Professional Staff Nurse- 4 W Acute Care

UPMC; Monroeville (Allegheny County); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Loan repayment

Tuition reimbursement

PTO 5.5 weeks

Career ladder

No-cost RN-BSN/MSN options

Zusammenfassung

UPMC East in Monroeville is seeking a full-time Professional Staff Nurse for the 4 West Acute Care Unit. The role emphasizes independent judgment, fluent communication, and compassionate patient care within a dynamic care team.

This position offers growth through career ladders, loan repayment programs, tuition assistance, and substantial PTO. Graduate nurses are encouraged to apply as the nursing ladder advances your opportunities.

Qualifikationen

• RN license and state registration.
• 1+ year RN experience preferred for advanced opportunities.
• Strong communication and patient-care mindset.

Aufgaben

• Provide highly competent patient care with empathy.
• Collaborate with physicians, nursing peers and ancillary staff.
• Document care plans and patient responses clearly.
• Participate in unit governance and professional development.

Kenntnisse

RN Experience

Communication

Teamwork

Ausbildung

RN License

BSN preferred

Tools

EHR

Jobbeschreibung

UPMC East is hiring a full-time Professional Staff Nurse to support the 4 West Acute Care Unit at our Monroeville location. At UPMC, we invest in our nurses from day one – financially, personally, and professionally. Whether you're tackling student loans or looking to advance your career, UPMC will help you need succeed and thrive.

We offer various opportunities for personal skill-building, professional development, and continued education. If you're ready to take on new challenges, explore this opportunity with us today!

Here's how we support our nurses:

• Up to $20,000 SOB to eligible Experienced Nurses with 1+ Years of RN Experience


• UPMC's brand new Monthly Loan Repayment program, exclusively for 2026-2027 nursing graduates, offering $20,000* in loan repayment paid over three years (Eligible flex full-time RN roles to receive prorated amount)


• Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays each year


• Dedicated career ladders, including a brand-new nursing career ladder added just this year, allowing you to achieve your highest potential while rewarding you for your experience and advanced education


• Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents (plus discounts for UPMC employees including no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options!)

UPMC is committed to investing in nurses like you – financially, personally, and professionally – starting on day one of your career. From tackling student loans to advancing your career later in life, UPMC is the partner you need to succeed and thrive in your nursing career.

The Professional Staff Nurse provides highly competent patient care and treatment while demonstrating empathy and a passion for learning. This role requires independent judgment, fluent communication, and candid partnership and establishes relationships with physicians, other care providers, patients, and patients' families to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.

The Professional Staff Nurse is a valued step in the UPMC nursing career ladder, with opportunities for continued growth and advancement;Graduate Nurses are encouraged to apply.

Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the My Nursing Career Ladder based on their individual experience and education.

Your Role:

As a Professional Staff Nurse, you will provide highly competent patient care and treatment, demonstrating empathy and a passion for learning. You'll use independent judgment, fluent communication, and candid partnership to establish relationships with physicians, other care providers, patients, and their families, ensuring desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.

What You Can Expect:

• Competitive Wages: Including the highest BSN differential in the greater Pittsburgh area


• Incomparable Benefits Package: Including tuition reimbursement


• Top Clinicians and Researchers: Work alongside leading experts and use the most modern equipment and technology in healthcare today

Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the My Nursing Career Ladder based on their individual experience and education. Title and salary will be determined based upon education and nursing experience.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation and commitment to patients and colleagues.


• Demonstrates an understanding of cultural differences and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships.


• Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life.


• Models safe work hours, time management, and a healthy lifestyle.


• Communicates with peers and management any safety hazards identified in the workplace.


• Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and/or teaching children if applicable) and applies them in teaching patients, families, students, and new staff.


• Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to effectively guide them through the episode of care as well as transition to another level of care and/or home.


• Supports the development of students, new staff, and colleagues, may serve as a preceptor.


• Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.


• Applies the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment.


• Formulates daily goals and a plan of care for patients that involves the patient as a partner and considers the patient's individual needs in a holistic manner.


• Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care.


• Practices solid communication skills, and can articulate and translate the patient's condition to other care providers andnegotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices.


• Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers.


• Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction


• Creates a caring and compassionate patient-focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.


• Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care.


• Actively participates in unit-based shared governance, and goal setting and supports the change and transition process to improve the quality of care and the practice environment.


• Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and response willingly to care, team members, needs for assistance, and partnership.


• Participates in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment.


• Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility with the change process.


• Actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts.


• Identifies opportunities for quality improvement to colleagues and management.


• Takes personal responsibility for improving patient satisfaction with the quality of care and service.


• Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical care: identifies research issues or articles related to clinical specialty or areas of interest, discusses opportunities for qualityimprovementat multidisciplinary rounds, and influences patients' plans of care.