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UPMC Professional Staff Nurse - OR in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Currently offering a generous Sign-On Bonus of $15,000 for nurses with over 1 year of experience for a 2-year work commitment!
UPMC Shadyside is hiring a full-time Professional Staff Nurse to join their OR team! In this role, you will work 2 8-hour shifts and 2 12-hour shifts per week with occasional weekends, holidays, and on-call on a rotating basis!
UPMC Shadyside’s Operating Room (OR) serves patients through various surgical specialties including neuro, cardiac, ortho, vascular, urology, plastics, thoracic, robotics, and more! We do see a heavy oncology patient population. We are a 24-bed OR and we see over 60 cases per day. We are currently transitioning to a self-scheduling model to offer our staff greater work-life balance, and we boast a limited surgical schedule on the weekends. Our OR is a very team-centered department- we are one big team that helps each other out!
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:
- UPMC’s brand new Monthly Loan Repayment program , exclusively for 2023/2024 nursing graduates, offers $20,000* in loan repayment paid over three years (*Eligible flex full-time RN roles to receive prorated amount)
Responsibilities
Consistently give appropriate feedback to all members of the health care team and participate in the nursing peer review process.
Demonstrate highly developed clinical assessment and analytical skills within the context of Relationship Based Care.
Apply the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment.
Formulate daily goals and a plan of care for patients that involves the patient as a partner and consider the individual needs of the patient in a holistic manner.
Create comprehensive patient documentation and promote communication between caregivers.
Create a caring and compassionate patient-focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
Prior nursing experience is preferred but not required. Graduate Nurses are encouraged to apply!
Operating room experience is preferred, but not required.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is preferred.
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.
Licensure/Certification
UPMC approved national certification preferred.
Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse.
CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.
Fit Testing Required
Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Registered Nurse (RN)
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UPMC is an equal opportunity employer.
*Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the career ladder, based on their individual experience and education.