Are you graduating in the Fall/Winter of 2024, Spring of 2025, or Summer of 2025 from LPN school and looking to launch your LPN career? Our Graduate LPN Rotational Program at UPMC East may be the perfect fit! You will rotate through various units within the hospital to gain valuable and varied experience while working alongside an experienced nurse to help mentor and guide you in your learning.

This position is eligible for a generous sign-on bonus!

Sign-On Bonus Details:

$10,000 for new graduates with less than one year of experience

$12,500 for for experienced LPNs with one or more years of experience

Candidates hired into a sign-on bonus eligible role will be asked to make a two-year work commitment.

What is the LPN Rotational Program (LPNRP)?

UPMC East is pleased to announce we are NOW HIRING Graduate LPNs as full-time Licensed Practical Nurses to support various hospital units as part of a special Rotational Program. Within the LPNRP you will get the chance to rotate through various Units such as Med/Surg, Oncology, and Stepdown.

Why Join the Graduate LPN Rotational Program?

• Opportunity to explore and find your right ‘home’ in nursing at UPMC.

• Fantastic opportunity to learn from many talented nurses and receive a broad education in nursing.

• Having a resource pool nurse as a mentor.

• Having preceptors for each rotation.

What Can You Expect as a LPNRP LPN?

The LPN provides highly competent patient care and treatment while demonstrating empathy and a passion for learning. A role that requires independent judgment, fluent communication, and candid partnership, the LPN establishes relationships with physicians, other care providers, patients, and patient’s families to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.

As an LPN and a member of the care delivery team, you will set the standards for the level and quality of nursing care and possess authority and accountability for its provision. At all times, you will exemplify a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession.

How Does UPMC Support Our LPNs?

UPMC is committed to investing in LPNs 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 are a few examples of how we support our nurses:

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

• Dedicated career ladders allow you to achieve your highest potential while rewarding you for 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 other educational discounts for UPMC employees, including no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options).

• Top clinicians, leading researchers, and the most modern equipment and technology in health care today.

What Does Placement Look Like Post-LPNRP?

• Upon completion of the Rotational Program, placements are determined by participant preference, Hiring Manager preference, and business need through a collaborative matching process at UPMC East.

• Successful graduation from a Licensed Practical Nursing Program approved by the State Board of Nursing.

• 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.

• They must also demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures.

• Experience in health care preferred, no LPN experience required.

• 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.

• Mobility and visual manual dexterity.

• Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients.

• Computer skills required to utilize the electronic health record.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• LPN must maintain state licensure where they are practicing or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located.

• A licensed practical nurse whose license has lapsed for 5 years or longer or has been placed on inactive status for 5 years or longer, as permitted in section 13.1(b) of the act (63 P.S. 663.1(b)), may reactivate the license by following the state guidelines and would not be eligible to hire into an LPN role until that time.

• Basic Life Support OR Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation.

• Must complete licensure examination within FOUR 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 GPNs take the licensure examination within 4 months of their start date or they will be terminated or demoted from the GPN position, at the discretion of the BU.

• NIH required within 6 months of hire.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

• NIH Stroke Scale (NIH)

• Act 34

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran