Clinician - 5E Acute Care​/Trauma Stepdown - Evenings​/Nights

Position: Clinician - 5E Acute Care/Trauma Stepdown - FT Evenings/Nights
UPMC Williamsport is hiring a Full-Time Clinician on 5E Acute Care/Trauma Stepdown

UPMC Williamsport is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse ready to take the next step in their nursing career. If you're interested in growing professionally, we have an exciting opportunity for you to serve as a Clinician on our 5E Acute Care/Trauma Stepdown.

This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week, primarily on evening and night shifts, with every third weekend and no holiday requirements.

About UPMC Williamsport 5E Acute Care/Trauma Stepdown:

Our 23-bed medical-surgical and trauma stepdown unit cares for a wide variety of patients, specializing in acute care surgery and trauma. Medical-surgical patients include those with bowel obstructions, gallbladder issues, and appendectomies. Our team includes expert nurses trained in trauma care and a unique mobility program to help patients recover faster. The unit uses a care partner model, pairing a licensed staff member directly with a nurse for most of the shift.

As a Clinician, you will serve as a nurse leader and role model, responsible for fostering a culture of excellence and high-quality patient care. You will manage staff performance, including evaluations, hiring, and daily oversight, while providing clinical education, orientation, and consultation to team members. You may also provide direct nursing care as needed.

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's how we support our nurses:

* Generous Sign-On Bonus of up to $20,000 (Amount and eligibility based on type of nursing role and candidate experience)

* UPMC's brand new Monthly Loan Repayment program, exclusively for qualifying 2025/2026 nursing graduates, offering $20,000 in loan repayment paid over three years (
* Eligible flex full-time RN roles to receive prorated amount)

* Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays each year

* Dedicated career ladders, including a brand-new nursing career ladder added this year, allowing you to achieve your highest potential while rewarding 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!)

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* The qualified candidate will be placed into the appropriate job title and salary grade based on years of experience and education._

Responsibilities:

+ Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by building teams and relationships through mentoring and modeling uplifting and positive communication. Coaches colleagues on cultural diversity and addresses workplace horizontal violence and impairment. Demonstrates accountability to self and others for safe work hours, time management and healthy lifestyles.

+ Demonstrates knowledge of performance improvement tools and techniques. Continuously improves the quality of care and the work environment of outcomes and the integration of research and best practices into daily work. Shares learning from improvements with other units and/or spreads across the business unit or system.

+ Demonstrates interest in the development of others and positively impacts the lives of patients/families, peers, and members of the healthcare team through mentoring, education, and knowledge sharing. Actively participates in the role of preceptor for student nurses, nurse interns, graduate and experienced nurses and assists with the development of new preceptors in their role. Mentors and role models quest for continuous learning through formal education and the development of others.

Seeks opportunities to share expertise with other members of the healthcare team within and beyond the clinical unit/department.

+ Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction of the patient experience in daily work. Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. Disseminates new knowledge and innovations through presentations, posters, and publications.

+ Applies nursing knowledge and skills within the framework of Relationship Based Care, using the nursing process to meet the clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of the patient and family. Demonstrates critical thinking in the analysis of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care. Practices solid verbal and written communication skills and can articulate and translate the patient's condition to other care providers and to negotiate and make recommendations for changes in…