UPMC Passavant is Opening a NEW UNIT!
ANCC Magnet Recognized UPMC Passavant is currently hiring a Full-Time Professional Staff Nurse to support our 5 East Annex
About the Unit:
Join the team at UPMC Passavant's 5 East Annex, a 16-bed inpatient medical-surgical unit providing personalized care to a diverse patient population. Nurses enjoy a supportive, close-knit environment where they can strengthen clinical skills, build meaningful patient relationships, and grow professionally.
Professional Staff Nurse (RN)
Staff will be placed in the appropriate job title and compensation based on background and experience.
Make a Difference Every Day
As a Professional Staff Nurse, you'll provide exceptional patient care while collaborating with physicians, healthcare professionals, patients, and families to achieve the best possible outcomes.
What You'll Do
• Deliver high-quality, patient-focused nursing care
• Develop individualized care plans and patient goals
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers
• Support quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
• Mentor and support new nurses, students, and colleagues
• Participate in shared governance and professional development
We're Looking For Nurses Who
• Demonstrate strong clinical judgment and critical thinking
• Communicate effectively and work collaboratively
• Build positive relationships with patients and team members
• Embrace continuous learning and professional growth
• Are passionate about delivering compassionate care
Be part of something new and help shape the future of patient care at UPMC Passavant!
The individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately to the ages of the patients served by his/her assigned unit as specified below. They must also demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patients status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures.
- Zero to two years of experience.
- BSN preferred.
- 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. Good clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care. Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process. Mobility and visual manual dexterity. Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients.
***UPMC offers a variety of flexible options – in addition to traditional rotating/flexible shifts, special programs exist to work primarily night shifts or weekend shifts with a premium pay differential. Employees hired as or who choose to transition into one of these programs at a later time must have at least 6 months of nursing experience to qualify and may be required to complete any necessary orientation during regular business hours. If you are interested in these programs, please alert your recruiter when you are contacted for an interview.***
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
UPMC approved national certification preferred. Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. Graduate nurses must complete licensure examination within SIX MONTHS of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first. Though temporary permits are valid for one year from the date of graduation, not one year from issue of permit (or until the results of the examination are known at which time it becomes null and void), UPMC requires that GNs take the licensure examination within 6 months of their start date or they will be terminated or demoted from the GN position, at the discretion of the BU.
NIHSS required within 6 Months from Hire/Transfer into department/ role ACLS required within 1 year from hire/ transfer into department/ role
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- NIH Stroke Scale (NIH)
- Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)
- Act 34
*Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran