Registered Nurse (RN) | Orthopedic Surgery & Med Surg | UPMC Passavant

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Graduate nurse loan repayment

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

7 paid holidays

Job summary

UPMC Passavant in Pittsburgh, PA, is hiring a Full-Time Registered Nurse for the 5 Pavilion Orthopedic Surgery & Med-Surg unit. The role features rotating shifts, weekend/holiday coverage, and a competitive hourly rate from $36.50 to $45.04.

New graduates and experienced RNs are welcome. Join a Magnet-designated unit with strong team culture, tuition assistance, and a pathway for career advancement through a nursing career ladder.

Qualifications

• New graduate and experienced RNs welcome.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, individualized nursing care
• Assess patients and respond to changes in condition
• Develop daily goals and plans of care with patients and families
• Manage medications, treatments, wounds, pain, and postoperative needs
• Prepare patients and families for discharge
• Work closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, therapy, care management, and other disciplines
• Identify barriers affecting patient progress and discharge
• Support nursing students, new nurses, and colleagues
• Participate in patient safety and quality improvement work
• Maintain clear, complete clinical documentation

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) | Orthopedic Surgery & Med Surg | UPMC Passavant

UPMC Passavant | Pittsburgh, PA
Full-Time | Rotating | $36.50 to $45.04/hour
New Graduate and Experienced RNs Welcome

ANCC Magnet designated UPMC Passavant is hiring a Full-Time Professional Staff Nurse to support our 5 Pavilion nursing unit.

Why Nurses Choose 5 Pavilion

Up to $20,000 sign-on bonus for eligible experienced RNs

$20,000 graduate nurse loan repayment program for eligible nursing graduates

Up to $6,000 per academic year in tuition reimbursement, plus eligible UPMC education discounts and RN-BSN/MSN options

Up to 5 and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays

Center of Excellence for Total Joint Replacement

Orthopedic certification support, including financial assistance for eligible ONCB certification

Nursing career ladderallowing you to achieve your highest potential while rewarding you for your experience and advanced education

About the Unit

5 Pavilion is a 30-bed orthopedic surgery and medical-surgical unit at UPMC Passavant. A team-based nursing culture where nurses support one another across assignments, help when the unit gets busy, and have a voice in how the unit improves.

Our nurses care for patients recovering from total joint replacements, joint revisions, fractures, robotic prostatectomies, bladder procedures, and other medical and surgical conditions.

If you are a new graduate looking for broad bedside experience or an experienced RN looking for a unit where you can continue to develop, 5 Pavilion offers a diverse patient population with a strong focus on postoperative recovery, mobility, education, and preparing patients to safely return home.

What You'll Learn

Nurses on 5 Pavilion develop experience in:

• Orthopedic nursing
• Total joint replacement and fracture care
• Postoperative recovery
• Medical-surgical nursing
• Mobility and rehabilitation
• Patient and family education
• Discharge preparation
• Multidisciplinary care

Nurses also have opportunities to serve as preceptors and participate in nursing councils, quality improvement, research, and unit development.

What You'll Do

As an RN on 5 Pavilion, you will:

• Provide safe, individualized nursing care
• Assess patients and respond to changes in condition
• Develop daily goals and plans of care with patients and families
• Manage medications, treatments, wounds, pain, and postoperative needs
• Prepare patients and families for discharge
• Work closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, therapy, care management, and other disciplines
• Identify barriers affecting patient progress and discharge
• Support nursing students, new nurses, and colleagues
• Participate in patient safety and quality improvement work
• Maintain clear, complete clinical documentation

Schedule

This is a full-time rotating-shift RN position. Nurses work weekends and holidays to support 24/7 patient care.