Sr. Evaluation Professional Nurse (Part-time, Safe Harbor Behavioral Health)

UPMC • Erie, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Every year, millions of Americans navigate the challenges of living with a mental health condition. At UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor, we’re committed to changing that story. Our mission is to expand access to compassionate, high‑quality mental health care for individuals and families across Erie and the surrounding counties—ensuring that help, hope, and healing are always within reach.
We’re looking for a Senior Evaluation Professional Nurse to join our team!
As a Senior Professional Evaluation Nurse, you are an essential member of the care delivery team. You will set the standards for high‑quality nursing care and hold responsibility, authority, and accountability for the care you provide. You use independent judgment, clear communication, and collaboration with all team members to manage and deliver patient care for a group of patients and their families.
In this role, you lead, partner, collaborate, and provide supervision as needed. You build and maintain strong relationships with physicians, other healthcare providers, patients, and families to support positive outcomes throughout the continuum of care. You demonstrate commitment to both the community and the nursing profession.
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team—including prescribers, therapists, techs, and crisis workers—to support underserved individuals in the community with mental health and drug and alcohol needs within an 8‑bed unit.
Key Information:
Must have active licensure as an RN in the state of PA
Minimum 2 years' experience required
Location: 1330 West 26th Street, Erie PA
Schedule: Part-time, 8-12-hour shifts
Dress Code: Business Casual
Parking: Free parking on site

Requirements

• Must have active licensure as an RN in the state of PA
• Minimum 2 years' experience required
• Must obtain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on a Professional Staff Nurse Performance Evaluation to be promoted to this level (Internal applicants). Must maintain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on annual performance evaluation to maintain status.
• Annual completion of a VP approved professional contribution selected from one of the corporate nursing goals.
• Annual completion of 2 professional contributions selected from department, hospital or system goals, and approved by Unit Director OR certification and 1 professional contribution selected from department, hospital or system goals, and approved by Unit Director as set forth through UPMC's My Nursing Career Ladder.
• Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse.
• UPMC approved nursing certification required. Must maintain certification status.
• Certification not required if master's in nursing is held
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC)
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.
• If a BSN is held, a master's degree in a related field may be substituted in lieu of Certification.

Responsibilities

• Leads through clinical expertise, teaching, evidence-based practice, and shared governance.
• Promotes a health workplace through strong relationships, awareness, and balance.
• Proves holistic, relationship-based care with clear communication and critial thinking.
• Drives quality and innovation using evidence-based improvements.
• Grows others through precepting, feedback, and ongoing learning.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees