Nurse Manager, OP- Castle

UPMC Community Medicine Incorporated is hiring a full‑time Nurse Manager to assist UPMC Regional Orthopaedics. This position will oversee the clinical aspect of the New Castle, Hermitage and Greenville locations.

The Nurse Practice Manager maintains full accountability for leading and managing the human resources, clinical, financial and administrative operations of an assigned practice(s) in order to continuously improve the quality of patient care and create a healthy workplace for staff in collaboration with organizational leadership.

• Determine and flex staffing standards based on patient care needs, patient flow, medical acuity, procedures, staff skills and other clinical needs. Assumes accountability for day‑to‑day operations of the practice while continuing to function clinically when necessary. Serves as the departmental role model in all aspects of patient and community care. Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction.
  
  Creates a caring and compassionate patient‑focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues.
• The Nurse Manager is administratively accountable for the management of all activity within the practice. Demonstrates the ability to create a shared vision that applies to critical thinking skills and utilizes financial and quality data and conceptual knowledge in the development of the department vision and operational plan. Orchestrates complex change and acknowledges the psychological transition on self and others. Involves stakeholders and experts in planning, designing and redesigning change.
  
  Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans; modifying one's own behavior to accommodate tasks, situations, and individuals involved. Supports staff during times of difficult transitions.
• Analytical ability necessary to evaluate staff, address and improve clinical issues and devise solutions to complex problems. Leadership ability to develop staff, establish and maintain standards of performance. Superior interpersonal and communication skills sufficient to effectively create relationships to support a healing environment with patients, families, staff, physicians, and administrative personnel including senior management in both written and verbal communication. Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment.
• Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care. Provides oversight and supervision to the overall practice environment, assisting all other disciplines and directing clinical/administrative activity. Oversees daily operations of practice with regards to patients, staff, physicians and ancillary support/departments. Assumes formal leadership responsibilities in the following: budget and financial formulation, staff levels and coverage, human resource management, departmental development and education and safety/regulatory reporting and preparation.
  
  Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs for assistance and partnership. Participates in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment. Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility with the change process.
• Collaborates with medical staff to monitor patient outcomes; set clinical quality priorities, recommend and implement professional improvements and initiatives and implement practice‑based safety initiatives. Analyzes staff and patient satisfaction outcome data and develops action plans to address as needed. Supports and encourages involvement of staff in the development and implementation of evidence‑based practice and quality improvement initiatives. Actively oversees all aspects of regulatory compliance, including all outside agencies and audits as well as internal requirements, such as core competencies and training.
  
  Utilizes research and evidence‑based practice to support improvement in clinical care:…