UPMC Presby?

BadBird, BSN, RN · Jul 12, 2005

I worked at Presby on / off for a year through my agency. You will learn tons but you will work your butt off too. The skills you will gain will be great especially as a new nurse. The drawbacks are the staffing issues, parking (expensive !!!!) and back breaking work (little help with transferring patients). Good luck to you.

BadBird, BSN, RN · Jul 12, 2005

I forgot to add that Presby is a big teaching hospital so there is always a resident in house. They also have lots of studies and patients involved in new studies daily. Very interesting indeed.

Altra, BSN, RN · Jul 12, 2005

Hi Kathy - I sent ya an email. :)

wonderbee, BSN, RN · Jul 14, 2005

Thanks for the responses! It's an enormous help to have this site available. It makes the world a smaller, less scary place. You're all wonderful and I look forward to living and working in the Burgh with you guys.

Shamira Aizza · Jul 20, 2006

Clincally, it's a phenomenal place to work, especially the ICU's. Trauma/Neuro, Surgical, or Cardiothoracic. MICU is good, too, but not as intense as the surgical-run ICU's.

You will learn an incredible amount of stuff, and as one traveler told me...once you learn to survive in one of their ICU's, you will be able to work in any ICU across the nation.

I think the opportunities open to an enterprising nurse at UPMC are fantastic; Italy, Qatar, over a dozen hospitals and countless number of affiliates to work for. The largest hospital-affiliated flight program in the US with locations in 3 or four states. I no longer work there, but strap in and hang on...it will be a good time.