Combine your leadership skills and nursing experience to take the next step of your career! In this role, you will oversee the Emergency Department. If you're a natural people-person passionate about developing team members and making an impact in the world of emergency nursing, we invite you to join our team today! This position is Monday-Friday, dayshifts.

In this challenging and rewarding position, the Unit Director maintains 24-hour accountability for leading and managing the assigned area to ensure an outstanding experience for patients and employees by continuously improving the quality of patient care, creating a healthy workplace for staff, and overseeing clinical, and administrative/business functions.

This position is eligible for a generous Sign-On Bonus! External applicants will receive $15,000 in exchange for a 2-year work commitment.

About UPMC Altoona’s Emergency Department (Level II Trauma Center):

• The Emergency Department offers comprehensive care for minor and major injuries, illnesses, and serious traumas — 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our Emergency Department is a 51-bed facility (4 trauma bays included) as we are a Level 2 trauma center. Our specially trained experts provide emergency treatments and access to a wide variety of care for patients experiencing life-threatening: trauma, heart attack, and stroke along with utilizing the UPMC Stroke Telemedicine Program.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with medical staff to monitor patient outcomes and set clinical quality priorities. Promote partnership of hospital staff and healthcare team.

• Recommend and implement professional improvements and patient safety initiatives.

• Analyze nurse and patient satisfaction data and develop action plans as needed. Apply critical thinking skills and use data to develop the department vision and orchestrate complex change.

• Build and maintain productive working relationships.

• Communicate clearly to engage the audience and help them understand and retain the message.

• Coach staff on cultural diversity, address workplace issues, and create an environment that recognizes and values differences.

• Apply critical thinking skills and use data to develop the department vision and orchestrate complex change.

• Set clinical, financial, and human resources priorities for improvement in line with organizational goals.

• Initiate innovation in staff development, clinical orientation, and continuing education. Support Clinicians in their role of oversight of direct reports.

• Support shared governance through a unit-based professional practice council.

• BS/BSN required at time of hire and master's degree/MSN required.

• If BS degree not in nursing, a Master's or higher degree in Nursing is required. If Masters degree not in nursing, a BSN is required. If the Masters degree/MSN is not present at time of hire, must be enrolled in a Masters or MSN program within one year of hire/transfer date and completed within three years of enrollment.

• Minimum of 4 years of progressive leadership experience required with relevant clinical experience preferred.

• Leadership ability to develop staff, establish and maintain standards of performance within a national context for professional nursing practice and comply with administrative requirements.

• Superior interpersonal and communication skills sufficient to effectively create relationships to support a healing environment with patients, families, staff, physicians, and hospital personnel including senior management in both written and verbal communication.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in practicing state.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)

• National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

• Registered Nurse (RN)

• Act 33 with renewal

• Act 34 with renewal

• Act 73 FBI Clearance with Renewal

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran