Clinician - Cardiac Tele (West Shore)

UPMC•Mechanicsburg, PA

11d

About The Position

The Clinician is a nurse leader responsible for supporting a culture of excellence and high-quality 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 conducts employee evaluations, participates in staff selection and hiring, and manages the daily performance of direct reports. The role provides staff education and clinical expertise through orientation, 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. Title and starting pay rate may vary based on years of experience. The Clinician applies nursing knowledge and skills through Relationship Based Care and the nursing process to address patients’ and families’ clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs. The role involves clinical leadership, staff mentoring and education, performance improvement, shared leadership, and advancing patient safety, quality, and patient experience. The position requires the ability to interact appropriately with patients across the ages served by the assigned unit.

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.
Demonstrated competence as a Professional Staff Nurse.
Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills to provide care or interact appropriately with the ages of patients served by the assigned unit.
Knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan, and ability to assess patient status and interpret information to identify age-specific needs and provide care according to 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 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, visual-manual dexterity, and physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning patients.
Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the practicing state.
CPR certification meeting AHA standards, including didactic and skills demonstration components, required within 30 days of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
Registered Nurse (RN) credential.
Act 34 clearance.
Current licensure in the state where the facility is located, or a multistate license issued by a participating Nursing Licensure Compact state if the facility is in an NLC state. Employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who change residency to the facility’s state must apply for licensure there within 60 days of changing residency.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
National certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Build productive internal and external working relationships through teamwork, 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 wider organization.
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 help develop new preceptors.
Promote continuous learning through formal education and development of others, and share expertise within and beyond the clinical unit or department.
Apply professional organization, business unit, and health system goals to improve patient safety, quality, and patient satisfaction.
Create a caring, compassionate, patient-focused experience by building 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.
Analyze clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues through critical thinking; communicate patient conditions to care providers and recommend changes to care or unit practices.
Ensure patient documentation is comprehensive and supports communication between caregivers.
Lead clinical nursing practice improvements, identify opportunities focused on patients and staff, and lead change processes.
Identify 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 and new-hire onboarding.
Complete or assist with performance evaluations for direct reports, as applicable.
Under the general direction of the Unit Director or another department manager, conduct employee evaluations, participate in staff selection and hiring, and manage the daily performance of direct reports.
Provide staff orientation, training, consultation on practice issues, and coordination of clinical activities.
Deliver nursing care when needed as part of shift accountability.