Professional Staff Nurse, OR

UPMC; Erie (Erie County); Presencial; USD 41.000 - 59.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Sign-On Bonus up to $15,000

Up to 5.5 weeks PTO + 7 holidays

Tuition reimbursement up to $6,000 per

Career ladder and professional growth

Descripción de la vacante

UPMC Hamot is seeking a Full-Time Professional Staff Nurse for the General Surgery Operating Room. The role requires working in a high-acuity, fast-paced surgical environment with rotating 8-, 10-, or 12-hour shifts, weekends, and on-call coverage.

Experience in nursing or as a surgical technologist is preferred. The unit features 17 OR suites, robotics, and a strong support system for career growth and advancement within the nurse ladder.

Formación

• RN license and active state nursing license.
• Ability to work in a high-acuity surgical environment.
• Rotating shifts including weekends and on-call coverage.

Responsabilidades

• Provide direct patient care in General Surgery Operating Room.
• Demonstrate accountability and leadership within the care team.
• Collaborate with surgeons and anesthesiologists to ensure patient safety.

Conocimientos

Registered Nurse (RN)

Teamwork

Educación

RN License

Descripción del empleo

Full-Time Professional Staff Nurse – General Surgery (Operating Room)

UPMC Hamot | Rotating Shifts

UPMC Hamot is seeking a Full-Time Professional Staff Nurse to join our General Surgery Operating Room team. This role supports a high-acuity, fast-paced surgical environment and requires rotating shifts, weekends, and on-call coverage. 8-, 10-, or 12-hour shift options are available.

Prior nursing experience or surgical technologist experience is highly preferred

About the Unit

Our state-of-the-art Operating Room features 17 surgical suites and supports a wide range of specialties, including Robotics, Kidney Transplants, Trauma, and many additional complex surgical services. We provide high-quality care for both elective and urgent cases, serving patients from infant through geriatric populations.

Join a collaborative team where you’ll work alongside world-class surgeons and anesthesiologists from across the country and play a vital role in delivering lifesaving care every day.

At UPMC, we’re passionate about continuing to support your growth throughout your nursing journey. We offer a robust career ladder for bedside nursing that starts with Professional Staff Nurse and leads to Expert Nurse and beyond. The final job title and rate of pay will be based upon both individual qualifications and candidate choice. Any required certifications and contributions based on job title will be afforded a timeframe to obtain. Our competitive career ladder, as well as our Total Rewards package, will be discussed at time of offer to ensure you can make the choices that are right for you. The minimum rate of pay for a non-BSN Professional Staff Nurse is $36.50.

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:

• Generous Sign-On Bonus for experienced nurses of up to $15,000 (Amount and eligibility based on type of nursing role and candidate experience)
• Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays each year
• Dedicated career ladders allowing 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 discounts for UPMC employees including no cost RN-BSN/MSN options!)

The Professional Staff Nurse OR is a Registered Nurse and a member of the care delivery team. The Professional Staff Nurse OR is responsible to set the standards for the level and quality of care. The Professional Staff Nurse OR has responsibility, authority and accountability for the provision of nursing care. The Professional Staff Nurse OR manages and provides patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication and collaboration with all team members. The role of the Professional Staff Nurse OR encompasses leadership, partnership, collaboration and supervision. The Professional Staff Nurse OR establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care. The Professional Staff Nurse OR demonstrates a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession.

Title and salary will be determined based on education and nursing experience

Responsibilities:

• 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.
• 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 organisation 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 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Performs scrub role (requirement for RNs hired on or after July 1, 2023).
• *Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• *Performs other duties as assigned.