Professional Staff Nurse

Join Our Team at UPMC Lititz

We're currently hiring a full-time experienced Registered Nurse for our Emergency Department, working 11:00 AM–11:00 PM. In this fast-paced and rewarding environment, you'll provide expert, compassionate care to patients and families while collaborating closely with physicians and the care team to deliver exceptional outcomes. This role is ideal for an experienced nurse who thrives in a dynamic setting, demonstrates strong clinical judgment, and is dedicated to excellence in patient care.

Make a difference where it counts—apply today

The Professional Staff Nurse is a valued step in the UPMC nursing career ladder, with opportunities for continued growth and advancement; salary will be determined based upon education and nursing experience.

At UPMC, we're committed to investing in nurses like you—financially, personally, and professionally—from day one. Whether you're managing student loans or aiming to advance your career, we're here to help you succeed and thrive.

• Enjoy a generous sign-on bonus up to $15,000 (based on role and experience).
• Receive up to five and a half weeks of paid time off annually, plus seven paid holidays.
• Grow with dedicated career ladders, including a new nursing career ladder rewarding your experience and education.
• Take advantage of tuition reimbursement up to $6,000 per academic year for you and your dependents, plus exclusive employee discounts and no-cost RN-BSN/MSN programs.

Responsibilities:
- Collaborate & Care: Build strong relationships with patients, families, and colleagues while modeling professionalism and accountability.
- Patient-Centered Excellence: Deliver holistic, individualized care and involve patients as partners in their health journey.
- Teach & Mentor: Guide patients, families, students, and new staff, fostering a culture of learning and growth.
- Critical Thinking & Safety: Assess needs, communicate clearly, and proactively identify opportunities to improve care and safety.
- Drive Quality & Improvement: Participate in quality initiatives, evidence-based practice, and shared governance to enhance outcomes.
- Healthy Work Culture: Maintain balance, model safe practices, and contribute to a positive, supportive environment.

• Zero to two years of experience.
• Prior nursing experience highly preferred
• 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.
• Mobility and visual manual dexterity.
• Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients.

***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:

UPMC approved national certification preferred. 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. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. 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.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP)
• Act 31 Child Abuse Reporting with renewal
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal
• 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