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UPMC Hamot is hiring a Professional Staff Nurse to join our Labor & Delivery team in the Women's Hospital!

This position offers flexible working conditions and opportunities to work across areas in Labor & Delivery and Antepartum, with advancement to OB Triage. RNs work collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams to provide safe, compassionate care for women in all stages of pregnancy, supporting patients and providers throughout the continuum of obstetric care.

This position is full-time, rotating day/night shifts. Occasional weekend and holiday coverage required.

_Previous nursing experience required._

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:

Sign-On Bonus Details (Full-Time status)

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

+ Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays each year

+ 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 sets and upholds standards of care while managing and providing patient care through independent judgment, communication, and collaboration. This role involves leadership, partnership, and supervision, fostering strong relationships with physicians, healthcare providers, patients, and families to achieve optimal outcomes across the continuum of care. Committed to both the community and the nursing profession, the Professional Staff Nurse ensures high-quality, patient-centered care through teamwork and accountability.

Responsibilities:

+ Builds productive relationships internally and externally through accountability, enthusiasm, and commitment to patients and colleagues.

+ Demonstrates cultural awareness and promotes healthy peer relationships.

+ Maintains balance between work and personal life; models safe work hours and time management.

+ Communicates workplace safety hazards to peers and management.

+ Applies adult learning principles in teaching patients, families, students, and new staff; provides clear education for care transitions.

+ Supports development of students and new staff; may serve as a preceptor and fosters open dialogue and continuous improvement.

+ Uses the nursing process within Relationship-Based Care to create a healing environment and individualized care plans.

+ Demonstrates critical thinking in addressing clinical, social, psychological, and spiritual needs; communicates effectively with care teams.

+ Ensures comprehensive documentation to support communication and continuity of care.

+ Aligns practice with organizational goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction; builds compassionate, healing relationships.

+ Takes accountability for professional growth and actively participates in shared governance and change initiatives.

+ Serves as an engaged team member, adapting to change and supporting colleagues.

+ Participates in quality improvement efforts; identifies opportunities and uses evidence-based practice to enhance care.

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+ Demonstrates knowledge and skills to provide age-appropriate care and interact effectively with patients across the lifespan.

+ Understands principles of growth and development; assesses and interprets patient data to meet age-specific needs per department policies.

+ Zero to two years of experience; BSN preferred.

+ Builds positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, staff, and patients/families.

+ Works effectively in a complex environment, managing multiple priorities and specialized equipment.

+ Exhibits strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills for patient care.

+ Applies nursing process and leads others in its implementation.

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

+ ***UPMC offers a variety of flexible options in addition to traditional rotating/flexible shifts, special programs exist to work primarily night shifts or weekend shifts with a premium pay differential. Employees hired as or who choose to transition into one of these programs at a later time must have at least 6 months of nursing experience to qualify and may be required to complete any necessary orientation during regular business hours. If you are interested in these programs, please alert your recruiter when you are contacted for an interview.***Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

+ Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within one year of hire or transfer

+ 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.

+ NIH Stroke Scale (NIH) within 6 months of hire or transfer.

+ 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.

+ Act 33 with renewal

+ Act 34 with renewal

+ Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

+ 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