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Are you passionate about helping kids be their best selves?

UPMC Children's Community Pediatrics is hiring a Flex Full-Time OP Nurse Coordinator I to support the office in Pittsburgh.

Weekend and evening availability required to support the hours of operation.

Pediatric Nurse Manager, Supervisor, Charge Nurse or leader experience preferred.

Purpose: Join our dynamic care team as an Outpatient Nurse Coordinator! You'll play a crucial role in patient care, using your nursing expertise to support patients, families, and the healthcare team.

Responsibilities:

+ Professional Development: Continuously improve your practice and patient care quality.

+ Team Collaboration: Actively participate in shared governance and support team members.

+ Patient Care: Formulate holistic care plans, triage patient situations, and assist physicians.

+ Leadership: Guide new nursing staff and oversee clinical/administrative activities.

+ Patient Advocacy: Serve as the primary nursing resource and advocate for patients.

+ Quality Improvement: Engage in quality improvement efforts and regulatory reviews.

+ Communication: Maintain positive relationships with all stakeholders and ensure comprehensive patient documentation.

+ Education: Teach patients, families, and new staff, applying adult learning principles.

Skills:

+ Strong clinical judgment and critical thinking

+ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

+ Ability to handle multiple priorities in a complex environment

+ Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, and patient positioning

+ Demonstrate knowledge and skills to care for patients of all ages.

+ Understand growth and development principles across the lifespan.

+ Assess and interpret patient data to meet age-specific needs.

+ Minimum 3 years of nursing experience.

+ BSN preferred.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

+ Current RN licensure in the practicing state.

+ CPR Certification (AHA standards with didactic and skills demonstration within 30 days of hire).

+ UPMC-approved national certification preferred.

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

+ Act 31, Act 33, Act 34, Act 73.

*Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran