Clinician - 12D General Surgery/Trauma at UPMC Presbyterian

UPMC•Pittsburgh, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinician is a nurse leader with direct responsibility for fostering a culture of excellence and high-quality patient care. This highly developed role model of professional nursing practice works 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 role provides service-based education and clinical expertise to staff through orientation and training, consultation on practice issues, and coordination of clinical activities. The Clinician may also be accountable for providing nursing care during a shift when needed. The position is based on 12D, a 23-bed surgical unit at UPMC Presbyterian that serves general surgery, toxicological, and trauma patients, as well as overflow vascular and medical patients. The Trauma Service Line includes 7G, 9G, and 12D and supports the hospital’s Comprehensive Stroke Certification and Level 1 Trauma designation. The service is described as fast-paced and collaborative, with a diverse patient population and varying acuity levels. The Clinician applies nursing knowledge within the framework of Relationship Based Care and uses the nursing process to address patients’ clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs. The role leads and participates in staff development, quality improvement, evidence-based practice, onboarding, shared leadership, and the improvement of patient safety, quality, and satisfaction. UPMC states that it invests in nurses financially, personally, and professionally, including support related to student loans and career advancement.

Requirements

At least 3 years of nursing experience.
Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Science in Nursing 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.
Current Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the practicing state, or a qualifying multistate license under the Nursing Licensure Compact.
Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills to care for or interact appropriately with the ages of patients served by the assigned unit, including knowledge of lifespan growth and development 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, handle 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.
BLS or CPR certification meeting AHA standards, including didactic and skills demonstration components, within 30 days of hire.
Act 34 clearance.
Employees working under an out-of-state NLC license who change residency to the state where the facility is located must 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 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.
Apply performance-improvement tools and techniques to improve care quality, the work environment, and outcomes.
Integrate research and best practices into daily work and share improvement learnings with other units or across the business unit or system.
Mentor, educate, and share knowledge with patients, families, peers, and members of the healthcare team.
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.
Incorporate professional organization, business unit, and health system goals into daily work to improve patient safety, quality, and patient experience.
Build healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues to provide a caring, compassionate, patient-focused experience.
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 using critical thinking.
Communicate patient conditions to other care providers, make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices, and ensure comprehensive documentation that supports communication between caregivers.
Identify patient- and staff-focused opportunities for improvement and lead change processes.
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/new-hire onboarding.
Complete or assist with performance evaluations for direct reports, as applicable.
Complete 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.
Provide nursing care when shift accountability requires it.