transferring at UPMC hospitals

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After nursing school I moved from Erie to St. Louis, MO. I realized I was too far away from family, etc. at holidays and whatnot. So, I am moving back to Pittsburgh, and have a job at Passavant. I am totally happy with the decision and excited about moving back closer to loved ones. All that having been said, I am currently working at a large hospital and I work on a thoracic sugery floor (that treats paitents who have a very high acuity). So my question is, how difficult is it to transfer from one UPMC hospital to another (such as Presby)?

Thanks so much for your answers!

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Specializes in Family Practice, Primary Care.

I just got a job at UPMC Montefiore (technically Presby I guess). Congrats to you!

I asked and they said they like you to work a year before transferring. What you would do is apply at upmc.com as an internal applicant and if you get the job, you basically just switch to that department.

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Specializes in Psych, Med-Surg.

Hi,

Congrats on your new job. The answer is pretty much what the last poster said, with a small exception... Even if you work a year at Passavant, your nurse manager can "hold" the transfer for some time due to "staffing issues." I was told up to 3 months, but I haven't found that in the book yet.

Good luck with the job, and welcome back!

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.

I have been a UPMC employee for over 2 years. The official UPMC policy is that you can transfer positions after holding your first UPMC job for one year. After that, you can transfer again after 6 months at your second postion. UPMC has a large listing of internal listings available, which I've noticed often have more job opportunities than the external ads. I successfully transferred after my first year with UPMC. :)

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.
Hi,

Congrats on your new job. The answer is pretty much what the last poster said, with a small exception... Even if you work a year at Passavant, your nurse manager can "hold" the transfer for some time due to "staffing issues." I was told up to 3 months, but I haven't found that in the book yet.

Good luck with the job, and welcome back!

Yes, you can be "held," but according to UPMC policy, you can only be held for a maximum of one month. Any manager that tries to hold longer is in violation of policy.

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