Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room

UPMC; Washington (Washington County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UPMC Washington is seeking a Professional Staff Nurse, BSN OR to support the Operating Room. The ideal candidate will provide high-quality patient care through leadership and collaboration. Candidates must be a registered nurse, offering flexible shift options with on-call requirements. Join a dedicated team committed to community health and nursing excellence.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with a BSN required.
• Proven experience in patient care and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide nursing care for patients in the operating room.
• Collaborate with the care team for improved patient outcomes.
• Participate in quality improvement efforts.

Skills

Critical thinking

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

UPMC Washington is hiring a Future Graduate or Registered Nurse to support our Operating Room!

We offer flexible shift options:

• Four 10-hour shifts
• Two 8-hour shifts and two 12-hour shifts

Typical shift start time is 6:30 AM, with occasional 8:30 AM starts for 10-hour shifts. On-call hours are required off-shift Monday through Friday, as well as weekends and holidays as needed.

Purpose:The Professional Staff Nurse, BSN OR is a Registered Nurse and a key member of the care delivery team. This role is responsible for setting the standards for the level and quality of care, and has the authority and accountability for the provision of nursing care. The Professional Staff Nurse, BSN OR manages and provides patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with all team members. This role encompasses leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision, establishing and maintaining 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, BSN OR demonstrates a commitment to the community and the nursing profession.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and 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, responding willingly to care team member needs for assistance and partnership.
• Participates in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment, adapting to change and demonstrating flexibility with the change process.
• Applies the nursing process within the framework of Relationship-Based Care to create a healing environment, formulating daily goals and a plan of care for patients that involves the patient as a partner and considers their individual needs holistically.
• Demonstrates critical thinking in identifying clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues for patient care within an episode of care.
• Practices solid communication skills, articulating and translating the patient's condition to other care providers, negotiating and making recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices.
• Ensures comprehensive patient documentation that promotes communication between caregivers.
• Incorporates national professional organization goals as well as business unit and health system 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 them in teaching patients, families, students, and new staff.
• Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to effectively guide them through the episode of care and transition to another level of care or home.
• Supports the development of students, new staff, and colleagues, potentially serving 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, identifying opportunities 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, identifying research issues or articles related to clinical specialty or areas of interest, discussing opportunities for quality improvement at multidisciplinary rounds, and influencing 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, modeling safe work hours, time management, and a 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.