Clinician (Cardiac Cath Lab)

UPMC•Pittsburgh, PA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Passavant, an ANCC Magnet-designated facility, is hiring a full-time Clinician to help lead the Cardiac Cath Lab team at its McCandless location. The role is placed at an appropriate title based on the candidate’s experience. The schedule is Monday through Friday, four 10-hour shifts from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; on-call may be required. Shift details will be discussed further during the interview. The Clinician applies nursing knowledge and skills within Relationship Based Care to address patients’ clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs. This role provides clinical leadership, supports staff development, and leads improvement initiatives while promoting safe, high-quality, compassionate, patient-focused care. The Clinician also contributes to shared leadership, professional learning, and the integration of research and best practices into daily work.

Requirements

At least 3 years of nursing experience.
BS/BSN required. If the bachelor’s degree is not in nursing, a master’s or higher degree in nursing is required.
Demonstrated competence as a Professional Staff Nurse.
Registered Nurse (RN) licensure valid in the facility’s state, or a multistate license issued by a participating Nursing Licensure Compact state where applicable; applicable residency-change licensure requirements must be met.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 3 months of hire or transfer into the department/role.
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
Act 34 clearance.
Knowledge and skills to provide care and interact appropriately with the ages of patients served by the assigned unit, including knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and the ability to assess and interpret 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 use 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’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Build productive internal and external relationships through teamwork, mentoring, and positive communication.
Coach colleagues on cultural diversity and address workplace horizontal violence and impairment.
Model accountability for safe work hours, time management, and healthy lifestyles.
Use performance-improvement tools and techniques to improve care quality and the work environment; share improvement learning across units or the system.
Mentor, educate, and share knowledge with patients, families, peers, and healthcare team members.
Precept student nurses, nurse interns, graduate nurses, and experienced nurses, and assist in developing new preceptors.
Promote continuous learning through formal education and the development of others, and share expertise across clinical units and departments.
Incorporate professional organization, business unit, and health system goals into daily work to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction.
Create compassionate, patient-focused healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
Disseminate new knowledge and innovations through presentations, posters, and publications.
Use the nursing process and Relationship Based Care to meet patients’ and families’ clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs.
Apply critical thinking to clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues during patient care.
Communicate patient conditions effectively to other care providers, make recommendations for changes in care or unit practices, and maintain comprehensive documentation that supports communication between caregivers.
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.
Take formal leadership responsibility for 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.