Clinician/Clinician Fellow - Neuro Trauma (UPMC Presbyterian/5G)

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join UPMC as a Clinician/Clinician Fellow in Neuro Trauma, providing expert patient care and clinical leadership within a dynamic environment. This full-time position provides significant opportunities for collaboration with leading healthcare professionals in a progressive care unit specializing in trauma and neurosurgery.

Benefits

Generous sign-on bonus

Supportive work environment

Professional growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in nursing.
• Demonstrated competence as a Professional Staff Nurse.
• Ability to work within a complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical nursing practice and staff evaluations.
• Oversee quality improvement and evidence-based practice.
• Mentor and educate staff for professional growth.

Skills

Clinical judgment

Critical thinking

Patient advocacy

Leadership

Education

Registered Nurse (RN)

BSN or enrolled in program

MSN or CNL preferred

Tools

Basic Life Support (BLS)

ACLS

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Clinician/Clinician Fellow - Trauma Neuro (UPMC Presbyterian/5G)

This position is eligible for a generous sign-on bonus!

• $20,000 sign-on bonus available for nurses with over 1 year of experience
  
  

Clinician/Clinician Fellow - Trauma Neuro (UPMC Presbyterian/5G)

This position is eligible for a generous sign-on bonus!

Sign-On Bonus Details:

• $20,000 sign-on bonus available for nurses with over 1 year of experience
  
  

UPMC Presbyterian, a Magnet-designated hospital, is seeking an experienced nurse for the Clinician role on our 5G Neuro Trauma Unit. This position offers the opportunity to provide expert patient care while assisting in clinical leadership and team development. Advance your career in a dynamic and supportive environment.

About the Unit:

5G is a 22-bed progressive care unit specializing in the care of complex brain and spinal cord trauma, stroke, and various neurosurgical patients. Our nurses focus their care comprehensively on the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of our patients and their support systems. We foster relationships and emphasize patient advocacy across the interdisciplinary care team to ensure best possible outcomes for those in our care. 5G is a fast-paced environment offering the opportunity for nurses to gain valuable knowledge and experience working with a diverse and complex patient population. Nurses on 5G collaborate with world-renowned trauma and neurosurgeons, as well as a wide array of brilliant neurologists and internists, to provide best possible outcomes for our patients.

Responsibilities:

The Clinician/Clinician Fellow is a skilled nursing leader with expertise in clinical practice, teaching, or evidence-based practice. Partnering with management, this role fosters a culture of excellence in nursing and patient care. Under the direction of the Unit Director or Manager, the employee assists with staff evaluations, hiring, and performance management. With authority and accountability for nursing care delivery, they apply advanced clinical knowledge and collaboration to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

• Leads clinical nursing practice, guiding change and staff transitions.
• Engages in participatory leadership and shared governance.
• Oversees quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and onboarding.
• Applies Relationship-Based Care to meet patient and family needs.
• Communicates effectively, advocating for patient care improvements.
• Uses critical thinking to enhance patient safety and quality.
• Shares knowledge and innovations through education and publications.
• Fosters continuous improvement and collaboration across teams.
• Mentors and educates staff, promoting professional growth.
• Minimum 2 years experience.
• Demonstrated competence as a Professional Staff Nurse.
• If BSN not at time of hire, must be enrolled in a program within one year of hire/transfer date and completed within three years of enrollment. MSN or CNL preferred.
• The individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately to the ages of the patients served by his/her assigned unit as specified below.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families.
• Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment.
• Exemplary clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care. Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process.
  
  

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

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)
• ACLS within 1 year of hire
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Act 34
  
  

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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