Clinician (Asst. Nurse Manager) - Resource Pool (West Shore)

UPMC•Mechanicsburg, PA

About The Position

The Clinician is a nurse leader with direct responsibility for supporting a culture of excellence and patient care. As a highly developed role model of professional nursing practice, the Clinician works under the general direction of the Unit Director or another department manager. Responsibilities include conducting employee evaluations, participating in staff selection and hiring, and managing the daily performance of direct reports. The Clinician provides service-based education and clinical expertise, including staff orientation and training, consultation on practice issues, and coordination of clinical activities. The role may also include shift accountability for providing nursing care when needed. Title and starting pay rate may vary based on years of experience. The Clinician serves as a clinical nursing leader, promotes quality improvement and evidence-based practice, mentors and educates colleagues, and supports patient- and staff-focused change. The role uses Relationship Based Care and the nursing process to address patients’ clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs, while supporting clear communication and comprehensive documentation. The position is part of the Resource Pool team and is based in West Shore.

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 or higher degree in nursing is required.
Demonstrated competence as a Professional Staff Nurse.
Ability to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for or interact appropriately with the ages of patients served by the assigned unit.
Knowledge of growth and development across the life span and ability to assess patient-status data, interpret age-specific needs, and provide care as described in department policies 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 and families.
Ability to work productively and effectively in a complex environment, handle multiple and changing priorities, and use specialized equipment.
Exemplary clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities related to patient care.
Critical thinking skills needed to exercise and lead others in applying the nursing process.
Mobility and visual-manual dexterity, and physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.
Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the practicing state, or a qualifying multistate license issued by a participating NLC state.
CPR required based on AHA standards, including didactic and skills-demonstration components, within 30 days of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
Registered Nurse (RN).
Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting, with renewal.
Act 33, with renewal.
Act 34, with renewal.
Act 73 FBI Clearance, with renewal.
For an out-of-state NLC license holder who changes residency to the state where the facility is located, apply for licensure in that state within 60 days of the residency change.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
National Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Build productive internal and external working relationships through team building, 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 continuously improve care quality and the work environment, and integrate research and best practices into daily work.
Share improvement-related learning with other units and across the business unit or system.
Mentor, educate, and share knowledge with patients, families, peers, and healthcare team members; serve as a preceptor for student nurses, nurse interns, graduate nurses, and experienced nurses, and assist with developing new preceptors.
Promote continuous learning through formal education and the development of others, and share expertise with healthcare team members 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 patient satisfaction.
Build healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues, and disseminate knowledge and innovations through presentations, posters, and publications.
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 in patient care; communicate patient conditions and make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices.
Ensure patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers.
Identify patient- and staff-focused opportunities for improvement and lead change processes; identify, educate, and support staff psychological and learning needs during change and transition.
Practice participatory leadership and actively participate in shared leadership at 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.
Conduct employee evaluations, participate in staff selection and hiring, and manage the daily performance of direct reports.
Provide service-based education and clinical expertise, including orientation, training, consultation on practice issues, and coordination of clinical activities.
Provide nursing care when needed as part of shift accountability.