Graduate Nurse: UPMC McKeesport Spring 2027 Graduates
McKeesport, Pennsylvania
You'll work a rotating schedule to keep the floor covered 24/7.
Posted Oct 19 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- Rotating schedule, 24/7 floor coverage Shifts/Hours: Our RNs work a rotating schedule to ensure 24/7 coverage on the floor.
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Permanent as full-time Professional Staff NursesFull-time
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed UPMC McKeesport is pleased to announce we are NOW HIRING Graduate Nurses as full-time Professional Staff Nurses.
- License
- Eligible for State Board Licensure and passed exam before starting role; alternative: start with TPP and obtain license within 6 months
- License
- Current Pennsylvania RN licensure Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse required prior to program start date Check your license
- License
- Start with a TPP, obtain license within 6 monthsAfter hire · must obtain license within 6 months of beginning ability to start with TPP and must obtain license within 6 months of beginning position
- Certification
- Basic Life Support
- Certification
- CPR (AHA standards) within 30 days of hireAfter hire · within 30 days of hire CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
- Education
- Graduating with a nursing degree in or before Spring 2027 Are you graduating with your undergraduate nursing degree in or before Spring 2027 and looking to launch your RN career at UPMC?
- Education
- Diploma, associate, bachelor's, or direct-entry master's Diploma, associate, bachelor’s, and direct-entry master’s degree levels all welcome!
- Also asks
- Act 34, 33, and 73 clearances Act 34, 33, and 73 Clearances
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
What it pays
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Bonus
- Sign-on bonus on select units Generous Sign-On Bonus for roles on select unitsfor roles on select units
- Pay reviews
- Placed on the career ladder by experience and education Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the My Nursing Career Ladder based on their individual experience and education.
Benefits
- Benefits$20,000 loan repayment over three years for eligible graduatesUPMC’s Monthly Loan Repayment program, available to eligible nursing graduates, offering $20,000* in loan repayment paid over three years
- BenefitsUp to five and a half weeks of paid time off a yearUp to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually
- BenefitsSeven paid holidays a yearplus seven paid holidays each year
- BenefitsDedicated career ladders rewarding experience and advanced educationDedicated career ladders allowing you to achieve your highest potential while rewarding you for your experience and advanced education.
- BenefitsUp to $6,000 a year tuition reimbursementTuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents
- BenefitsNo-cost RN-BSN or MSN optionsplus discounts for UPMC employees including no cost RN-BSN/MSN options!
More benefits (6)
- Monthly loan repayment up to $20,000 over three years (eligible graduates)
- Sign-on bonus for select units
- Up to five and a half weeks of PTO annually
- Seven paid holidays each year
- Career ladders
- Tuition reimbursement up to $6,000 per academic year
The role and schedule
- Hours stated
- Our RNs work a rotating schedule to ensure 24/7 coverage on the floor.
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and floating handled day to day?
Original listing
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UPMC McKeesport (MCK) 1500 Fifth Avenue , 15132 Are you graduating with your undergraduate nursing degree in or before Spring 2027 and looking to launch your RN career at UPMC? UPMC McKeesport is pleased to announce we are NOW HIRING Graduate Nurses as full-time Professional Staff Nurses. Secure a role up to a year prior to graduation!
What can you Expect as a Professional Staff Nurse? The Professional Staff Nurse provides highly competent patient care and treatment while demonstrating empathy and a passion for learning. A role that requires independent judgment, fluent communication, and candid partnership, the Professional Staff Nurse establishes relationships with physicians, other care providers, patients, and patients’ families to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.
As a Professional Staff Nurse and a member of the care delivery team, you will set the standards for the level and quality of nursing care and possess authority and accountability for its provision. At all times, you will exemplify a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession. How does UPMC Support our Nurses?
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 are a few examples of how we support our nurses
- UPMC’s Monthly Loan Repayment program, available to eligible nursing graduates, offering $20,000 in loan repayment paid over three years (Eligible flex full-time RN roles to receive prorated amount).
- Generous Sign-On Bonus for roles on select units
- 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!)
- Top clinicians, leading researchers, and the most modern equipment and technology in health care today
Shifts/Hours: Our RNs work a rotating schedule to ensure 24/7 coverage on the floor. GNs must be eligible for State Board Licensure and successfully pass the examination before beginning this role OR ability to start with TPP and must obtain license within 6 months of beginning position. Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the My Nursing Career Ladder based on their individual experience and education. Diploma, associate, bachelor’s, and direct-entry master’s degree levels all welcome!
- Demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to provide care and interact with all ages of patients.
- Understand the principles of growth and development over the lifespan.
- Assess data on patients’ statuses to identify each patient’s specific care needs.
- Establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with patients and their families, executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, and other departments.
- Work productively and effectively in an environment with changing priorities that require specialized skills.
- Think critically to analyze and problem-solve to deliver the best patient care.
- Use sound clinical judgment, think critically, and problem-solve to deliver quality patient care when it matters most.
- Understand, apply, and champion nursing best practices.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances
- Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse required prior to program start date OR must have a Temporary Practice Permit and commit to taking the NCLEX examination with four months of hire.
- CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
- Act 34, 33, and 73 Clearances
- Basic Life Support
· UPMC is an equal opportunity employer. Minority/Females/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
What's around it?
McKeesport, PA
Living costs about 2% below the US average