Clinical Leader | Behavioral Health Specialist

7 days ago


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States UPMC Full time
Job Summary

This position supports the Behavioral Health Service Line within UPMC Western Behavioral Health. The Clinical Leader is based at Western Psychiatric Hospital and travels within the UPMC behavioral health network facilities for purposes of aligning and standardizing clinical education and workflow processes across PA, NY, and MD.

Key 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.
  • Develops and implements clinical initiatives related to behavioral and addiction services, identifying needs for improvement programs for addiction and mental health professionals and teams utilizing evidenced-based training curricula for varying age groups and populations.
  • Works directly with the WPH service line leadership team in carrying out the duties related to a broad range of clinical operations aimed at care process standardization, safety, and quality improvement.
  • Develops and maintains a caring and compassionate patient-focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
  • 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 can 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.
  • Ensures patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers.
  • Serves as a leader in clinical nursing practice, identifying patient and staff-focused opportunities for improvement and leading the change process.
  • Assumes formal leadership responsibilities for one or more of the following: quality improvement, evidence-based practice, GN or new hire on-boarding.
Requirements
  • 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
Qualifications
  • 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.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances
  • Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in practicing state
  • National Certification preferred
  • CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
  • Comprehensive Crisis Management (CCMC)
  • Registered Nurse (RN)
  • Act 33 with renewal
  • Act 34 with renewal
  • Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal


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