Clinician (RN) - Medical Oncology (Treatment/Infusion) - Lemieux

UPMC•Pittsburgh, PA

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About The Position

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center is hiring a regular full-time Clinician (RN) to support the Medical Oncology team at its Shadyside/Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania location. The Clinician oversees and supports the Treatment/Infusion Room on the fourth floor of the Hillman Cancer Center and the Mario Lemieux Center for Blood Cancers. The role offers a $6,000 sign-on bonus and follows a regular weekday daylight schedule, Monday through Friday. Working with the Unit Director, management, and other caregivers, the Clinician coordinates clinical activities, develops and educates staff, and improves the nursing process. Clinicians model expert patient care, provide consultation and ongoing education, and demonstrate new devices, equipment, and policy changes. They foster open communication and strong relationships among caregivers, patients, and families, and contribute to staff selection, training, development, and evaluation. The Clinician is a step on UPMC’s nursing career ladder, with opportunities for advancement and continued growth. The role provides clinical leadership through mentoring, precepting, quality improvement, evidence-based practice, shared leadership, and support for staff during change. Nursing care is delivered using Relationship Based Care and the nursing process, with attention to patients’ clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs.

Requirements

At least 3 years of RN experience.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Demonstrated competence as a Professional Staff Nurse.
Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the practicing state, or a qualifying multistate license under the Nursing Licensure Compact.
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); CPR must meet AHA standards and include didactic and skills demonstration components within 30 days of hire.
Act 34 clearance.
Ability to demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to care for or appropriately interact with the ages served by the assigned unit, including knowledge of lifespan growth and development and age-specific patient needs.
Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients and families.
Ability to work effectively in a complex environment, manage multiple or changing priorities, and work with specialized equipment.
Exemplary clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities related to patient care.
Critical thinking skills to exercise and lead others in applying the nursing process.
Mobility and visual manual dexterity.
Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.

Nice To Haves

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) qualification.
Oncology experience.
IV skills.
National certification.

Responsibilities

Build productive internal and external working relationships through mentoring and modeling positive communication; coach colleagues on cultural diversity and address workplace horizontal violence and impairment.
Promote accountability for safe work hours, time management, and healthy lifestyles.
Use performance improvement tools and techniques to improve care quality and the work environment, integrate research and best practices into daily work, and share learning across units or the health system.
Mentor and educate colleagues and participate as a preceptor for student nurses, nurse interns, graduate nurses, and experienced nurses; assist with developing new preceptors.
Promote continuous learning and share expertise with members of the healthcare team within and beyond the clinical unit or department.
Incorporate professional organization, business unit, and health system goals into daily work to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.
Build caring, healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues, and disseminate new knowledge and innovations through presentations, posters, and publications.
Apply nursing knowledge and skills within Relationship Based Care, using the nursing process to address patients’ and families’ clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs.
Use critical thinking to analyze clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues; communicate and document patient conditions comprehensively and recommend changes to patient care and unit practices.
Lead clinical nursing practice by identifying patient- and staff-focused improvement opportunities and leading change.
Identify, educate, and support staff psychological and learning needs during change and transition.
Participate in shared leadership at the unit, facility, or system level.
Assume formal leadership responsibilities in one or more areas, such as quality improvement, evidence-based practice, or graduate nurse/new-hire onboarding.
Complete or assist with performance evaluations for direct reports, as applicable.
Coordinate clinical activities for each shift in collaboration with the Unit Director, management, and other caregivers.