Professional Staff Nurse, Cath Lab & Interventional Radiology

Company: UPMC - Pittsburgh Medical Center
Location: Monroeville
Posted on: March 31, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description UPMC East in Monroeville, PA is searching for a full-time nurse to support our Cath Lab & Interventional Radiology! About Us: At UPMC East, we are dedicated to providing exceptional healthcare services and are looking for passionate nurses to join our multidisciplinary team. If you are currently working in an ICU or Emergency Medicine and want to join our commitment to lifesaving procedures, we want to hear from you! Generous Sign-On Bonus: Up to $15,000 for experienced nurses. Sign on bonuses are paid out in a one-time installment within your first 90 days. Position Overview: We are seeking a full-time nurse to support our Cath Lab and Interventional Radiology units. This role will work in our procedural spaces as well as rotate to our newly added pre and post care areas. This full-time nurse will work 4, 10-hour daylight shifts from 6:30am-5pm, Monday to Friday. Rotating emergency on-call responsibilities are required. Candidates must reside within 30 minutes of UPMC East and be able to respond to a call request within that 30-minute time frame. Key Responsibilities: - Provide high-quality nursing care in the Cath Lab and Interventional Radiology procedural and pre/post areas. - Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to perform lifesaving procedures. - Direct care of STEMI patients. This is a procedural area where your critical care nursing skills will be utilized every day. Qualifications: - Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience and currently working in critical care (Emergency Department or ICU). - Ability to work 10-hour shifts and participate in on-call rotations. - Must live within 30 minutes of UPMC East in Monroeville. Why Join UPMC East? - Paid Time Off: Up to five and a half weeks annually, plus seven paid holidays. - Career Advancement: Dedicated career ladders, including a nursing career ladder, to help you achieve your highest potential. - Tuition Reimbursement: 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. Salary Information: Candidates will be placed in a nurse title and offered a pay rate based on experience and education. The salary shown is for our Professional Staff Nurse title, which requires anywhere from 0-2 years of nursing experience. Responsibilities: - Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation and commitment to patients and colleagues. Demonstrates an understanding of cultural differences and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships. Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life. Models safe work hours, time management and healthy lifestyle. Communicates with peers and management any safety hazards identified in the workplace. - Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and/or teaching children if applicable) and applies in teaching of patients, families, students and new staff. Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to effectively guide them through the episode of care as well as transition to another level of care and/or home. Supports the development of students, new staff and colleagues, may serve as a preceptor. Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice. - Applies the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment. Formulates daily goals and a plan of care for patients that involves the patient as partner and considers the individual needs of the patient in a holistic manner. Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care. Practices solid communication skills, and is able to articulate and translate the patient's condition to other care providers and to negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices. Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers. Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction. Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues. - Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care. Actively participates in unit-based shared governance, goal setting and supports the change and transition process to improve quality of care and the practice environment. Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs for assistance and partnership. Participates in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment. Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility with the change process. - Actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts. Identifies opportunity for quality improvement to colleagues and management. Takes personal responsibility in improving patient satisfaction with the quality of care and service. Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical care: identifies research issues or articles related to clinical specialty or areas of interest, discusses opportunities for quality improvement at multidisciplinary rounds, and influences patients' plans of care. - Zero to two years of experience for salary shown. Preference given to those nurses with 2 or more years of experience. BSN preferred. - Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families. Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment. Good clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care. Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process. 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. ACLS required within 1 year of hire date - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) - Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP) - Act 34 *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

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