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Clinician, Virtual Care Center

Job ID: 260001ZX
Status: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Shift: Rotating
Work Arrangement: On-siteWork Arrangement information
Facility: Corporate Health Services
Department: Virtual Care Center
Location: 3600 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Union Position: No
Salary Range: $ 38.12-65.95 USD

Ready to Take the Next Step in Your Nursing Leadership Career?

UPMC is seeking two clinician leaders to join our innovative Virtual Care Center in Oakland, Pittsburgh. In this dynamic leadership role, you will oversee and support our team of Virtual Safety Attendants while helping drive clinical excellence, staff development, and patient safety initiatives across the virtual care environment.

This is a full-time (40 hours/week), rotating-shift position based at our centralized monitoring hub. If you’re a collaborative nurse leader who is passionate about mentoring staff, improving workflows, and advancing virtual care, we encourage you to apply today!

Purpose

The Clinician is a registered nurse leader responsible for supporting daily operations and promoting clinical excellence within the Virtual Care Center. Reporting to the Virtual Care Manager or Director, this role serves as a key leader for staff education, workflow optimization, and performance management while fostering a safe, efficient, and patient-centered virtual care environment.

Responsibilities include staff selection and onboarding, performance management, employee development, and the completion of performance evaluations for direct reports. The Clinician provides clinical expertise, orientation, training, and consultation on practice-related issues while coordinating day-to-day clinical activities. This role may also assume shift accountability for delivering nursing care within the centralized monitoring hub.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead daily virtual care operations and identify opportunities to enhance patient safety, staff engagement, and operational effectiveness.
  • Support and guide virtual care staff through change initiatives, workflow improvements, and ongoing professional development.
  • Participate in shared governance and assume leadership responsibilities for quality improvement, evidence-based practice initiatives, and new employee onboarding.
  • Complete performance evaluations, provide coaching and feedback, and support the growth and success of direct reports.
  • Collaborate with nursing leadership, information technology teams, and quality departments to optimize observation workflows and ensure compliance with escalation protocols.
  • Apply critical thinking and relationship-based care principles to improve patient monitoring, clinical communication, and safety outcomes.
  • Utilize the nursing process to address the clinical, psychosocial, safety, and spiritual needs of patients in a virtual care setting.
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation that promotes communication between caregivers and the virtual care team.
  • Serve as a clinical resource and mentor for frontline staff, providing real-time support and guidance.
  • Partner with operational and informatics leaders to implement evidence-based practices, monitor key performance metrics, and support innovation within virtual care.
  • Lead staff huddles, participate in interdisciplinary meetings, and assist with responses to high-risk patient safety trends such as falls, elopement risks, and aggressive behaviors.
  • Support continuous quality improvement efforts and promote readiness for regulatory and accreditation reviews.
  • Foster a positive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment through effective communication, mentorship, and team development.
  • Promote accountability, professional growth, cultural awareness, and employee well-being while advancing organizational goals for quality, safety, and patient satisfaction.

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to combine your clinical expertise with leadership responsibilities while helping shape the future of virtual patient care at UPMC. You’ll play a critical role in supporting frontline teams, improving patient outcomes, and driving innovation in a rapidly growing area of healthcare.

Apply today to become part of a team that is transforming how care is delivered across our health system.

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of three (3) years of nursing experience required.
  • Bachelor of Science (BS) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.
    • If the bachelor’s degree is not in Nursing, a Master’s degree or higher in Nursing is required.
  • Master’s degree preferred.
  • ED, Tele, Critical Care, or Cardiology care preferred
  • Demonstrated competence as a Professional Staff Nurse.
  • Thorough understanding of growth and development across the lifespan, with the ability to assess, interpret, and respond to each patient’s age-specific needs.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with leaders, physicians, advanced practice providers, support staff, patients, and families.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, complex environment while managing multiple priorities and specialized technology.
  • Exceptional clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills, particularly within a virtual care environment.
  • Ability to apply and lead others in the nursing process to support safe, high-quality patient care.
  • Demonstrated leadership, communication, and team-building abilities.
  • Physical and visual dexterity required to perform essential job functions.
  • Physical stamina necessary for standing, walking, lifting, and positioning patients as needed.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

  • Current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of practice.
  • Act 34 Clearance required.

Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC):
Current licensure must be held either in the state where the facility is located or through a valid multistate license issued by a participating Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) state. Employees working under an out-of-state NLC license who establish residency in the facility’s state must apply for licensure in that state within 60 days of establishing residency.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.

CAREER GROWTH

Grow Your Nursing Career

Spanning over 20 clinical specialties and more than 50 unique nursing roles, every nurse at UPMC can achieve and advance their goals with the My Nursing Career Ladder. Whether you’re looking to progress to an elevated role or continue your education, UPMC equips nurses with the resources, feedback, leadership, and benefits to help you succeed and achieve your career goals. Here’s how a few nurses have grown their careers through the years at UPMC:

Clyde C.

As a Professional Staff Nurse, Expert at UPMC Muncy, Clyde is a great example of someone who has taken advantage of UPMC’s My Nursing Career Ladder to grow his career while remaining in the same hospital location.

Clyde’s Career Journey:

⦁ 2017: Professional Staff Nurse – UPMC Muncy
⦁ 2021: Sr. Professional Staff Nurse – UPMC Muncy
⦁ 2022: Sr. Professional Staff Nurse II – UPMC Muncy
⦁ 2022-present: Professional Staff Nurse, Expert – UPMC Muncy

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Michelle B.

In her current role as a Professional Staff Nurse, Expert at UPMC Presbyterian, Michelle cares for patients with chronic and ongoing health issues as part of a Medical-Surgical unit. Michelle enjoys the daily change that Med-Surg nursing brings, and has found a career path that is interesting, meaningful, and full of opportunity.

Michelle’s Career Journey:

⦁ 2019: Staff Nurse – UPMC Presbyterian
⦁ 2020: Professional Staff Nurse – UPMC Presbyterian
⦁ 2021: Professional Staff Nurse, BSN – UPMC Presbyterian
⦁ 2021: Sr. Professional Staff Nurse, BSN – UPMC Presbyterian
⦁ 2022: Sr. Professional Staff Nurse II, BSN – UPMC Presbyterian
⦁ 2023: Professional Staff Nurse, BSN, Expert – UPMC Presbyterian

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INSURANCE SERVICES DIVISION OF UPMC

Advance Your Future

A career with UPMC means more than just caring for patients – when you’re a part of UPMC Insurance Services Division, it means caring for more than four million insurance members, too. UPMC Insurance Services Division offers a full range of health insurance products and services to our network across the country, providing peace of mind, better health, and financial security to our members, along with limitless career opportunities and a rewarding mission to those on our team.

About UPMC Insurance Services Division

As an integrated health care provider-insurer, UPMC goes beyond patient care to provide insurance products and services to millions of members. Our team partners with UPMC and community network providers to deliver knowledge and expertise that provides the highest quality care at the most affordable price, supporting our members through service, communication, and more.

Fast Facts:

  • We provide insurance products and services to over more than four million members.
  • UPMC’s Insurance Services Division offers a full range of health insurance options including UPMC Health Plan, Workpartners, UPMC for Life, UPMC for You, UPMC for Kids, UPMC Community HealthChoices, and Community Care Behavioral Health.
  • UPMC Health Plan is among the nation’s fastest-growing health plans.

Opportunities on Our Team

We’ve got a job that’s just right for you! UPMC Insurance Services Division team offers a vast array of career paths and opportunities, from career areas like customer service, data analytics, and information technology and even patient care roles like social work, nursing, and care management.

Whether in non-clinical or patient-facing roles, our team impacts patients and members by providing quality experiences before, during, and after their care, building relationships in a unique and meaningful way.

Recognized for Excellence

Be a part of an award-winning team! UPMC Insurance Services Division has been recognized for outstanding care and service with awards that include:

  1. U.S. News and World Report named UPMC for Life a “Best Insurance Company for Medicare Advantage” in Pennsylvania for 2024.
  2. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has named UPMC Health Plan an “Equality 100 Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion” for 2023–2024.
  3. UPMC for Life ranked #1 in Customer Satisfaction* among Medicare Advantage Plans in Pennsylvania by J.D. Power.
  4. The Ethisphere Institute named UPMC as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the sixth consecutive year.

*Results are based on award-eligible plans in Pennsylvania by J.D. Power. For J.D. Power 2024 award information visit, jdpower.com/awards.

Jump-Start Your Career

Looking to launch a career with longevity and opportunity? With countless entry-level opportunities for recent graduates, along with tools and resources that empower you as you learn and grow, UPMC Insurance Services Division is the perfect place to get a career started.

Interested in taking your career to new heights? Our career paths and advancement opportunities will provide you with chances to achieve your goals at every step.

BENEFITS AND LIFE AT UPMC

Why Work Here

We know that you have many options when choosing where to build your career. So why choose UPMC? We can think of a few reasons.

Work-Life Balance

Finding the ideal balance to manage the important elements in your life.

Development & Opportunities

Enhancing your career through continued learning opportunities and/or advancement.

Compensation

Receiving competitive pay for the work that you do – base pay, merit, and premium pay.

Performance & Recognition

Rewarding performance that supports the goals and mission of UPMC.

Benefits

Providing assistance and security to meet the current and future needs of you and your family.

Work-Life Balance

Finding the ideal balance to manage the important elements in your life.

Development & Opportunities

Enhancing your career through continued learning opportunities and/or advancement.

Compensation

Receiving competitive pay for the work that you do – base pay, merit, and premium pay.

Performance & Recognition

Rewarding performance that supports the goals and mission of UPMC.

Benefits

Providing assistance and security to meet the current and future needs of you and your family.

Benefits that Matter to You

We’re committed to providing benefits that meet your needs and support your well-being in all areas of life.

  • Earn over 5 weeks of paid time off every year
  • Affordable medical, dental & vision coverage
  • Student loan assistance and tuition reimbursement options
  • Earn up to 8% of your eligible pay in retirement contributions from UPMC
  • Employer-paid life insurance

Benefits that Matter to You

We’re committed to providing benefits that meet your needs and support your well-being in all areas of life.

  • Earn over 5 weeks of paid time off every year
  • Affordable medical, dental & vision coverage
  • Student loan assistance and tuition reimbursement options
  • Earn up to 8% of your eligible pay in retirement contributions from UPMC
  • Employer-paid life insurance

Benefits that Matter to You

We’re committed to providing our employees with benefits that meet their needs and support their well-being in all areas of life.

  • Earn over 5 weeks of paid time off every year
  • Affordable medical, dental & vision coverage
  • Student loan assistance and tuition reimbursement options
  • Earn up to 8% of your eligible pay in retirement contributions from UPMC
  • Employer-paid life insurance

Support for You – and Your Family

Your career doesn’t impact just you, but the people you care about, too. We’re making sure your career works for the whole family.

  • Two weeks of paid parental leave
  • Family planning resources
  • Tuition assistance for dependents
  • Comprehensive health care for dependents
  • Emergency child and elder care options
  • Flexible work arrangements

Support for You – and Your Family

Your career doesn’t impact just you, but the people you care about, too. We’re making sure your career works for the whole family.

  • Two weeks of paid parental leave
  • Family planning resources
  • Tuition assistance for dependents
  • Comprehensive health care for dependents
  • Emergency child and elder care options
  • Flexible work arrangements

Support for You – and Your Family

Your career doesn’t impact just you, but the people you care about, too. We’re making sure your career works for the whole family.

  • Flexibility to choose the shifts and work arrangements that work best for your lifestyle
  • Two weeks of paid parental leave
  • Family planning resources
  • Comprehensive health care for dependents
  • Emergency child and elder care options

A Culture That Cares

At UPMC, you can find a home among people who share your passions and care about who you are.

A Culture That Cares

At UPMC, you can find a home among people who share your passions and care about who you are.

A Culture That Cares

UPMC is a place where you can find a home, no matter your gender, race, sexual orientation, age, or culture, and where you can meet people who share your passions and care about you.

Tools to Reach Your Potential

Once you become a member of our team, the journey doesn’t stop there. UPMC is committed to supporting your growth and helping you build the career of your dreams.

  • Up to $6,000 of annual tuition assistance
  • Ongoing learning via LinkedIn Learning
  • Accelerated career pathways for growth
  • Robust instructor-led education and learning pathways

Tools to Reach Your Potential

Once you become a member of our team, the journey doesn’t stop there. UPMC is committed to supporting your growth and helping you build the career of your dreams.

  • Up to $6,000 of annual tuition assistance
  • Ongoing learning via LinkedIn Learning
  • Accelerated career pathways for growth
  • Robust instructor-led education and learning pathways

Tools to Reach Your Potential

Once you become a member of our team, the journey doesn’t stop there. UPMC is committed to supporting your growth and helping you build the career of your dreams.

  • Unlimited educational possibilities, including no-cost BSN and MSN programs
  • Robust career ladders for every nurse – no matter your specialty, location, or career stage
  • Up to $6,000 of annual tuition assistance
  • Ongoing learning opportunities

Expansive Opportunity

Where do you want to go with your career? Wherever it is, UPMC can take you there.

Expansive Opportunity

Where do you want to go with your career? Wherever it is, UPMC can take you there.

Expansive Opportunity

Where do you want to go with your career? Wherever it is, UPMC can take you there.

* Note: Benefits described may not be applicable to all staff.

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