Clinician, 12E Integrated Medicine

UPMC•Pittsburgh, PA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Mercy is seeking a Clinician for its 35-bed 12E Integrated Medicine acute care unit, which serves patients with a wide range of acute medical diagnoses and complex care needs. The role combines direct patient care with clinical leadership, staff development, education, and unit support. The Clinician is a visible clinical resource and mentor who works with the unit leadership team to support staffing, patient care, and operations. The full-time schedule includes two 12-hour shifts providing direct patient care and staffing support and two 8-hour office and leadership shifts each week. The role participates in the leadership on-call rotation. Some weekend and off-shift coverage is expected; holiday coverage is primarily through on-call, with occasional on-unit staffing as needed. A $15,000 sign-on bonus is available and is paid within the first 90 days. Candidates without a bachelor's degree may be considered for the Clinician Fellow title if they enroll in a bachelor's program within one year; the Clinician Fellow pay rate is slightly lower.

Requirements

At least 3 years of nursing experience.
Bachelor of Science or BSN required. If the bachelor's degree is not in nursing, a master's degree or higher in nursing is required.
Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in the practicing state; an eligible multistate Nursing Licensure Compact license is accepted where applicable.
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); CPR must meet AHA standards, including didactic and skills demonstration components, within 30 days of hire.
Act 34 clearance.
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 productively and 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 apply and lead others in the nursing process.
Mobility and visual manual dexterity, and physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning patients.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
National certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead, educate, support, and mentor nursing team members; provide hands-on unit assistance and serve as an approachable clinical resource.
Oversee a designated group of team members, including performance evaluations and one-on-one check-ins; monitor time and attendance and reinforce team expectations.
Work independently during office hours while staying engaged with unit needs, and partner with unit leadership on staffing, patient care, and unit operations.
Build productive working relationships and teams through mentoring and positive communication; coach colleagues on cultural diversity and address workplace horizontal violence and impairment.
Demonstrate 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 improvement learnings across units or the system.
Mentor and educate patients, families, peers, and healthcare team members; serve as a preceptor for student nurses, nurse interns, graduate nurses, and experienced nurses, and help develop new preceptors.
Support continuous learning and share expertise within and beyond the clinical unit; disseminate new knowledge and innovations through presentations, posters, and publications.
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.
Apply nursing knowledge and skills within Relationship Based Care, using the nursing process to meet patients’ and families’ clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs.
Use critical thinking to analyze clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues; communicate patient conditions to care providers, recommend changes to care and unit practices, and ensure comprehensive documentation.
Lead clinical nursing practice and change processes by identifying patient- and staff-focused improvement opportunities and supporting staff psychological and learning needs during change.
Participate in shared leadership at the unit, facility, or system level and take formal leadership responsibility for areas such as quality improvement, evidence-based practice, or graduate nurse/new-hire onboarding.
Complete or assist with staff performance evaluations for direct reports, as applicable.
Participate in leadership on-call rotation and provide some weekend, off-shift, and holiday coverage as required.