Clinician - 6F Stroke Rehab

UPMC Mercy is Western Pennsylvania’s only hospital with a combined Level I Regional Resource Trauma Center and Comprehensive Burn Center under one roof. UPMC Mercy is also the home of our Rehabilitation Institute, which is one of the of the leading rehabilitation programs in the United States as well as a dedicated Comprehensive Stroke Center as accredited by the Joint and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. If you are looking for an exciting opportunity, apply TODAY!

UPMC Mercy is currently hiring a full-time Clinician to support its 6F Stroke Rehab department! There may be opportunity to work evening hours to support our staff during off-shift if interested. 

This position is also eligible for a generous Sign-On Bonus of $15,000 for a two-year work commitment to UPMC.

Title and salary will be determined based upon education and nursing experience. Salary as shown is for a Senior Clinician. Clinicians start at $37.67/hour. Clinician Fellows start at $35.99/hour. 

At UPMC Mercy’s 24-bed stroke rehabilitation unit, each patient receives both an individualized and multidisciplinary approach to stroke care.  UPMC Mercy is a dedicated Comprehensive Stroke Center as accredited by the Joint Commission and UPMC Rehabilitation is proud to continue to support patients through each phase of rehabilitation and recovery throughout their continuum of care.  We are dedicated to guiding and supporting patients and families through the challenges of stroke rehabilitation, and we recognize that each person’s needs are different.  Our team encompasses the physiatrist who oversees rehabilitation techniques, medical management, and methods of treating and preventing impairment in conjunction with UPMC Mercy.  The patient care team also includes rehabilitation nurses who manage various aspects of the patients care and education; physical therapists who focus on restoring movement and function; occupational therapist who work with the patient on recovering skill needed for everyday living; speech language pathologist who work with communication, swallowing, and cognition; Case Managers who help direct each patients plan of care;  neuropsychologist’s who help treat a patients memory, thinking, and concentration, and amongst some of the specialties that we have to offer our patient’s.  As one of the leading rehabilitation programs in the United States, stroke patients at the UPMC Rehabilitation Institute have access to state-of-the-art technology and comprehensive services to assist with stroke recovery and comprehensive outpatient services.

Clinicians work in collaboration with their Unit Director, management, and other caregivers to coordinate clinical activities for each shift, develop and educate staff on the unit, and improve the nursing process. Clinicians inspire superior performance on their unit through example, not only by exhibiting their own expertise in patient care assignments, but also by providing ongoing consultation and education for their team, including in-service demonstrations of new devices, equipment, and policy changes.

As Clinician, you will be a positive force on the unit, a relationship builder who promotes open communication among caregivers and forges connections between colleagues, patients, and patients’ families. You will also directly contribute to a culture of nursing excellence by participating in the selection, training, development, and evaluation of our staff.

The Clinician, in collaboration with other health care professionals, applies superior clinical knowledge and skills to achieve quality patient care outcomes. The Clinician 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 on a shift basis. They must demonstrate the knowledge and skills to provide care that is relevant to patients under their care, as well as apply principles of growth and development over the life span. The Clinician also must possess the ability to assess and interpret patient data needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age specific needs. The Clinician demonstrates a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession.

You’re already a role model. It’s time to lead. Apply to be a Clinician today! 

Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by building teams and relationships through mentoring and modeling uplifting and positive communication.

• 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.

• Seeks opportunities to share expertise with other members of the healthcare team within and beyond the clinical unit/department.

• 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.

• Applies nursing knowledge and skills within the framework of Relationship Based Care, using the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient and family.

• Practices solid verbal and written communication skills, and is able to articulate and translate the patient's condition to other care providers and to negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices.

• 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.

• Disseminates new knowledge and innovations through presentations, posters, and publications.

• 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.