Clinician - 4 South Med Surg Oncology - York Memorial

UPMC; York (York County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus up to $20,000

Career ladders

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

UPMC is seeking a Clinician Nurse Leader to split time between staffing and leadership roles on the unit. You will manage staff evaluations, hire processes, and daily performance while delivering nursing care when needed.

The role includes leading education, precepting, and coordinating clinical activities, with a focus on patient safety and quality. Evening/night shifts with flexible leadership hours are required.

Qualifications

• Must have progressive leadership experience in a nursing role.
• Experience evaluating staff and managing daily performance.
• Ability to mentor staff and coordinate clinical activities.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains productive relationships by mentoring and teaching.
• Applies performance improvement tools to improve care quality.
• Mentors preceptors and supports staff education and onboarding.
• Leads in clinical nursing practice and participates in shared leadership.
• Partners with care teams to ensure patient safety and satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Nursing leadership

Staff development

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

Title and starting pay rate of this position may vary based on years of experience and education.

Progressive leadership experience is required for this role. This position is a salaried position working Monday through Friday, no holiday or weekend requirements. Position is split between staffing and leadership, will work two 12 hour shifts in staffing functioning as a Charge Nurse and two 8 hour shifts will be in-office hours functioning as a leader on the unit. This is an Evening/Night Shift position. Staffing hours are 6:45pm -6:45am and leadership hours are flexible.

UPMC is committed to investing in nurses like you – financially, personally, and professionally – starting on day one of your career. From tackling student loans to advancing your career later in life, UPMC is the partner you need to succeed and thrive in your nursing career. Here’s how we support our nurses:

• Generous Sign-On Bonus of up to $20,000 (*Amount and eligibility based on type of nursing role and candidate experience)
• Dedicated career ladders, including a brand-new nursing career ladder added just this year, allowing you to achieve your highest potential while rewarding you for your experience and advanced education.
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents (plus discounts for UPMC employees including no cost RN-BSN/MSN options!)
• Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays each year.

The Clinician is a nurse leader who has direct responsibility in the achievement of a culture of excellence and patient care. The Clinician is a highly developed role model of professional nursing practice. Under the general direction of the Unit Director or other department manager, the Clinician will complete and deliver employee evaluations, conduct selection and hiring of staff, and manage the daily performance for a group of direct reports. The Clinician is responsible for providing service-based education and clinical expertise for staff including orientation and training, consultation on practice issues, and general coordination of clinical activities. Additionally, the Clinician may have shift accountability for delivering nursing care when needed.

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 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Applies nursing knowledge and skills within the framework of Relationship Based Care, using the nursing process to match the clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patient and family. Demonstrates critical thinking in the analysis of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care. Practices solid verbal and written communication skills and can 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. Ensures patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers.
• 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. Completes and/or assists with staff performance evaluations for direct reports as applicable.