and document patient and family needs. Reassess patients every eight hours or as needed.
Plan Care: Involve patients and families in creating care plans. Prioritize needs, conduct care conferences, and maintain up-to-date plans. Coordinate with community agencies and other professionals.
Coordination and Communication
Engage in Team Discussions: Work with medical staff and other professionals to discuss and develop patient care plans.
Utilize Systems: Use Bed Management System, Alpha, CPOE, and other relevant computer systems efficiently.
Education and Leadership
Teach and Educate: Initiate health teaching for patients and families based on their needs. Contribute to the education of staff and students.
Consult and Lead: Offer guidance and support to other healthcare team members. Demonstrate professionalism in all interactions.
Safety and Compliance
Follow Precautions: Adhere to universal precautions and occupational exposure policies. Identify and address potential problems and environmental factors affecting patient care.
Maintain Competency: Complete annual competency validation and stay proficient in point‑of‑care testing per lab criteria.
Must hold a current license to practice nursing in the State of Pennsylvania; must satisfactorily complete the Nursing Department's orientation program and probationary period.
Must complete NIHSS education prior to the end of the orientation period, if required.
When assigned to LDRP:
One year hospital nursing/LDRP‑Nursery preferred.
ACLS and Neonatal Resuscitation preferred or must be obtained within 12 months. BLS required.
Must complete the Trauma Nurse Course and Fetal Monitoring Course within two years.
Must complete the Stable Course within one year.
Must maintain six trauma competencies per year.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required, with instructional and skills demonstration within 30 days of hire.
Registered Nurse (RN)
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 via the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement.
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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