Experienced Professional Staff Nurse (Full-Time) - MICU/SICU (UPMC Passavant)

Company: UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center
Location: Pittsburgh
Posted on: March 28, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Join Our Community! ANCC Magnet Recognized UPMC Passavant is currently hiring a Full-Time Professional Staff Nurse to support the MICU/SICU at our McCandless Location. 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. Shift Details: Nurses in this department typically work 12-hour rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays, to ensure 24/7 coverage in the department. As a nurse at UPMC, you will find: - Competitive wages, with the highest BSN differential in the greater Pittsburgh area. - An incomparable benefits package, including tuition reimbursement. - Top clinicians, leading researchers, and the most modern equipment and technology in health care today Here’s how we support our nurses: - UPMC’s Monthly Loan Repayment program, exclusively for 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, including a nursing career ladder 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!) Responsibilities: - Actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts. - Identifies opportunity for quality improvement to colleagues and management. - Practices solid communication skills and can articulate and translate the patient's condition to other care providers and to negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices. - Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers. - Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. - Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs for assistance and partnership. - Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and/or teaching children if applicable) and applies in teaching of patients, families, students, and new staff. - Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to effectively guide them through the episode of care as well as transition to another level of care and/or home. MUST HAVE 1 YEARS OF RN EXPERIENCE 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 patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures. Previous ICU experience preferred. 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. NIHSS within 6 months and ACLS within 12 months of hire. - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification - Registered Nurse (RN) - Act 34 UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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