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Join the Total Joint & Spine Team at UPMC Susquehanna!

UPMC Susquehanna is seeking a Full-Time Professional Staff Nurse to join our Total Joint & Spine Unit (TJU)-our primary surgical unit specializing in orthopedic surgeries. TJU features a robust Total Joint Program, with many nurses earning Total Joint Nurse Certifications. In addition to orthopedics, the unit cares for a wide variety of post-operative patients until they transition to inpatient/outpatient rehab or home with post-surgical resources. This full-time role works rotating day shifts (3:15 AM-3:00 PM) including rotating weekends and holidays.

Why You'll Love It Here:

+ Up to $20,000 Sign-On Bonus for experienced RNs

+ $15,000 Sign-On Bonus for graduate nurses (<1 year experience)

+ NEW Monthly Loan Repayment Program: Up to $20,000 for 2025-2026 nursing graduates

+ Up to 5.5 weeks PTO annually + 7 paid holidays

+ Tuition reimbursement up to $6,000/year (includes dependents!)

+ No-cost RN-BSN/MSN options for UPMC employees

+ Career ladders that reward experience & education

+ Graduate Nurses welcome!

As a Senior Professional Staff Nurse, you'll deliver exceptional patient care, exercise independent clinical judgment, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team-helping to set the standard for excellence on a highly skilled, growth-focused surgical unit.

_**Final job title and salary are based on qualifications and career ladder placement.**_

Grow your nursing career-apply today and make a meaningful impact at UPMC Susquehanna!

Responsibilities:

+ Uses the nursing process and Relationship-Based Care to create a healing, patient-centered environment.

+ Develops individualized daily goals and plans of care in true partnership with patients.

+ Communicates clearly and effectively, ensuring accurate documentation and seamless care coordination.

+ Applies strong critical-thinking skills to identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual needs.

+ Incorporates evidence-based practice and organizational goals to enhance safety, quality, and patient satisfaction.

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

+ Identifies opportunities for unit and clinical improvement and actively participates in innovation initiatives.

+ Serves as a mentor and preceptor, supporting the growth of students, graduate nurses, and new team members.

+ Acts as a unit leader in areas such as clinical expertise, teaching, resource nursing, or evidence-based practice.

+ Promotes a healthy workplace by modeling cultural awareness, fostering teamwork, and maintaining work-life balance.

+ Minimum 2 years experience.

+ 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 patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures.

+ Must obtain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on a Professional Staff Nurse Performance Evaluation to be promoted to this level. Must maintain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on annual performance evaluation to maintain status.

+ 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. Exemplary 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.,

+ Annual completion of a professional contributions selected from department, hospital or system goals, and approved by Unit Director

+ OR UPMC approved nursing certification required within 1 year of hire/transfer and must be maintained

+ OR Certification not required if Master's in nursing or DNP is held. If a BSN is held, a Master's degree in a related field may be substituted in lieu of Certification.Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: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. UPMC approved nursing certification preferred. Annual completion of a professional contributions selected from department, hospital or system goals, and approved by Unit Director OR UPMC approved nursing certification required within 1 year of hire/transfer and must be maintained. OR Certification not required if Master's in nursing or DNP is held. If a BSN is held, a Master's degree in a related field may be substituted in lieu of Certification. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

+ Registered Nurse (RN)

+ Act 34

*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