? [Apply in 3 Minutes] Graduate Nurse: UPMC Mercy Position Available In Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

Job Description Are you a current student nurse graduating inFall/Winter 2025 or Spring/Summer 2026 and looking to continue yournursing career at UPMC? /n UPMC Mercy is pleased to announce we are

NOW HIRING

Graduate Nurses as full-time Professional Staff Nurses.

Graduate Nurse opportunities are highly sought-after and helprecent graduates launch their nursing career at UPMC! /n UPMC Mercyis Western Pennsylvania’s only hospital with a combined Level IRegional Resource Trauma Center and Comprehensive Burn Center underone roof. UPMC Mercy is also the home of our RehabilitationInstitute, which is one of the leading rehabilitation programs inthe United States as well as a dedicated Comprehensive StrokeCenter as accredited by the Joint and the American HeartAssociation/American Stroke Association. /n Find your perfect fitwithin our inpatient nursing divisions: /n Interested in rotatingthrough multiple units? Consider our Graduate Nurse RotationalPrograms or our Nursing Resource (Float Pool) department! /n /n

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Trauma Burn/Emergency Division:

12E Integrated Medical AcuteCare, 11E Trauma Ortho Burn Acute Care, Emergency Department,Clinical Decision Unit (CDU), Emergency Referral Center (ERC), 4FTrauma Burn Center and 6A Withdrawal Management /n /n

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NeuroDivision:

10E Neuro/Medical Acute Care, 7F Neuro Trauma Stepdownand 8A Neuro ICU /n /n

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Medical/Surgical Division:

5FMedical/Surgical Acute Care, 8E Surgical Acute Care, 9ECardiology/Thoracic Surgical Acute Care and Med/Surg ICU 3 /n /n

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Inpatient Rehab Division:

7A General Rehab, 7E Spinal CordInjury, 6E Brain Injury, 6F Stroke /n /n /n What can you Expect asa Professional Staff Nurse? /n The Professional Staff Nurseprovides highly competent patient care and treatment whiledemonstrating empathy and a passion for learning. A role thatrequires independent judgment, fluent communication, and candidpartnership, the Professional Staff Nurse establishes relationshipswith physicians, other care providers, patients, and patients’families to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout thecontinuum of care. /n As a Professional Staff Nurse and a member ofthe care delivery team, you will set the standards for the leveland quality of nursing care and possess authority andaccountability for its provision. At all times, you will exemplifya commitment to the community and to the nursing profession. /n Howdoes UPMC Support our Nurses? /n UPMC is committed to investing innurses like you

• financially, personally, and professionally-starting on day one of your career. From tackling student loans toadvancing your career later in life, UPMC is the partner you needto succeed and thrive in your nursing career. /n Here are a fewexamples of how we support our nurses: /n /n
• /n Generous Sign-OnBonus of up to $15,000
• for Graduate Nurses (
• Amount andeligibility based on type of nursing role and candidate’s workexperience) /n /n
• /n UPMC’s Monthly Loan Repayment program, for2025 nursing graduates, offering $20,000
• in loan repayment paidover three years (
• Eligible flex full-time RN roles to receiveprorated amount) /n /n
• /n Generous Paid Time Off accrual, plusseven paid holidays each year /n /n
• /n Dedicated nursing careerladder
• allowing you to achieve your highest potential whilerewarding you for your experience and advanced education /n /n
• /nTuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at anyaccredited institution, available to employees and their dependents(plus discounts for UPMC employees including no cost RN-BSN/MSNoptions!) /n /n
• /n Top clinicians, leading researchers, and themost modern equipment and technology in health care today /n /n /n

Shifts/Hours:

Our nurses work 3, 12-hour rotating shifts each weekto ensure 24/7 coverage on the floor. Typical start times are 7amand 7pm. /n Graduate Nurses must be eligible for State BoardLicensure and successfully pass the examination before beginningthis role OR ability to start with TPP and must obtain licensewithin 6 months of beginning position. Applicants will be placed inthe appropriate job title and salary from the My Nursing CareerLadder based on their individual experience and education. /n

• /nZero to two years of experience. /n /n
• /n BSN preferred. /n /n
• /n Completion of UPMC Student Nurse Internship Program or studentclinical transitions course at UPMC preferred. /n /n
• /n Theindividual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skillsnecessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately to the agesof the patients served by his/her assigned unit as specified below./n /n
• /n They must also demonstrate knowledge of the principlesof growth and development over the life span and possess theability to assess data reflective of the patients status andinterpret the appropriate information needed to identify eachpatients requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and toprovide the care needs as described in the department policy andprocedures. /n /n
• /n Ability to establish and maintain positive,caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians,non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, otherdepartments, and patients/families. /n /n
• /n Ability to workproductively and effectively within a complex environment, handlemultiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment. /n /n
• /nGood clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical andproblem solving abilities required as related to various aspects ofpatient care. /n /n
• /n Critical thinking skills necessary toexercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process./n /n
• /n Mobility and visual manual dexterity. /n /n
• /nPhysical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting andpositioning of patients.

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Licensure, Certifications, andClearances:

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• /n Current Pennsylvania licensure as aRegistered Professional Nurse /n /n
• /n CPR required based on AHAstandards that include both a didactic and skills demonstrationcomponent within 30 days of hire /n /n
• /n Must complete licensureexamination within

SIX MONTHS

of hire or within one year ofgraduation, whichever comes first. Though temporary permits arevalid for one year from the date of graduation, not one year fromissue of permit (or until the results of the examination are knownat which time it becomes null and void), UPMC requires that GNstake the licensure examination within 6 months of their start dateor they will be terminated or demoted from the GN position, at thediscretion of the BU. /n /n

• /n Basic Life Support (BLS) ORCardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) /n /n
• /n Registered Nurse(RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP) /n /n
• /n Act 34 /n /n
• /n Act 33 (unit specific) /n /n
• /n Act 73 (unit specific) /n /n/n
• Current licensure either in the state where the facility islocated or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistateNursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate licenseissued by a participating NLC state.

Hires and current employeesworking on an out-of-state NLC license who later change theirresidency to the state where the facility is also located will have60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure withinthat state. UPMC is an Equal OpportunityEmployer/Disability/Veteran