Professional Staff Nurse- GI Lab

Schedule: Primarily daylight hours with weekend, holiday, and on-call requirements

Sign-On Bonus

Experienced nurses may be eligible for a $15,000 sign-on bonus with a two-year employment commitment.

Title and pay will be determined based on experience and education.

Join Our Team!

UPMC Hamot is seeking a Professional Staff Nurse to join our GI Lab/Endoscopy team! Our department has been recognized three times by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) for its commitment to quality and safety.

Join a collaborative team with a positive culture, low turnover, and opportunities for professional growth. Nurses provide care to both inpatients and outpatients undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including colonoscopies, ERCPs, bronchoscopies, and more. You'll gain experience with innovative technology and receive training across preoperative, procedural, and postoperative care.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, compassionate, patient-centered nursing care.
• Assess patients, develop individualized care plans, and monitor outcomes.
• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to ensure quality care.
• Educate patients and families throughout their care experience.
• Assist with specialized endoscopy procedures and provide preoperative and postoperative care.
• Maintain accurate documentation and promote patient safety.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and professional development opportunities.
• Support a positive, collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse licensure or eligibility for licensure required.
• At least one year of nursing experience preferred. Graduate Nurses with previous Endoscopy experience may be considered.
• Endoscopy or GI experience strongly preferred.
• Graduate Nurses with endoscopy experience may be considered.
• Strong assessment, critical-thinking, communication, and teamwork skills.

Why Join Us? Be part of a supportive, innovative team committed to exceptional patient care, continuous learning, and professional growth.

• Demonstrated knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan, including the ability to assess, interpret, and provide age-appropriate patient care in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, advanced practice providers, support staff, other departments, patients, and families.
• Ability to work effectively in a complex environment while managing multiple priorities, changing demands, and specialized equipment.
• Strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills related to patient care.
• Ability to apply the nursing process and guide others in its application.
• Mobility, visual and manual dexterity, and physical stamina to perform frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

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Required:

• Registered Nurse (RN) License or Temporary Practice Permit (TPP): Current RN licensure in the state where the facility is located or a qualifying multistate license through the Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): CPR certification meeting American Heart Association (AHA) standards, including didactic instruction and skills demonstration, required within 30 days of hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS): Required within one year of hire.
• Act 34 Clearance.

Graduate Nurse Licensure Requirements

• Graduate Nurses must complete the RN licensure examination within six months of hire or one year of graduation, whichever occurs first.
• Temporary Practice Permits are valid for one year from graduation, not from the permit issue date, and become invalid when examination results are available.
• Graduate Nurses who do not take the licensure examination within six months of their start date may be terminated or demoted from the Graduate Nurse position at the discretion of the business unit.

Nursing Licensure Compact Requirements

• Nurses must maintain current licensure in the state where the facility is located or hold a qualifying multistate license issued by a participating NLC state.
• Employees working under an out-of-state NLC license who establish residency in the state where the facility is located must apply for licensure in that state within 60 days of changing residency.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran