UPMC In Home Services is hiring a full-time Staff or Senior Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner to support UPMC Your Care. This is a brand-new program launch. This CRNP has the opportunity to build the program from the ground up. The program provides medical services to patients in their own home. The schedule is Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30 with on-call rotation.

See what being an Advanced Practice Provider can do for UPMC and what UPMC can do for Advanced Practice Providers – it’s more than just a job!

What Can You Bring to UPMC?

• Contribute to UPMC’s mission of Life Changing Medicine

• Set the standards for the level and quality of care for the care delivery team

• Provide patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication and collaboration with all team members.

• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.

• Demonstrate a commitment to the community and to your health care profession

What UPMC Can Do for You:

• A career path that provides you with the right experience to be successful in the position you want to obtain now and, in the future

• Health and welfare benefits like medical, vision, dental, and life and disability, and an exceptional retirement program

• Work life balance to help manage other importance aspects of your life such as: PTO, wellness programs, paid parental leave

• Competitive pay for the work that you do – base pay, merit, and premium pay

Purpose:

The Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) works independently and in collaboration with physicians to provide care to UPMC Health Plan members living with advanced chronic illness, or potentially life-limiting conditions. The CRNP assists with the diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic conditions by conducting a comprehensive assessment and development of patient centered plan of care, including assessment and documentation of Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) diagnoses as appropriate. The CRNP is an integral part of the clinical management team and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to manage the clinical and medical needs of the patients. The CRNP communicates proactively with physicians regarding the clinical condition of their patients. The position will require travel for in-home visits. Must have a valid driver's license in good standing and reliable transportation.

The successful candidate will be placed according to years and months of experience for employment purposes.

• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately to the patients served as specified below

• Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span

• 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

• Provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures

Special Skills and Abilities Required: 

• 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

• Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care

• Good clinical judgment

• Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and lead others in application of acceptable standards of practice

• Mobility and visual manual dexterity

• Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients

This position is dependent upon successful attainment and maintenance of hospital privileges, if applicable to the Business Unit practice.

UPMC has a Center for Engagement and Inclusions that is charged with executing leading-edge and next- generation diversity strategies to advance the organization’s diversity management capability and its national presence as a diversity leader. This includes having Employee Resources Groups, such as PRIDE Health or UPMC ENABLED (Empowering Abilities and Leveraging Difference) Network, that support the implementation of our diversity strategy.

Successful completion of an approved nurse practitioner program required. BSN or MSN preferred. 2 years CRNP experience, plus an additional year experience in specialty area of geriatrics, palliative care, or chronic disease management required. Professional nursing experience as a registered nurse preferred. . Excellent problem-solving skills, self-motivation, enthusiasm, and creativity required. All requirements of the 1st level CRNP must be met. Completion of an OAPP approved compendium detailing professional contributions within one year of hire or promotion into the position. Must have department chair approval for promotion. Demonstration of clinical precepting of one APP student per calendar year for at least two years or evidence of ongoing education of APP students or demonstrate a meaningful contribution to student education.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Cert Registered Nurse Current Prescriptive Authority Approval by the Commonwealth of PA required. Current Drug Enforcement Agency registration (DEA certificate) required. Board Certified in Adult, Gerontology, or Family Medicine preferred. National certification, eligible for licensure by Pennsylvania board of nursing, eligible for certification as a CRNP by Pennsylvania state board of nursing 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)

• Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

• Driver's License

• Insurance Sales License

• Registered Nurse (RN)

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran