The backbone of patient care at UPMC.

Our nurses’ clinical expertise, advocacy, relationship building, and teamwork change the lives of patients in our communities every day, meeting their unique needs when it matters most. In the same way, UPMC is passionate about offering careers for nurses that fit your unique lifestyle needs and career goals. We’re committed to not only taking care of our patients, but taking care of our nurses, too.

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Experienced Registered Nurses

Nurses with at least one year of experience.

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Soon-To-Be Graduate Nurses

Nurses who are preparing to begin their career.

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Licensed Practical Nurses

LPNs of all experience levels.

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Nursing Students

Students enrolled in nursing school or interested in nursing school.

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Nursing Support

Nursing assistants (NAs) and patient care technicians (PCTs).

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Cardiac

Treat a variety of cardiac patients in settings including stepdown and acute care.

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Med-Surg

Care for patients across a spectrum of environments, from hospitals to outpatient settings to in-home care.

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Operating room.

Provide care to patients before, during, and after surgical procedures.

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Float Pool

Rotate to hospital units on a per-need basis, gaining diverse experience along the way.

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Why Choose Nursing at UPMC?

You deserve a nursing career that empowers and supports you. When you choose a nursing career at UPMC, you can be confident that you’ll have the tools to grow, excel, and thrive in all that you do. Here’s how:

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Enhanced Compensation

With hourly rate increases beginning January 2025, sign-on bonuses of up to $15,000, and a Monthly Loan Repayment program offering $20,000, UPMC empowers nurses to invest in their ambitions from day one.

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Accelerated Growth & Earnings

With the UPMC Nursing Accelerated Career Path, dedicated career ladders, tuition reimbursement and loan assistance, and low- to no-cost BSN and MSN programs for RNs, you can achieve your goals while you enhance your growth and earnings over time.

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Robust Employee Benefits

Designed to support you and your loved ones in all areas of life, UPMC offers a world-class Total Rewards package, including comprehensive health coverage, retirement plans with employer matching, paid parental leave, and more.

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Schedule Flexibility and Time Off

Use your time how you want, with up to 5½ weeks of paid time off annually, plus seven paid holidays. Nurses can also take advantage of flexible work arrangements including self-scheduling and incentives for weekend and night shifts.

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Your Choice in Location and Care Setting

Whether you prefer to work in an urban hospital, a rural setting, or someplace in between, grow your career in a variety of environments across the areas UPMC serves throughout Pennsylvania, and in New York and Western Maryland.

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Clinical Excellence

Top clinicians, breakthrough research, and innovative technology are just a few markers of our commitment to excellence and innovation in addition to our award-winning facilities, with 11 Magnet® status hospitals recognized for excellence in nursing.

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Nursing roles at UPMC

With a robust career ladder for all nurses, plus a variety of settings to practice from, UPMC offers chances to develop in countless directions. Here’s what sets our roles apart:

Skilled and caring professionals like you work together to support and protect our communities, patients, and one another. When you choose a nursing career with UPMC, we support you from the start with investment, security, and opportunity that propel nurses toward advanced roles and long-term success.

  • My Nursing Career Ladder: As early as two years into your career, we offer our nurses an industry-leading career ladder designed to help you achieve your professional goals. As you move along the My Nursing Career Ladder or make a change in your career path, we ensure you’re equipped with the resources, mentors, and leadership you need along the way.
  • Ongoing Opportunity: Wherever you are in your career, experienced nurses can continue to grow thanks to a host of options including tuition-free RN-to-BSN and RN-to-MSN degrees, opportunities to advance into nursing leadership, and an Expert Nurse role in our career ladder.
  • Specialty Nursing Roles: With 50 specialty nursing roles across nearly 20 clinical specialties, our nurses have endless opportunities to develop professionally and grow throughout their entire careers.
  • Flexibility for Your Lifestyle: Make your career work for you with flexible work arrangements including self-scheduling, special programs incentivizing nurses who work weekend and night shifts, and return to bedside programs.

We believe there’s no better way to enhance the future of nursing than by investing in the nurses who are just getting started. Whether you’re still wrapping up nursing school or you’ve recently graduated, UPMC’s graduate nursing opportunities are designed to help you start your nursing career on a firm foundation.

  • Graduate Nurse Rotational Program (GNRP): Gain hands-on experience as you rotate across a variety of different specialties and units to help you decide what specialty is the best fit for you.
  • Graduate Nurse Unit-Based Positions: Jump into your area of interest right away with full-time unit-based roles for graduate nurses.
  • Monthly Loan Repayment: Tackle your student loans with this incentive that offers eligible GNs $20,000 in loan repayment following six months of full-time employment as an RN with UPMC, paid over three years.
  • Student Loan Forgiveness & Refinancing: Navigate student loan repayment and forgiveness plan options with Savi, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) for non-profit employees, and refinance federal or private student loans at an exclusive discounted rate through UPMC’s partnership with SoFi.

LPNs at UPMC are valued members of the patient care team, utilizing their expertise and sharpening their skills while working hand-in-hand with patient care technicians, nursing assistants, registered nurses, and more.

  • Inpatient Opportunities: UPMC’s team-based model of inpatient care provides opportunity for LPNs to build high-impact careers working in a hospital setting as key members of the patient care team.
  • Career Ladders: With designated LPN career ladders for all areas, plus new sign-on bonuses for eligible roles, an LPN career at UPMC is full of growth and advancement opportunities.
  • LPN-to-RN Bridge: For LPNs with aspirations of pursuing an RN role, UPMC Schools of Nursing’s accelerated LPN-to-RN bridge programs offers a high-quality education at an affordable cost. Additionally, students have the opportunity to work reduced hours with a full benefit package while they complete the program.

Want to become a nurse, but not sure where to start? UPMC offers a robust nursing school program with tuition loan forgiveness to alleviate financial obstacles, nursing support opportunities that give you hands-on experience while you’re in school, and an exclusive student nurse internship that refines your nursing skills and builds your career confidence.

  • UPMC Schools of Nursing: UPMC Schools of Nursing can help you become a registered nurse in as little as 16 months, at a fraction of the cost of a traditional BSN program. With six locations across Pennsylvania and a variety of program lengths, you can find an option that’s the right fit for you.
  • Student Nurse Internship (SNI) Program: This paid 10-week internship gives junior-level (or equivalent) nursing students the opportunity to explore different specialties, working full-time in a variety of clinical settings. Learn more about the SNI program here.
  • Nursing Support Roles: Many nursing students work as a casual patient care technician or nursing assistant to bolster patient care skills and get a feel for an inpatient nursing career, partnering with their leaders to create a flexible schedule that accommodates their education.

Nursing assistants (NAs) and patient care technicians (PCTs) help us deliver the very best care to our patients. With flexible scheduling, competitive compensation, and advancement opportunities, these roles make for a long-term rewarding career or a great first step into health care. No matter where you are in your career or how many years of health care experience you have behind you, nursing support roles are an essential facet of UPMC’s patient care experience.

  • Entry-Level Opportunity: With a variety of on-the-job training programs and roles requiring minimal health care experience, nursing support offers an excellent starting point for those entering health care for the first time.
  • Career Ladders: Designed to help you get where you want to be, UPMC’s nursing support career ladders reward you for your experience and your expertise.
  • Meaningful Connection: You’ve got a passion for quality patient care and a commitment to making an impact on your patients’ lives. Nursing support roles give you the opportunity to do just that, getting to know patients and their families as you expertly support their health care goals.

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