Registered Nurse

Professional Staff Nurse Opportunity at UPMC St. Margaret

UPMC St. Margaret is currently hiring a full-time professional staff nurse to support the 4A Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation Unit. Graduate nurses with no prior patient care experience are welcome to apply, in addition to candidates with prior nursing experience.

UPMC is dedicated to providing each patient with the right care, in the right way, at the right time, every time. Our registered nurses are essential partners in that mission, enhancing the patient experience at UPMC with positivity and integrity. Join us as we provide life changing medicine to our community.

This position is eligible for a generous sign-on bonus!

• $20,000 with a 2-year commitment for experienced registered nurses with more than 1 year of experience
• $15,000 with a 2-year commitment for graduate nurses with no experience

About 4A Inpatient Physical Rehabilitation

UPMC St. Margaret 4A Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility is a 28-bed facility in an acute care hospital. Our facility provides comprehensive rehabilitation services part of an intensive rehabilitation program. Patients who are admitted must be able to tolerate 3 hours of intense rehabilitation services per day. Rehabilitation services include treatment by a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist, rehabilitation nursing, PT/OT, SLP, orthotics, respiratory, case management, social services, and/or nutritional services. The rehabilitation team treats a variety of conditions including stroke, orthopedics, arthritis, neurological disorders, and general debilitation. The vision of our inpatient physical rehabilitation unit is for our rehabilitation facility to be recognized as the patient's first choice for quality rehabilitation care in our community and our interdisciplinary team as leaders and experts in the profession of rehabilitation services. Our mission is to help patients with altered functional ability & lifestyles reach their goals and their highest level of function by the time of discharge by providing them with individualized efficient, effective care & rehabilitation services. Staff on this unit work as a close-knit team to provide life changing medicine to their patients. Given the extended length of time that patients spend on this unit, staff have an opportunity to create meaningful relationships with their patients. The culture on 4A is one of teamwork, positivity, and encouragement. Staff collaborate closely with our physicians and physical, occupational, and speech therapy teams to provide interdisciplinary care to their patients and help them work towards achieving their goals. While the work can be physically demanding, the sense of self-fulfillment that the 4A team gets out of helping their patients progress is what keeps many of our staff members on the unit for most of their nursing careers.

How Does UPMC Support Our Nurses?

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. Here are a few examples of how we support our nurses:

• Generous sign-on bonus of up to $20,000
• UPMC's monthly loan repayment program, for eligible 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 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!)
• Top clinicians, leading researchers, and the most modern equipment and technology in health care today

The professional staff nurse is a valued step in the UPMC nursing career ladder, with opportunities for continued growth and advancement. Title and salary will be determined based upon education and nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Builds productive, respectful relationships with patients, families, and colleagues while modeling professionalism, accountability, and healthy work-life balance.
• Promotes a safe, inclusive work environment and communicates identified safety risks appropriately.
• Applies adult learning principles to educate patients, families, students, and new staff throughout the care continuum.
• Provides effective patient and family education to support care planning, transitions, and discharge.
• Supports the development of students and colleagues, including serving as a preceptor and seeking feedback for continuous improvement.
• Delivers holistic, patient-centered care using the nursing process and relationship-based care framework.
• Demonstrates strong clinical judgment and critical thinking across physiological, psychosocial, and spiritual domains.
• Communicates effectively with the interdisciplinary team and maintains accurate, timely documentation.
• Actively participates in shared governance, professional development, and change initiatives to improve practice and care environments.
• Engages in quality improvement and evidence-based practice efforts to enhance patient safety, quality outcomes, and satisfaction.

The individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately to the ages of the patients served by his/her assigned unit as specified below. They must also demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patients status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures. Zero to two years of experience. BSN preferred. 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.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

UPMC approved national certification preferred. 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. Graduate nurses must complete licensure examination within SIX MONTHS of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first. Though temporary permits are valid for one year from the date of graduation, not one year from issue of permit (or until the results of the examination are known at which time it becomes null and void), UPMC requires that GNs take the licensure examination within 6 months of their start date or they will be terminated or demoted from the GN position, at the discretion of the BU.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)
• Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.

UPMC is an equal opportunity employer/disability/veteran.