Nurse Leader & Clinician Manager for Care Excellence

UPMC; Mechanicsburg (Cumberland County); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC is seeking a seasoned nurse to join our Resource Pool, bringing diverse clinical experience across specialties to support patient care excellence across the system. The Clinician leads performance, conducts staff evaluations, assists with hiring, and coordinates daily activities for a group of direct reports.

The role emphasizes education and mentorship, orientation and training, and sharing knowledge to improve safety, quality and patient satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in practicing state.
• BSN required; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 3 years of nursing experience.
• Strong leadership, mentoring and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by mentoring and modeling 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.
• Minimum 3 years of nursing experience
• Master’s degree preferred.
• BS/BSN required. If BS degree not in nursing, a Master's or higher degree in Nursing is required.
• Demonstrated competence as a Professional Staff Nurse.
• 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.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures.
• 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.
• Mobility and visual manual dexterity. Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Communication

Clinical judgment

Critical thinking

Education

BSN

MSN or higher in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

UPMC is seeking a seasoned nurse to join our Resource Pool, bringing diverse clinical experience across specialties to support patient care excellence across the system. The Clinician leads performance, conducts staff evaluations, assists with hiring, and coordinates daily activities for a group of direct reports.

The role emphasizes education and mentorship, orientation and training, and sharing knowledge to improve safety, quality and patient satisfaction.