Professional Staff Nurse - Erie - UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center

Description

Job Description

UPMC Hamot's Emergency Department is seeking a full-time Professional Staff Nurse to join our team

Apply now to become part of our dynamic Emergency Services team at UPMC Hamot and contribute to our mission of Life Changing Medicine

About UPMC Hamot Emergency Department:
UPMC Hamot Emergency Department is the largest in the Erie region, providing 24/7 care for both minor and major injuries. As a Level 2 Trauma Center, Cardiac Center, and Comprehensive Stroke Center, we offer exceptional care. We are proud recipients of the Emergency Nurse Association Lantern Award for excellence in leadership, practice, education, advocacy, and research.

This position is full-time, rotating evenings and nights. Shifts range from 9a-9p, 11a-11p, 3p-3a, and 7p-7a.

Title and salary will be determined based upon education and nursing experience.

The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse who plays a crucial role in the care delivery team. They set standards for care quality, hold responsibility and accountability for nursing care, and manage patient care activities using independent judgment and collaboration. Their role includes leadership, partnership, and supervision, and they maintain collaborative relationships with physicians, other healthcare providers, patients, and families to achieve desired outcomes. Additionally, they demonstrate a commitment to the community and the nursing profession.

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 for experienced nurses of up to $15,000 (Amount and eligibility based on type of nursing role and candidate experience)  

• $10,000 Sign-On Bonus available for full-time and flex full-time graduate nurses entering their first GN/RN role 

• UPMC's Monthly Loan Repayment program, exclusively for eligible 2025 and 2026 nursing graduates, offering $20,000* in loan repayment paid over three years

• 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 
   

  Responsibilities:

  • Actively participates in quality improvement efforts. Identifies opportunities for quality improvement to colleagues and management. Takes personal responsibility for improving patient satisfaction with care and service.
  • Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support clinical care improvement. Applies the nursing process within Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment. Formulates daily goals and a plan of care for patients, involving them as partners.
  • Demonstrates critical thinking in identifying clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues. Practices solid communication skills, articulating and translating patient conditions to other care providers. Ensures comprehensive patient documentation to promote communication between caregivers.
  • Incorporates goals from national professional organizations, business units, and health systems to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction. Creates a caring and compassionate patient-focused experience by building healing relationships. Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally.
  • Demonstrates accountability, enthusiasm, motivation, and commitment to patients and colleagues. Understands cultural differences and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships. Maintains a balance between work and personal life, modeling safe work hours and healthy lifestyle.
  • Communicates safety hazards identified in the workplace to peers and management. Demonstrates accountability for professional development to improve practice quality and patient care. Actively participates in unit-based shared governance, goal setting, and supports change processes.
  • Serves as an engaged and full partner on the care team, responding to team member needs. Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility. Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles and applies them in teaching patients, families, students, and new staff.
  • Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to guide patients and families through care transitions. Supports the development of students, new staff, and colleagues, potentially serving as a preceptor. Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by seeking feedback and improving practice.

If you have any questions about the position or would like to discuss the role in more detail, please don't hesitate to reach out. Our recruiter is available to assist you and provide more information to help you determine if this opportunity is the right fit for you.

To connect, simply send an email to , and we'll be happy to schedule a time to speak with you or address any inquiries you may have.

Qualifications - External

• 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.  
• Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures. 
• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families. 
• BSN preferred
• 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.
• Completion of UPMC Student Nurse Internship Program or student clinical transitions course at UPMC preferred.
• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to provide care and interact with all ages of patients. 
• Understand the principles of growth and development over the lifespan. Assess data on patients' statuses to identify each patient's specific care needs.
• Establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with patients and their families, executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, and other departments. 
• Work productively and effectively in an environment with changing priorities that require specialized skills. 
• Think critically to analyze and problem-solve to deliver the best patient care. 
• Use sound clinical judgment, think critically, and problem-solve to deliver quality patient care when it matters most. 

• Understand, apply, and champion nursing best practices. 

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• UPMC approved national certification preferred.
• Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)
  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.
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• ACLS within 1 year, NIH within 6 months
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIH)
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran