Nurse Manager, OP - Pain Management

Pittsburgh Tomorrow; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC is seeking a Nurse Practice Manager to provide clinical and operational leadership for an assigned practice, overseeing 8-10 employees and daily operations. The role emphasizes quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, and financial performance while fostering a patient-centered culture.

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. onsite. Minimum 5 years of nursing experience required; BSN required with MSN preferred. Licensure as an RN with CPR/BLS as applicable is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years nursing experience.
• BSN required; MSN or related master’s preferred.
• Progressive leadership experience with clinical background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day clinical and administrative operations of the practice, ensuring efficient patient flow, staffing adequacy, and high-quality patient care.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development to staff, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, education, and ongoing professional development.
• Adjust staffing and resources based on patient volume, acuity, procedures, and clinical needs, providing clinical support when necessary.
• Partner with physicians, staff, and organizational leadership to improve patient outcomes, safety, quality, and overall satisfaction.
• Monitor quality, patient satisfaction, and staff engagement data and develop action plans for improvement.
• Promote evidence-based practice, continuing education, and specialty certification.
• Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, audits, safety standards, competencies, and required training.
• Manage the practice budget and promote responsible use of staffing, supplies, and other resources.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, scheduling, staffing models, documentation, and patient care processes.
• Build a collaborative and supportive team environment through effective communication, conflict resolution, mentoring, and employee engagement.
• Lead and support departmental change and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Staff development

Quality improvement

Regulatory compliance

Patient safety

Budget management

Education

BSN or Bachelor's in health care

Job description

The Nurse Practice Manager provides clinical and operational leadership for an assigned practice, overseeing approximately 8-10 employees. This role is responsible for daily operations, staff development, quality and patient safety, regulatory compliance, and financial performance while fostering a positive, patient-centered work environment.

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Onsite

Responsibilities:

• Lead the day-to-day clinical and administrative operations of the practice, ensuring efficient patient flow, appropriate staffing, and high-quality patient care.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and development to staff, including hiring, onboarding, performance management, education, and ongoing professional development.
• Adjust staffing and resources based on patient volume, acuity, procedures, and clinical needs, providing clinical support when necessary.
• Partner with physicians, staff, and organizational leadership to improve patient outcomes, safety, quality, and overall satisfaction.
• Monitor quality, patient satisfaction, and staff engagement data and develop action plans for improvement.
• Promote evidence-based practice, professional development, continuing education, and specialty certification.
• Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, audits, safety standards, competencies, and required training.
• Manage the practice budget and promote responsible use of staffing, supplies, and other resources.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, scheduling, staffing models, documentation, and patient care processes.
• Build a collaborative and supportive team environment through effective communication, conflict resolution, mentoring, and employee engagement.
• Lead and support departmental change and quality improvement initiatives.
• Serve as a clinical and professional role model while fostering a compassionate, patient-centered culture.

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. They must also demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patients status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures.

Minimum 5 years Nursing Experience required.

Progressive leadership experience with relevant clinical experience preferred. BSN or Bachelors in related health care field required. MSN or Masters in a health care field preferred.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located. CPR Certification CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. Within 6 months of hire/transfer.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Act 34

Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran