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ST Health Hamot, a Magnet®-designated hospital, is seeking a full-time Professional Staff Nurse to join our 5 South team.
This position offers rotating day/night shifts with weekend requirements. Experienced nurses and recent graduate nurses are highly preferred for this role.
About 5 South – Cardiac Acute Care Unit
5 South is a 46-bed medical-telemetry unit serving both cardiac and medical patients. The unit specializes in caring for individuals with:
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Heart Failure
- Arrhythmias
- Pneumonia
- And other acute cardiac and medical conditions
Twenty-five rooms are equipped with bedside cardiac monitoring for complex cases. The unit also provides telemetry and intermediate-level care for post–cardiac procedure patients.
Title and salary will be determined based on education and experience.
Grow Your Career With ST Health
At ST Health, we are deeply committed to supporting your growth at every stage of your nursing journey. Our robust nursing career ladder begins with Professional Staff Nurse and extends to Expert Nurse and beyond.
The final job title and pay rate will be based on your qualifications and career goals. Any required certifications will include an appropriate timeframe to obtain them. Our career ladder and Total Rewards package will be reviewed at the time of offer to ensure you can make the choices that best support your professional path.
The minimum rate of pay for a non-BSN Professional Staff Nurse is $36.50/hour.
Why Choose ST Health?
ST Health is committed to investing in nurses—financially, personally, and professionally—from your very first day. Whether you’re managing student loans or advancing your education later in your career, ST Health is here to help you thrive.
We support our nurses with:
- Generous Sign-On Bonuses up to $20,000 for experienced nurses (based on role and experience)
- $10,000 Sign-On Bonus for full-time and flex full-time graduate nurses entering their first GN/RN role (prorated for part-time)
- ST Health Monthly Loan Repayment Program offering $20,000 in loan repayment over three years for recent nursing graduates (prorated for eligible flex full-time roles)
- Up to 5.5 weeks of Paid Time Off annually plus seven paid holidays
- Dedicated nursing career ladders rewarding experience and advanced education
- Tuition reimbursement up to $6,000/year for employees and dependents at any accredited institution
- Includes no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options for ST Health employees
About the Professional Staff Nurse Role
The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse and a valued member of the patient care team. In this role, you will:
- Set the standard for high-quality nursing care
- Hold responsibility, authority, and accountability for patient care
- Provide and manage care for a group of patients and their families using independent judgment and collaboration
- Demonstrate leadership, partnership, and teamwork
- Maintain strong, collaborative relationships with physicians, colleagues, patients, and families
- Contribute to positive patient outcomes across the continuum of care
- Show commitment to both the community and the nursing profession
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.
- 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.
- Zero to two 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.
- ***ST Health 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:
- ST Health 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), ST Health 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)
*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.
ST Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Pay range
$36.50–$45.04 / hr
Set by education and experience. Shift differentials are paid on top.
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# Professional Staff Nurse - 5 South Cardiac Acute Care
- Location: Erie, PA (On-site)
- Employment type: Full-Time
- Category: Nursing
- Shift: Rotating
- Business unit: ST Health Hamot
- Pay: $36.50–$45.04 / hr
- Organization: SFX Demo
- Posted: 2026-03-03T12:00:15.95Z
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Shift and schedule
Shift
Rotating
Hours
Full-Time
Workplace
On-site
Benefits
Benefits from day one
Day-one health coverage
Medical, dental and vision start your first day — no waiting period, full- and part-time.
Tuition & certifications
Up to $5,250/yr tuition support plus paid certification renewals and exam fees.
Retirement with match
403(b) with employer match and immediate vesting on your contributions.
PTO & wellbeing days
Generous paid time off, paid parental leave, and dedicated wellbeing days.
Ladders & residencies
Nurse residency, allied apprenticeships, and defined advancement ladders in every area.
Family support
Childcare discounts, caregiver leave, and flexible scheduling that respects your life.
Stories
From people in this role
I started at the bedside. Pepper grew me into leadership — a residency year, tuition support, and a manager who asked "what's next for you?" every single year.
Career progression
Where this role can lead
New-grad RN / Residency
Staff RN — specialty certified
Charge / Clinical Resource RN
Nurse Manager or CNS / NP track
Director of Nursing
FAQ
Questions people ask about this role
About this roleCan I self-schedule?
Most inpatient units use self-scheduling in 4-week blocks, with weekend and holiday rotations shared equitably across the team.
About this roleDo you pay for certifications?
Specialty certification exams, renewals and review courses are covered — and certified nurses earn a differential.
About this roleIs there a nurse residency program?
Yes — a 12-month, accredited residency for new-grad RNs with dedicated preceptors, simulation labs and a cohort that starts together.
About this roleWhat support exists at the bedside?
Clinical resource nurses on every shift, a no-lift equipment program, and unit councils where staff nurses drive practice changes.
Application process
What happens after you apply
Apply
Two minutes with Apply Start — resume autofill does the rest.
Recruiter screen
A real person reviews every application and reaches out.
Interviews
Meet your manager and the team — virtual or on-site, your pick.
Offer
Transparent pay, benefits walkthrough, and time to decide.
Welcome
Paid onboarding, a peer buddy, and your 90-day growth plan.
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