Registered Nurse (RN) | Orthopedic Surgery & Med Surg | UPMC Passavant
- Sign-on bonus up to $20,000
- Tuition help up to $6,000 a year
- Magnet hospital
- BLS
- BSN
- RN license
How this pay compares
This posting states $36.50–$45.04 an hour. Open med-surg nurse jobs in Pennsylvania post a median of $41.41 an hour, the middle half $40.77–$45.35, across 29 jobs that state their pay, so this one is below the middle half of what they post. Med-surg nurses employed in Pennsylvania earn a median of $46.36 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
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Registered nurses (RNs) at UPMC in Pittsburgh voted for SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania on 23 Aug 2025, 402 to 305, and the National Labor Relations Board certified the union (case 06-RC-366344). By the bargaining notices filed with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, unions bargain for workers at UPMC here: Service Employees International Union Healthcare Pennsylvania at Pittsburgh, PA (845 workers, bargaining a first contract); International Union of Operating Engineers AFL-CIO at Pittsburgh, PA (53 workers, contract up for renewal 31 Dec 2025); SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania at Pittsburgh, PA (50 workers, contract up for renewal 30 Apr 2025). Each union represents its own unit: ask the recruiter whether this position is in one. Healthcare union elections, union contracts.
Workplace injuries
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside PUH in Pittsburgh reported 275 work injuries and illnesses to OSHA for 2025 over 21,643,160 hours worked: 2.5 per 100 full-time workers, against 5.1 per 100 full-time workers at general hospitalsnationwide. 12 of them describe violence by a patient, resident or client in the case's own words. This is the employer's own report. Workplace injuries by employer.
OSHA inspections here
OSHA inspected Upmc Asbury Heights in Pittsburgh, PA on 29 Mar 2022 and cited 1 violation, under the COVID-19 healthcare emergency standard. A citation says what OSHA found then, not how the site is now. Workplace injuries and OSHA citations.
What Pennsylvania law says about mandatory overtime for nurses
- Limits on mandatory overtime: Health care facilities may not require direct-care employees to work beyond the scheduled shift, except in unforeseeable emergencies, on-call time and procedures in progress (covers hourly or nonsupervisory employees in direct patient care or clinical care at health care facilities, including nurses). Act 102 of 2008, Prohibition of Excessive Overtime in Health Care Act, § 3 (source: Act 102 of 2008, Prohibition of Excessive Overtime in Health Care Act, § 3)
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About the job
Registered Nurse (RN) | Orthopedic Surgery & Med Surg | UPMC Passavant
UPMC Passavant | Pittsburgh, PA
Full-Time | Rotating |
New Graduate and Experienced RNs Welcome
ANCC Magnet designated UPMC Passavant is hiring a Full-Time Professional Staff Nurse to support our 5 Pavilion nursing unit.
Why Nurses Choose 5 Pavilion
Up to $20,000 sign-on bonus for eligible experienced RNs
$20,000 graduate nurse loan repayment program for eligible nursing graduates
Up to $6,000 per academic year in tuition reimbursement , plus eligible UPMC education discounts and RN-BSN/MSN options
Up to 5 and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays
Center of Excellence for Total Joint Replacement
Orthopedic certification support, including financial assistance for eligible ONCB certification
Nursing career ladder allowing you to achieve your highest potential while rewarding you for your experience and advanced education
About the Unit
5 Pavilion is a 30-bed orthopedic surgery and medical-surgical unit at UPMC Passavant. A team-based nursing culture where nurses support one another across assignments, help when the unit gets busy, and have a voice in how the unit improves.
Our nurses care for patients recovering from total joint replacements, joint revisions, fractures, robotic prostatectomies, bladder procedures, and other medical and surgical conditions.
If you are a new graduate looking for broad bedside experience or an experienced RN looking for a unit where you can continue to develop, 5 Pavilion offers a diverse patient population with a strong focus on postoperative recovery, mobility, education, and preparing patients to safely return home.
What You'll Learn
Nurses on 5 Pavilion develop experience in
- Orthopedic nursing
- Total joint replacement and fracture care
- Postoperative recovery
- Medical-surgical nursing
- Mobility and rehabilitation
- Patient and family education
- Discharge preparation
- Multidisciplinary care
Nurses also have opportunities to serve as preceptors and participate in nursing councils, quality improvement, research, and unit development.
What You'll Do
As an RN on 5 Pavilion, you will
- Provide safe, individualized nursing care
- Assess patients and respond to changes in condition
- Develop daily goals and plans of care with patients and families
- Manage medications, treatments, wounds, pain, and postoperative needs
- Prepare patients and families for discharge
- Work closely with physicians, advanced practice providers, therapy, care management, and other disciplines
- Identify barriers affecting patient progress and discharge
- Support nursing students, new nurses, and colleagues
- Participate in patient safety and quality improvement work
- Maintain clear, complete clinical documentation
Schedule
This is a full-time rotating-shift RN position. Nurses work weekends and holidays to support 24/7 patient care.
- Qualifications
- New graduate and experienced RNs are encouraged to apply.
- Current Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license
- Associate or bachelor's degree in nursing accepted
- BLS/CPR meeting UPMC requirements
- Strong clinical judgment and critical-thinking skills
- Ability to manage changing priorities in an acute-care environment
- Ability to meet the physical requirements of bedside nursing
- Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
- UPMC approved national certification preferred.
- Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse.
- 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
- The Professional Staff Nurse position is part of the UPMC Nursing Career Ladder. Title and salary are determined based on education and nursing experience.
- UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
From UPMC's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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