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Join Our NICU Team as a Registered Nurse - Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit!

Make a meaningful impact as a NICU nurse, delivering expert, compassionate care to premature and critically ill newborns in a fast-paced, highly specialized environment. You'll monitor vital signs, manage ventilators and IVs, support family bonding, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure the best outcomes. Our NICU nurses educate and comfort families and uphold the highest standards of safety and developmental care. Ideal candidates are calm under pressure, detail-oriented, and committed to delivering exceptional care aligned with UPMC's values.

This position is full-time, rotating day and night shifts.

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's 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)

+ 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!)

_Title and Salary will be determined based upon education and experience._

Purpose: The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse who plays a key role in delivering high-quality patient care. They are responsible for setting care standards and are accountable for nursing practices. Their duties include managing care for patients and families using independent judgment, effective communication, and teamwork. The role involves leadership, collaboration, supervision, and building strong relationships with physicians, healthcare providers, and patients to ensure positive outcomes. Additionally, they demonstrate a commitment to both the community and the nursing profession.

Responsibilities:

+ Participates in unit-specific quality improvement initiatives and identifies opportunities for enhancement.

+ Takes personal responsibility for improving patient satisfaction and care quality.

+ Uses research and evidence-based practice to support clinical improvements and influence care plans.

+ Applies the nursing process within a relationship-based care model to create a healing environment.

+ Develops daily patient goals and holistic care plans in partnership with patients.

+ Demonstrates critical thinking in identifying clinical and psychosocial patient needs.

+ Communicates effectively with care teams and documents comprehensively to support continuity of care.

+ Aligns care practices with professional standards and organizational goals for safety and quality.

+ Builds compassionate, healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.

+ Maintains productive internal and external relationships through accountability and motivation.

+ Promotes cultural awareness and healthy workplace relationships.

+ Balances work and personal life, modeling safe work habits and time management.

+ Reports safety hazards and contributes to a safe work environment.

+ Engages in professional development to enhance practice and patient care.

+ Participates in shared governance and supports change initiatives to improve care environments.

+ Acts as a collaborative and responsive team member in patient care.

+ Adapts to change with flexibility and supports improvements in practice.

+ Applies adult learning principles in patient and staff education.

+ Provides thorough teaching to patients and families for care transitions.

+ Supports development of students and new staff, potentially serving as a preceptor.

+ Encourages open dialogue and continuous improvement through feedback and inquiry.

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+ Demonstrates knowledge and skills to provide age-appropriate care based on unit-specific patient populations.

+ Understands growth and development principles across the lifespan.

+ Assesses and interprets patient data to meet age-specific care needs per department policies.

+ Requires 0-2 years of experience.

+ BSN degree is highly preferred.

+ Builds and maintains positive, caring relationships with all levels of staff and patients/families.

+ Effectively works in complex environments with shifting priorities and specialized equipment.

+ Possesses strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

+ Applies and leads others in the nursing process using critical thinking.

+ Requires mobility, manual dexterity, and physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and patient positioning.

+ UPMC offers flexible scheduling options, including night and weekend shift programs with premium pay.

+ Eligibility for special shift programs requires at least 6 months of nursing experience and may involve orientation during regular business hours. Interested candidates should notify their recruiter during the interview process.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

+ 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

+ UPMC approved national certification preferred.

*Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state.

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran