Clinician- PeriAnesthesia Care (PACU, Pre-Op, Call Room)

UPMC•Monroeville, PA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

UPMC East is hiring a full-time Clinician to support its Peri Anesthesia department in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. The role assists with oversight of the Pre-Op and Post-Op areas, PACU, and Call Room. The schedule is four 10-hour daylight shifts, Monday through Friday. The Clinician is a nurse leader who has direct responsibility for advancing a culture of excellence and patient care and serves as a role model of professional nursing practice. Under the general direction of the Unit Director or another department manager, the Clinician completes and delivers employee evaluations, participates in staff selection and hiring, and manages 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 Clinician may also be accountable for delivering nursing care during a shift when needed. The role leads and supports clinical practice, staff development, quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and patient safety and experience initiatives. It applies Relationship Based Care and the nursing process to address patients’ clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs, and requires sound judgment, communication, and collaboration across the healthcare team.

Requirements

At least 3 years of nursing experience.
BS/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, or a qualifying multistate license under the Nursing Licensure Compact.
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 apply and lead others in applying the nursing process.
Mobility and visual manual dexterity.
Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.
CPR certification meeting AHA standards, including didactic and skills demonstration components, required within 30 days of hire.
ACLS required within one year of hire.
Required Registered Nurse (RN) licensure, BLS or CPR, ACLS, Act 33 clearance with renewal, Act 34 clearance with renewal, and Act 73 FBI clearance with renewal.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Current nursing experience in a pre/post-operative setting or PACU preferred.
National certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain 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.
Promote accountability for safe work hours, time management, and healthy lifestyles.
Use performance-improvement tools and techniques to improve care quality, the work environment, outcomes, and integration of research and best practices; share learning across units or the wider system.
Mentor and educate colleagues and participate as a preceptor for student nurses, nurse interns, graduate nurses, and experienced nurses; help develop new preceptors.
Share expertise and support continuous learning among healthcare team members within and beyond the department.
Incorporate professional organization, business unit, and health system goals into daily work to improve patient safety, quality, and patient satisfaction.
Build caring relationships with patients, families, and colleagues, and disseminate new knowledge through presentations, posters, and publications.
Apply nursing knowledge and the nursing process within Relationship Based Care 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 and recommend changes in patient care or unit practices.
Ensure patient documentation is comprehensive and supports communication among caregivers.
Identify patient- and staff-focused opportunities for improvement and lead change, supporting staff psychological and learning needs during transitions.
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 onboarding graduate nurses or new hires.
Complete or assist with performance evaluations for direct reports, as applicable.
Assist with oversight of the department’s Pre-Op and Post-Op areas, PACU, and Call Room.
Provide nursing care when needed, including when assigned shift accountability.