Professional Staff Nurse, OP - UPMC Northwest Ear, Nose and Throat
Company: UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center
Location: Franklin
Posted on: March 10, 2026
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Job Description:
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{/n background-color: f5f5f5;/n}/n Are you a compassionate and
motivated Registered Nurse looking to make a meaningful impact in a
specialized outpatient setting? UPMC Northwest’s Ear, Nose and
Throat office is excited to invite candidates to apply for our
Professional Staff Nurse, OP position, where you will take the lead
in running our busy allergy immunotherapy clinic. In this dynamic
role, you will perform all allergy testing, develop individualized
treatment plans, mix allergy serums, administer immunotherapy
injections, train staff, and maintain an organized,
patient?centered workspace. You’ll work collaboratively with our
providers and care team, using your clinical expertise, critical
thinking, and communication skills to support excellent outcomes
for patients and their families. If you’re passionate about
delivering high?quality care and growing within a supportive and
engaging environment, we’d love to meet you. This full-time
position will work Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm or
from 8:30am to 5:00pm. No holidays, evenings or weekends are
required. Title and starting pay rate of this position may vary
based on years of experience. Responsibilities: - Actively
participates in department or practice-specific quality improvement
efforts. - Identifies opportunity for quality improvement to
colleagues and management. - Takes personal responsibility in
improving patient satisfaction with the quality of care and
service. - 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 -
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. - Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning
principles (and/or teaching children if applicable) and applies in
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 both in the
office setting and via phone/written communication when at home. -
Supports the development of students, new staff and colleagues. -
Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry and continuous
development by asking for feedback and improving practice. -
Formulates goals and a plan of care for patients that involves the
patient as partner and considers the individual needs of the
patient in a holistic manner. - Triages patient situations and
coordinates care with physician. - Assist physician with all
aspects of patient care including assessment, evaluation and
education. - Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification
of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for
the patient care within an episode of care. - Practices solid
communication skills, and is able to articulate and translate the
patient's condition to other care providers and to negotiate and
make recommendations for changes in patient care and office
practices. - Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes
communication between caregivers. Incorporates national
professional organization as well as business unit and health
system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction.
- Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by
building healing relationships with patients, families and
colleagues. - Demonstrates accountability for professional
development that improves the quality of professional practice and
the quality of patient care. - Actively participates in
practice-based shared governance, goal setting and supports the
change and transition process to improve quality of care and the
practice environment. - Serves as a highly engaged and full partner
on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs
for assistance and partnership. - Participates in work that
improves patient care and the professional practice environment. -
Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility with the change
process. - Develops and maintains productive working relationships
internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for
actions, enthusiasm, motivation and commitment to patients and
colleagues. - Demonstrates an understanding of cultural differences
and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships. - Maintains
a conscious balance between work and personal life. Models safe
work hours, time management and healthy lifestyle. - Communicates
with peers and management any safety hazards identified in the
workplace. - 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 six months
experience preferred.BSN preferred. Licensure, Certifications, and
Clearances: - UPMC approved national certification preferred. -
Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the
state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a
licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is
located. - CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a
didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
- Graduate nurses must complete licensure examination within SIX
MONTHS of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes
first. - Though temporary permits are valid for one year from the
date of graduation, not one year from issue of permit (or until the
results of the examination are known at which time it becomes null
and void), UPMC requires that GNs take the licensure examination
within 6 months of their start date or they will be terminated or
demoted from the GN position, at the discretion of the BU. - Basic
Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) -
Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP) - Act 31
Child Abuse Reporting with renewal - 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, 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
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