Professional Staff Nurse- 6 West General Surgery

UPMC • Monroeville, PA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

UPMC East is hiring a full-time Professional Staff Nurse to support the 6 West General Surgery 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!
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.
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.
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.

Requirements

• Zero to two years of experience.
• 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.
• 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
• ACLS required within 1 year of hire.
• PALS required within 1 year of hire.
• NIH required within 6 months of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIH)
• Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.
• UPMC approved national certification preferred.

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 and negotiate 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 quality improvement at multidisciplinary rounds, and influences patients' plans of care.

Benefits

• Generous Sign-On Bonus of up to $20,000 for experienced nurses.
• 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 an innovative nursing career ladder, 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!
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level