Clinician – GI Lab, UPMC East
UPMC East is seeking a Clinician to join our fast-paced, high-volume GI Lab. This working Clinician role is a great opportunity for an experienced RN who wants to grow as a leader while remaining involved in direct patient care.
A generous sign-on bonus of $15,000 paid within your first 90 days is available with this position!
This role will work closely with the Unit Director while balancing direct patient care, charge nurse responsibilities, and dedicated leadership time. We’re looking for an approachable, collaborative leader who can build strong relationships, support staff, and promote accountability and excellent patient care.
What We’re Looking For
- Previous GI and/or PACU experience preferred
- Motivated team player with a strong work ethic
- Strong communication and leadership skills
- Ability to support staff while maintaining department expectations
- Commitment to providing excellent patient care
Schedule
- Four 10-hour daylight shifts per week, Monday through Friday
- Participation in an on-call rotation, including overnight, weekend, and holiday coverage based on department needs
If you’re ready to take the next step in nursing leadership while staying connected to patient care,
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.