**Join Our Team at UPMC McKeesport!** UPMC McKeesport is seeking a dedicated Clinician/Clinician Fellow to join our acute care unit. This is an exceptional opportunity for those aspiring to step into a leadership role. If you're ready to make a difference, apply today! **Why Choose UPMC McKeesport 3M?** **Specialized, High-Acuity Care:** 3 Mansfield is a 24-bed Medical-Surgical Telemetry/Step-down Unit, including 19 beds for observation and general medical-surgical patients and 5 step-down beds for higher acuity patients requiring enhanced monitoring and interventions. Our unit is equipped to care for adult patients with complex renal, pulmonary, cardiac, and oncologic conditions. **Diverse Clinical Experience:** Our team manages a wide range of clinical needs, including acute and chronic kidney disease, peritoneal dialysis, chemotherapy administration, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, and respiratory conditions such as COPD, asthma, and pneumonia. All patients are continuously monitored via telemetry, with the step-down area providing an intermediate level of care for patients needing closer surveillance. **Collaborative, Multidisciplinary Team:** Our unit thrives on collaboration. Nurses work closely with respiratory therapists, care coordinators, and other healthcare professionals to ensure timely interventions, clinical stabilization, and discharge readiness. We are proud to support patients through recovery with compassion and clinical expertise. **Continuous Learning and Development:** For experienced nurses eager to grow, 3M offers the ideal environment. You’ll enhance your skills in medication administration, cultures, tube management, and patient monitoring—practicing nearly every type of nursing skill in a fast-paced, supportive setting. **Community and Team Focused:** As a community-based hospital serving the McKeesport area, our staff are also neighbors. We prioritize exceptional care for everyone who walks through our doors. Our team-oriented approach ensures we deliver the high-quality care our community deserves. **What We Offer:** Flexible Shifts: Work 40 hours per week (80 hours per pay period). **Generous Sign-On Bonuses:** Eligible candidates can receive sign-on bonuses of $15,000 for a two-year commitment. **Paid Time Off:** Enjoy up to five and a half weeks of PTO annually, plus seven paid holidays. **Career Advancement:** Utilize our dedicated nursing career ladder to achieve your highest potential and earn more as you gain experience and education. **Tuition Reimbursement:** Receive up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents. Plus, enjoy discounts for UPMC employees, including no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options! Responsibilities: · Lead clinical nursing practice, identifying and implementing improvements for patients and staff. · Apply nursing knowledge within the Relationship-Based Care framework to meet patient and family needs. · Communicate effectively with care providers, patients, families, and colleagues, sharing new knowledge through various formats. · Utilize performance improvement tools to enhance care quality and work environment, spreading best practices across units. · Build and maintain productive relationships through mentoring and positive communication, addressing cultural diversity and workplace issues. · Mentor and educate staff, serving as a preceptor for students and new nurses, and promoting continuous learning and development. **Clinician Fellow:** **Salary Grade: $39.84- $53.50** + Minimum 2 years experience + 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 + Demonstrated competence as a Professional Staff Nurse + 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 + They must also 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 his/her 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 **Clinician:** **Salary Grade: $42.52- $56.70** + Minimum 3 years of nursing experience + Master's degree preferred + BS/BSN required + If BS degree not in nursing, a Master's or higher degree in Nursing is required + Demonstrated competence as a Professional Staff Nurse + 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:** + Registered Nurse (RN) + Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in practicing state + Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) + BLS/CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire + National Certification preferred + Act 34 **UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**