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

Sign-On Bonus Details:

• $10,000 sign-on bonus available for graduate nurses with less than one year of RN experience with a graduation date of December 2021 and beyond

• $15,000 sign-on bonus available for nurses with over 1 year of experience

At UPMC, we want you to be the best nurse you can be, and we know there are a lot of opportunities to choose from. At UPMC Presbyterian, a Magnet designated hospital, we want to help you achieve your career goals, which is why we offer In-House Travel Department Nursing opportunities.

Do you have a goal to become a Travel Nurse? There is no better place to gain the critical care skills needed to be a successful Travel Nurse than with UPMC Presbyterian’s In-House Travel Department.

UPMC Presbyterian, a level-one trauma center and Magnet-designated facility, is offering nurses the unique opportunity to rotate through different specialty areas to gain skills and experiences to be able to travel throughout our hospital’s inpatient areas, not just one unit with one specialty. Our In-House Travel Department program will allow you to gain critical skills through a variety of different areas, focused on training you to care for a diverse group of patient populations and acquire different clinical skills you wouldn’t normally achieve on just one unit.

The Perks:

• Along with sign-on bonus eligibility, our In-House Travel Department nurses also receive an increased pay differential.

• In addition to exposure to a variety of high acuity areas, you will also be cross-trained in the ICU.

• Flexible scheduling is also available.

Your Experience:

This is a unique opportunity where you will rotate through areas of clinical care consisting of Neurosurgery, Trauma, Medicine, Surgical and Cardiology. You will also have the opportunity to be cross-trained in the ICU. Your home unit will be our In-House Travel Department where you will gain the skills and the confidence to successfully manage a diverse range of patient conditions and be able to provide exceptional care to our patients throughout the hospital.

Here’s how we support our nurses:

• Generous Sign-On Bonus of up to $15,000 (*Amount and eligibility based on type of nursing role and candidate experience)

• UPMC’s brand new Monthly Loan Repayment Program, 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 a brand-new nursing career ladder added just this year, 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!)

At UPMC, we’re passionate about continuing to support your growth throughout your nursing journey. We offer a robust career ladder for bedside nursing that starts with Professional Staff Nurse and leads to Expert Nurse and beyond. The final job title and rate of pay will be based upon both individual qualifications and candidate choice. Any required certifications and contributions based on job title will be afforded a timeframe to obtain. Our competitive career ladder, as well as our Total Rewards package, will be discussed at time of offer to ensure you can make the choices that are right for you. The minimum rate of pay for a non-BSN Professional Staff Nurse is $31.60.

• Minimum 6 months RN experience required.

• ASN Required. BSN Preferred.

• 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 patient’s 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.

• 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.

• Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care.

• Good clinical judgment.

• Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse required prior to program start date OR must have a Temporary Practice Permit and commit to taking the NCLEX examination with four months of hire.

• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire

• Act 34 Criminal Clearance

• Basic Life Support

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