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SalaryJob ID: 5514737850
Status: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Shift: Day Job
Facility: UPMC Shadyside
Department: 34531 SHY Delirium
Location: 5230 Centre Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
Union Position: No
Salary Range: $ 29.85-48.82 USD
UPMC Shadyside is looking to hire a Full-Time Elder Life Nurse Specialist!
Are you an innovative thinker who thrives on patient excellend? Do you advocate for the highest quality and sagerty measures for your patients and their families? If you are looking for a culture that values dignity and respect and puts patients, community, and employees at the forefront of everything they do, join our team today!
UPMC Shaydside, a Magnet designated facility, is currently hiring a regular Full-Time Elder Life Nurse Specialist (ELNS) to support the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP). HELP is a highly collaborative program in which nurses work closesly with hospital staff, patients, and families. Nurses in this position play a crucial role in the prevention of delirium in hospitaled older adults.
The ELNS is a Registered Nurse and is a member of the care delivery team. This role is responsible for preventing cognitive and physical decline in hospitalized patients age 70 or older.
Schedule:
- Monday – Friday
- 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Purpose:
Function as a role model for the delivery of nursing care to geriatric patients.
Responsibilities:
- Daily new patient EMR review to identify risk factors and delirium.
- Disseminates patient clinical information in a thorough and accurate manner to other program staff and volunteers.? Monitors patient infection information to ensure staff and volunteer safety.
- Processing of patients discharged daily from HELP to ensure accurate monthly statistics. ? Geriatric nursing assessment of program patients, with implementation of nursing protocols for the program.
- Provide delirium education to patients and families to alleviate caregiver stress and anxiety.
- Provides timely, concise, and accurate clinical documentation in HELP database to non-clinical staff and volunteers.
- Consultant to nursing staff to provide comprehensive geriatric assessment and interventions with emphasis on prevention of cognitive and functional decline.
- Monitor patients interventions and outcomes, including delirium risk factors and high-risk medications, restraints and urinary catheters.
- Continually reevaluate program interventions and outcomes to respond to patient care needs and outcomes.
- Serve as a clinical resource and as a role model regarding geriatric nursing care.
- Provide nursing staff regular didactic educational sessions, case conferences and one-to-one bedside teaching.
- Provide clinical support to Elder Life Specialists and volunteers.
- Attend and participate in monthly program meetings.
- Asist with program expansion to other sites
Qualifications:
- Minimum 3 years nursing experience required.
- BSN preferred.
- Previous geriatric experience required
- The individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately to geriatric patients.
- 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 patients status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patients’ requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- Registered Nurse (RN)
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
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Clyde C.
Michelle B.
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Clyde C.
Clyde C.
As a Professional Staff Nurse, Expert at UPMC Muncy, Clyde is a great example of someone who has taken advantage of UPMC’s My Nursing Career Ladder to grow his career while remaining in the same hospital location.
Clyde’s Career Journey:
- 2017: Professional Staff Nurse – UPMC Muncy
- 2021: Sr. Professional Staff Nurse – UPMC Muncy
- 2022: Sr. Professional Staff Nurse II – UPMC Muncy
- 2022-present: Professional Staff Nurse, Expert – UPMC Muncy
Michelle B.
Michelle B.
In her current role as a Professional Staff Nurse, Expert at UPMC Presbyterian, Michelle cares for patients with chronic and ongoing health issues as part of a Medical-Surgical unit. Michelle enjoys the daily change that Med-Surg nursing brings, and has found a career path that is interesting, meaningful, and full of opportunity.
Michelle’s Career Journey:
- 2019: Staff Nurse – UPMC Presbyterian
- 2020: Professional Staff Nurse – UPMC Presbyterian
- 2021: Professional Staff Nurse, BSN – UPMC Presbyterian
- 2021: Sr. Professional Staff Nurse, BSN – UPMC Presbyterian
- 2022: Sr. Professional Staff Nurse II, BSN – UPMC Presbyterian
- 2023: Professional Staff Nurse, BSN, Expert – UPMC Presbyterian
Jouli H.
Born in Syria, Jouli H. had a childhood dream of becoming a nurse. After moving to the United States and initially pursuing a different career, Jouli decided to return to school when she turned 30, returning to the hope and dream she had as a little girl. After attending UPMC Mercy School of Nursing, Jouli has continued her UPMC career journey, even becoming a mother along the way.
Jouli’s Career Journey:
- 2020: Staff Nurse – UPMC Mercy
- 2020: Professional Staff Nurse – UPMC Mercy
- 2021: Professional Staff Nurse, BSN – UPMC Mercy
- 2022: Professional Staff Nurse, BSN, Casual – UPMC Mercy
- 2023: Sr. Professional Staff Nurse, BSN, Casual – UPMC Mercy
Keshon B.
Keshon might have only started his nursing career 3 years ago, but he has made the most of his time at UPMC! Through tuition assistance and mentorship by coworkers, Keshon has gained experience and grown as a nurse, leader, and UPMC team member. Before his current role with UPMC Travel Staffing, Keshon proudly worked as a staff nurse in his hometown of McKeesport.
Keshon’s Career Journey:
- 2020: Professional Staff Nurse – UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
- 2020: Professional Staff Nurse, BSN – UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
- 2020: Staff Nurse – UPMC McKeesport
- 2020: Staff Nurse, BSN – UPMC McKeesport
- 2021: Bed Flow Coordinator – UPMC McKeesport
- 2022: Administrator On Duty – UPMC McKeesport
- 2022-present: RN – UPMC Travel Staffing, MS
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