Nurse Practitioner, UPMC Western Maryland - Behavioral Health

UPMC Life Changing Medicine
Cumberland, MD, US
Full-time

UPMC Western Maryland is hiring a full-time Nurse Practitioner to support the Behavioral Heath team. This Nurse Practitioner will work with ED behavioral health patients.

The schedule is Monday-Friday 8 : 00am-4 : 30pm.

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, Sign-On Bonus if applicable
  • 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.

Licensure, Education, Certifications, and Clearances

NP :

  • The successful completion of an approved nurse practitioner program is required
  • BSN, MSN is preferred
  • Professional nursing experience and / or nurse practitioner experience is preferred
  • Current state RN license and CRNP certification are required
  • National certification, eligible for licensure by Maryland board of nursing, eligible for certification as a CRNP by Maryland state board of nursing
  • Current CPR certification is required
  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner License
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) OR Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

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.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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