Clinician - Full-Time - 10EW at UPMC Presbyterian

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

UPMC's 10 E/W Adult Acute Care Unit seeks a Nurse Clinician to lead a 30-bed acuity adaptable team. The role emphasizes professional nursing practice, staff evaluations, hiring, and daily performance management under the Unit Director.

You will oversee orientation, education, and clinical coordination, participate in multidisciplinary rounds, and mentor new preceptors. The Clinician drives patient safety, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice within this teaching unit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing required; master's preferred for leadership paths.
• Strong clinical expertise with a track record in staff development.
• Experience leading inpatient teams and coordinating cross-functional care.

Responsabilités

• Leads performance evaluations and staff hiring for a nurse team.
• Oversees orientation, education, and clinical coordination for staff.
• Participates in multidisciplinary rounds and discharge planning.

Connaissances

Nurse leadership

Staff mentoring

Clinical supervision

Performance improvement

Formation

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Master's in Nursing (preferred)

Outils

Electronic Health Records

Quality Improvement Tools

Description du poste

10 E/W-a 30-bed acuity adaptable Adult Acute CareUnit. Our diverse patient population can include hepatology, urology, endocrinology, post-surgical complications, pulmonary, infectious disease and many more. This teaching unit is a great fit for graduate nurses and nurses seeking to gain inpatient experience and/or expand their clinical knowledge. Our partnership with our medical teaching teams includes daily multidisciplinary bedside rounds and collaboration with discharge planning.

Purpose

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 meet 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.