Graduate Nurse: UPMC Somerset (Union) - Spring 2027

UPMC • Somerset, PA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Somerset is seeking Graduate Nurses for full-time Professional Staff Nurse positions. This role offers the opportunity to secure a position up to a year prior to graduation. UPMC Somerset is a community-based hospital that values education, growth, and a team-based environment. The Professional Staff Nurse provides highly competent patient care, demonstrating empathy and a passion for learning. This role requires independent judgment, clear communication, and collaboration with physicians, other care providers, patients, and their families to achieve optimal patient outcomes. As a member of the care delivery team, the Professional Staff Nurse sets the standards for nursing care quality and is accountable for its provision, embodying a commitment to the community and the nursing profession.

Requirements

• Current student nurse graduating in Spring of 2027.
• Eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of PA.
• Graduate nurses must take the State Board Nursing Examination within 60 days of hire.
• NIHSS upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

Nice To Haves

• Telemetry: Certs required (upon hire or within 6 mo) are Basic Cardiac Dysrhythmia & ACLS.
• ICU: Certs required (upon hire or within 6mo) are ACLS, Basic Critical Care Nursing Course, & Basic Dysrhythmia Interpretation Course.
• ED: Certs required (upon hire or within 6mo) are ACLS & PALS. Basic Cardiac Dysrhythmia Interpretation Course (upon hire or within 1yr).
• OR: Certs required (upon hire or within 6 months) ACLS & Basic Cardiac Dysrhythmia Interpretation.
• BCLS (upon hire or within 6 Months)
• Applicable required unit specific licensure, certification, and clearances

Responsibilities

• Provides highly competent patient care and treatment while demonstrating empathy and a passion for learning.
• Establishes relationships with physicians, other care providers, patients, and patients’ families to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.
• Sets the standards for the level and quality of nursing care and possesses authority and accountability for its provision.
• Exemplifies a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession.

Benefits

• Generous Sign-On Bonus for roles on select units.
• Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually.
• Seven paid holidays each year.
• Tuition reimbursement at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents.
• Discounts for UPMC employees including no cost RN-BSN/MSN options.
• Access to top clinicians, leading researchers, and the most modern equipment and technology in health care today.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed