Professional Staff Nurse 6 South Surgical Oncology UPMC Passavant McCandless

UPMC • Pittsburgh, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

UPMC Passavant is hiring a Full-Time Staff Nurse to support their 6 South Surgical Oncology Unit at the McCandless location. This 24-bed unit specializes in the pre and post-operative care of oncology patients with colon or gynecological cancers, as well as patients undergoing general surgery. The unit features spacious, private, ADA-compliant rooms. UPMC offers competitive wages, an excellent benefits package including tuition reimbursement, and access to top clinicians, researchers, and modern healthcare technology.

Requirements

• Zero to one year of experience.
• Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• Must complete licensure examination within FOUR MONTHS of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)
• Act 34
• Mobility and visual manual dexterity.
• Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients.
• Individuals hired into this role must comply with UPMC’s COVID vaccination requirements upon beginning employment with UPMC.

Nice To Haves

• One year experience preferred
• Completion of UPMC student nurse internship or student clinical transitions course at UPMC preferred
• BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care.
• Makes recommendations for the improvement of clinical care and the health of the workplace and welcomes and participates in change initiatives.
• Shows the ability to set priorities and demonstrates an understanding of shared governance and begins participating at the unit level.
• Demonstrates enthusiasm for continuous learning and identifies and creates a plan for the continuation of learning and development.
• Identifies patient and family needs for education and provides basic education to support the episode of care.
• Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, spiritual issues within the episode of care.
• Formulates a plan of care and daily goals that consider individual patient needs.
• Creates a caring and compassionate patient-focused experience by building healing relationships with patient, families and colleagues.
• Identifies ethical situations within patient care or within the workplace and seeks assistance.
• Professionally accepts assignments that gradually increase patient load and complexity.

Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Highest BSN differential in the greater Pittsburgh area
• Incomparable benefits package
• Tuition reimbursement
• Generous Sign-On Bonus of up to $20,000 for experienced nurses
• UPMC’s brand new Monthly Loan Repayment program, exclusively for nursing graduates, offering $20,000 in loan repayment paid over three years
• Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually
• Seven paid holidays each year
• Dedicated career ladders
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents
• Discounts for UPMC employees including no cost RN-BSN/MSN options!

What This Job Offers

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