Registered Nurse (RN) - Peri-Anesthesia

UPMC; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Vor Ort; USD 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

UPMC St. Margaret Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse to join our Peri-Anesthesia Services team.

The Senior Professional Staff Nurse will help prepare patients for procedures, monitor recovery from anesthesia, and manage postoperative symptoms while educating patients and families. The role involves collaboration with anesthesia providers, surgeons, and a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe transitions and high-quality patient care.

Qualifikationen

• Registered Nurse with active RN license.
• Experience in peri-anesthesia or procedural nursing preferred.
• Strong leadership and teamwork abilities.

Aufgaben

• Prepare patients for procedures and monitor recovery from anesthesia and sedation.
• Manage pain and postoperative symptoms and ensure patient safety during transitions.
• Provide patient and family education about care plans and recovery expectations.
• Collaborate with anesthesia providers and surgeons to coordinate care.
• Engage in quality improvement and participate in governance and mentoring.

Kenntnisse

Critical thinking

Communication

Leadership

Collaboration

Jobbeschreibung

Join UPMC St. Margaret Hospital's Peri-Anesthesia Team!

UPMC St. Margaret Hospital is currently hiring a Registered Nurse to join our Peri-Anesthesia Services team. If you are an experienced RN looking to transition into procedural nursing, Peri-Anesthesia offers an exciting opportunity to develop specialized skills while caring for patients throughout their surgical and procedural experience. Nurses in this department play an important role in preparing patients for procedures, monitoring and caring for patients recovering from anesthesia and sedation, managing pain and postoperative symptoms, providing patient and family education, and ensuring a safe transition to discharge or the next level of care. Working alongside anesthesia providers, surgeons, and an experienced interdisciplinary team, you will strengthen your assessment and critical-thinking skills

This position will work three 12-hour shifts with variable daylight start times. In addition to the regular schedule shifts, scheduled on-call shifts will be required for emergency procedures. Typically, staff are scheduled 1 weekend on call shift per 5-6 weeks, 1-2 weekday on call shifts, and 1-2 holidays on call per year. On call scheduling and coverage is based on staffing needs.

This position reflects the salary and qualifications for a Sr. Professional Staff Nurse, which is a valued step in UPMC's Nursing Career Ladder. The final candidate will be placed in the appropriate title and salary based on education and experience.

Purpose:

The Senior Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse and a member of the care delivery team. The Senior Professional Staff Nurse is responsible to set the standards for the level and quality of care. The Senior Professional Staff Nurse is responsible to set the standards for the level and quality of care. The Senior Professional Staff Nurse has responsibility, authority and accountability for the provision of nursing care. The Senior Professional Staff Nurse 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 Senior Professional Staff Nurse encompasses leadership, partnership, collaboration and supervision. The Senior Professional Staff Nurse 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 Senior Professional Staff Nurse demonstrates a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession.

Responsibilities:

• Identifies opportunities for clinical quality as well as workplace improvement. Applies evidence based practice as a regular aspect of professional practice. Serves on or leads teams that launch innovations in patient care or support a healthy workforce.
• Serves as a role model of professional nursing practice by serving as a recognized unit leader in one or more of the following areas: clinical expertise, teacher, specialized resource nurse, and/or evidence based practice. Consistently gives appropriate feedback to all members of the health care team and participates in the nursing peer review process. Promotes change that enhances the quality of patient care and the unit environment. Serves on teams and leads successful teams as a part of daily practice. Demonstrates highly developed clinical assessment and analytical skills within the context of Relationship Based Care. Actively participates in shared governance at unit level and serves on hospital-wide councils.
• Demonstrates a passion for developing others, enthusiastically and expertly precepts students, graduate nurses and new hires. Analyzes clinical and behavioral situations, identifying learning opportunities to improve patient care practices. Regularly seeks feedback on performance and applies continuous professional improvement. Supports continuous learning in the clinical area by sharing research, materials from professional organizations, presenting on the unit, supporting journal clubs, etc.
• 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. 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. Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care. Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction of the patient experience in daily work. Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues.
• Builds and mends relationships among colleagues within the framework of a healthy workplace. Role models keen cultural awareness including preventing and addressing horizontal violence and impairment. Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life through prioritization and delegation of responsibilities.