Clinician

UPMC; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Northwest is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to advance into a nursing leadership role as a Clinician Fellow/Clinician on our Inpatient Rehab Unit. This full-time position includes on-call duties as needed and offers a path through the career ladder reflecting education, experience, and managerial discretion.

The role emphasizes mentoring, evidence-based practice, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient outcomes and staff development.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by mentoring and modeling uplifting and positive communication.
• Coaches colleagues on cultural diversity and addresses workplace horizontal violence and impairment.
• Demonstrates accountability to self and others for safe work hours, time management and healthy lifestyles.
• Mentors and role models quest for continuous learning through formal education and the development of others.
• Participates in role of preceptor for student nurses, nurse interns, graduate and experienced nurses and assists with development of new preceptors.
• Seeks opportunities to share expertise with other members of the healthcare team within and beyond the clinical unit/department.
• Demonstrates knowledge of performance improvement tools and techniques to improve quality and safety of care.
• Applies nursing knowledge within Relationship Based Care framework, communicates effectively, documents thoroughly, and contributes to patient safety and satisfaction.

Job description

UPMC Northwest is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse who is ready to take the next step in their career as a nursing leader. If you are interested in growing your career, leading other nurses with the support of a leadership team, UPMC Northwest has an opportunity for someone like you to serve as a full-time Clinician Fellow/Clinician on our Inpatient Rehab Unit! This is a salaried position with on-call duties required based upon department need.

Final candidates will be selected for a job title within the career ladder that reflects level of education, experience and manager discretion at time of offer.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by building teams and relationships through mentoring and modeling uplifting and positive communication. Coaches colleagues on cultural diversity and addresses workplace horizontal violence and impairment. Demonstrates accountability to self and others for safe work hours, time management and healthy lifestyles.
• Demonstrates interest in the development of others and positively impacts the lives of patients/families, peers, and members of the healthcare team through mentoring, education, and knowledge sharing. Actively participates in the role of preceptor for student nurses, nurse interns, graduate and experienced nurses and assists with the development of new preceptors in their role. Mentors and role models quest for continuous learning through formal education and the development of others. Seeks opportunities to share expertise with other members of the healthcare team within and beyond the clinical unit/department.
• Demonstrates knowledge of performance improvement tools and techniques. Continuously improves the quality of care and the work environment of outcomes and the integration of research and best practices into daily work. Shares learning from improvements with other units and/or spreads across the business unit or system.
• Applies nursing knowledge and skills within the framework of Relationship Based Care, using the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient and family. Practices solid verbal and written 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 unit practices. Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers. Demonstrates critical thinking in the analysis of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care. Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction of the patient experience in daily work. Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues. Disseminates new knowledge and innovations through presentations, posters, and publications.
• Serves as a leader in clinical nursing practice, identifying patient and staff focused opportunities for improvement and leading the change process. Identifies, educates and supports the psychological and learning needs of staff during change and transition. Practices participatory leadership and is an active member of shared leadership at the unit, facility or system level. Assumes formal leadership responsibilities for one or more of the following: quality improvement, evidence based practice, GN or new hire on-boarding. Assists the Unit/Department Leader with the peer review process.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team conference.