Clinician/Clinician Fellow- Resource Unit - Pittsburgh, United States - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

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Clinician/Clinician Fellow -Resource Unit (UPMC Presbyterian)

This position is eligible for a generous sign-on bonusSign-On Bonus Details:
$15,000 sign-on bonus available with a two-year commitment to UPMC.Combine your leadership skills and nursing experience to take the next step of your career In this role, you will lead our Resource Unit. If you're a natural people-person passionate about developing team members and making an impact in the world of healthcare, we invite you to join our team and apply todayFor the experienced nurse who wishes to broadly impact patient care and clinical practice as a leader and change agent, the Clinician/Clinician Fellow role is an ideal step forward. This a valued step in the UPMC nursing career ladder, with opportunities for advancement and continued growth.

The Clinician/Clinician Fellow is a nurse leader who has direct responsibility in the achievement of a culture of excellence and patient care.

The Clinician/Clinician Fellow is a highly developed role model of professional nursing practice.

Under the general direction of the Unit Director or other department manager, they will complete and deliver employee evaluations, conduct selection and hiring of staff, and manage the daily performance for a group of direct reports.

The Clinician/Clinician Fellow is responsible for providing service-based education and clinical expertise for staff including orientation and training, consultation on practice issues, and general coordination of clinical activities.

Additionally, the employee may have shift accountability for delivering nursing care when needed.


Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates knowledge of performance improvement tools and techniques.
• Continuously improves the quality of care and the work environment of outcomes and the integration of research and best practices into daily work.
• Shares learning from improvements with other units and/or spreads across the business unit or system.
• Serves as a leader in clinical nursing practice, identifying patient and staff focused opportunities for improvement and leading the change process. Identifies, educates and supports the psychological and learning needs of staff during change and transition.
• Practices participatory leadership and is an active member of shared leadership at the unit, facility or system level.
• Assumes formal leadership responsibilities for one or more of the following: quality improvement, evidence based practice, GN or new hire on-boarding.
• Assists the Unit/Department Leader with the peer review process.
• Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers.
• Demonstrates critical thinking in the analysis of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care. Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction of the patient experience in daily work.
• Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues.
• Coaches colleagues on cultural diversity and addresses workplace horizontal violence and impairment.
• Demonstrates accountability to self and others for safe work hours, time management and healthy lifestyles.
• Demonstrates interest in the development of others and positively impacts the lives of patients/families, peers, and members of the healthcare team through mentoring, education, and knowledge sharing.
• Actively participates in the role of preceptor for student nurses, nurse interns, graduate and experienced nurses and assists with the development of new preceptors in their role.
• Mentors and role models quest for continuous learning through formal education and the development of others.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience. BS/BSN required.
• If BSN not at time of hire, must be enrolled in a program within one year of hire/transfer date and completed within three years of enrollment. MSN or CNL preferred.
• Master's degree preferred. If BS degree not in nursing, a Master's or higher degree in Nursing is required.
• Demonstrated competence as a Professional Staff Nurse.
• Recent direct patient care experience preferred
• The individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately to the ages of the patients served by his/her assigned unit as specified below.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to their age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy 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/families.
• Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment. Exemplary clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care.
• Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process.
• Mobility and visual manual dexterity. Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse required prior to program start date OR must have a Temporary Practice Permit and commit to taking the NCLEX examination with four months of hire.
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• Act 34 Criminal Clearance
• Basic Life SupportUPMC is an equal opportunity employer. Minority/Females/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities