UPMC
Health system employer · Based in Pittsburgh, PA
- 53
- open roles, live count
- $46k–$100k/yr
- posted pay across 9 roles
Life here
What a shift at UPMC looks like
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 25 · Rotating 12 · Nights 2 · Evenings 1
Benefits
UPMC offers a Total Rewards program designed to help employees thrive personally and professionally. Stated benefits include health care coverage.
The city
Living in Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh rises from the confluence of three rivers, its steep hills and dozens of bridges giving every neighborhood a distinct skyline view. Former steel towns like Lawrenceville and Shadyside now mix cafés and hospitals, while UPMC anchors a strong healthcare job market. It's a compact, river-carved city where Rust Belt grit meets East Coast ambition.
Browse roles in Pittsburgh- Metro price level · Pittsburgh area
- 5% below the national average
- BEA index 94.7 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,261/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $65,742/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) is an integrated healthcare system headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, encompassing hospitals, a health insurance plan, and clinical, educational, and research enterprises.
- Hiring days & rotating & nights
- Sign-on bonus · 17 roles
More about UPMC
The system operates multiple facilities across the region, including UPMC East in Monroeville and Forbes Tower, among others. UPMC's mission centers on providing outstanding patient care while shaping the future of healthcare through clinical and technological innovation, research, and education. For nursing professionals, UPMC offers a structured career advancement framework called the My Nursing Career Ladder, which determines job title and salary based on individual education and nursing experience. The system also offers sign-on bonuses for eligible nursing candidates on certain units. UPMC positions itself as a place where employees can thrive both personally and professionally, with a stated commitment to a warm working environment, empowerment, and advancement opportunities.
UPMC's mission is to serve the community by providing outstanding patient care and to shape tomorrow's health system through clinical and technological innovation, research, and education. Its vision is to lead the transformation of health care by putting patients, health plan members, employees, and community at the center of everything. Core values include: Quality & Safety (creating a safe environment where quality is the guiding principle), Dignity & Respect (treating all individuals with dignity and respect), Caring & Listening (listening to and caring for patients, members, employees, physicians, and community), Excellence & Innovation (thinking creatively and building excellence into everything), and Responsibility & Integrity (performing work with the highest levels of responsibility and integrity).
Working here
Culture and working life
What to consider
Indeed.com reports an overall employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 5,399 reviews for UPMC. Detailed sub-ratings include: Work-life balance at 3.3/5, Pay and benefits at 3.3/5, Job security and advancement at 3.2/5, Management at 3.0/5 (the lowest-scoring category), and Culture at 3.2/5. Employees cited feeling of personal appreciation, clear sense of purpose, and ability to learn new things as positive aspects. Areas for improvement identified by reviewers include fair pay for the job, trust in colleagues, and sense of belonging.
The good
- Structured My Nursing Career Ladder for advancement based on education and experience
- Sign-on bonuses available for eligible nursing candidates on select units
- Comprehensive Total Rewards benefits program including health care coverage
- Large integrated health system offering diverse clinical settings and specialty areas
- Employees report a clear sense of purpose and ability to learn new things
- Stated commitment to employee empowerment and professional growth
The hard parts
- Management rated lowest among sub-categories at 3.0 out of 5 on Indeed
- Employees cite fair pay as an area for improvement
- Trust in colleagues and sense of belonging identified as areas needing improvement
- Some nursing positions require weekends and holidays
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Umbrella organization
- Roles last seen active
- Sep 9, 2026
- Workplace photos
- 2
- Website
- careers.upmc.com ↗
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Open roles
Roles from UPMC
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Professional Staff Nurse, OP - Pittsburgh Float (Flexible Full-Time)
Pittsburgh, PA · Posted last week
- RN
Professional Staff Nurse, OP- St. Margaret Muti-Disciplinary Team
Pittsburgh, PA · Posted 6 days ago
- RN
RN Staff Nurse - Outpatient Surgery
Altoona, PA · Posted 6 days ago
- Sign-on bonus
- LPN
- evening and night shifts with rotation/weekends/holidays
- Tower 11
- Union represented
- Sign-on bonus
- LPN
- night shifts with rotation/weekends/holidays (36 hours/week)
- Tower 11
- Union represented
- Sign-on bonus
- LPN
- day and evening shifts with rotation/weekends/holidays (36 hours/week)
- Tower 11
- Union represented
- RN
- 10-hour days
- Compact license OK
- RN
- 10-hour rotating
- Compact license OK
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Evenings and Nights with holidays/weekends/rotation (36 hours/week)
- Tower 11
- Union represented
Professional Staff Nurse, OP - Orthopedics Williamsport - Full-Time Days
Williamsport, PA · Posted last week
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Monday thru Friday 8a-4:30pm
- Orthopedics (MSK)
OP Nurse Coordinator I (Burke and Bradley Orthopaedics)
Pittsburgh, PA · Posted last week
- RN
- 8-hour days
- Compact license OK
Registered Nurse - Radiology Procedure Unit (UPMC Presbyterian/RPU)
Pittsburgh, PA · Posted 2 weeks ago
Professional Staff Nurse
Seneca, PA · Seen active last week
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Typically 12-hour shifts with rotating weekends
- Compact license OK
Professional Staff Nurse, OP- Mars
Mars, PA
- New grads welcomed · reported
- RN
- 10-hour days
- Tri Rivers Musculoskeletal Center
Professional Staff Nurse - Post Surgical Unit (Harrisburg Hospital)
Harrisburg, PA · Seen active last week
- New grads welcomed · reported
- RN
- Rotating shift
- AG7
OP Nurse Coordinator I - Trauma and Acute Surgery - UPMC Presbyterian
Pittsburgh, PA
- RN
- 8-hour days
- Compact license OK
Professional Staff Nurse, OP (Rooney Sports Complex, Sports Medicine)
Pittsburgh, PA
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- 8-hour days
- Compact license OK
- New grads welcomed · reported
- RN
- 10-hour days
- Compact license OK
Staff Nurse - Same Day Services
Somerset, PA · Seen active yesterday
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- 8-hour days
- Compact license OK
Professional Staff Nurse, OP
Pittsburgh, PA
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- daylight shifts
- Gynecology Oncology Hospital Clinic
Outpatient Registered Nurse, Dermatology
Pittsburgh, PA
- New grads welcomed · reported
- RN
- Day shift
- Compact license OK
Professional Staff Nurse, OP - OB/GYN (Erie, PA)
Erie, PA
- New grads welcomed · reported
- RN
- 8-hour days
- Compact license OK
Registered Nurse - Trauma Ortho (UPMC Presbyterian/9N)
$37/hr
Pittsburgh, PA · Seen active yesterday
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Rotating shift
Casual Registered Nurse - Neuro Trauma and Neurosurgery (UPMC Presbyterian 5G/6D)
$37/hr
Pittsburgh, PA
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- Rotating shift
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 12-hour rotating
- New grads welcomed
Professional Staff Nurse, OP Kline Health Center
Harrisburg, PA
- New grads welcomed
- RN
- day shift position with NO weekends and NO holidays required
- Compact license OK
Professional Staff Nurse, OP (Natrona Heights/Aspinwall)
Natrona Heights, PA · Seen active last week
- RN
- Day shift
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 8-hour days
Professional Staff Nurse, OR
Pittsburgh, PA · Seen active last week
- RN
- Rotating shift
- Compact license OK
Professional Staff Nurse, Hybrid OR, UPMC West Shore
Mechanicsburg, PA
- RN
- Day/Evening, 4, 10-hour shifts or 5, 8-hour shifts and call coverage.
- Compact license OK
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