Graduate Nurse

About the Role

UPMC McKeesport is hiring Graduate Nurses for full-time Professional Staff Nurse positions. This role allows you to secure a position up to a year prior to graduation.

The Professional Staff Nurse provides highly competent patient care and treatment with empathy and a passion for learning. This role requires independent judgment, fluent communication, and candid partnership. You will establish relationships with physicians, other care providers, patients, and patients’ families to achieve desired patient outcomes. As a member of the care delivery team, you will set standards for nursing care and possess authority and accountability for its provision, exemplifying commitment to the community and the nursing profession.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide patient care and treatment.
• 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 to deliver quality patient care.
• Understand, apply, and champion nursing best practices.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Rotating schedule to ensure 24/7 coverage.
• Eligibility for State Board Licensure and successful examination before the role start date, OR ability to start with a Temporary Practice Permit (TPP) and obtain licensure within 6 months of position commencement.
• Applicants will be placed based on individual experience and education.
• All diploma, associate, bachelor’s, and direct-entry master’s degree levels are welcome.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge and skills to provide care and interact with all ages of patients.
• Understanding of the principles of growth and development over the lifespan.
• Ability to assess patient data to identify specific care needs.
• Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse required prior to program start date OR ability to obtain a Temporary Practice Permit and commit to taking the NCLEX examination within four months of hire.
• CPR required based on AHA standards (didactic and skills demonstration) within 30 days of hire.
• Act 34, 33, and 73 Clearances.
• Basic Life Support.