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Professional Staff Nurse - Operating Room (Ambulatory Surgery Center)

Lead with Purpose. Practice with Excellence. Enjoy Your Work-Life Balance.

Why This Role Matters

As a Professional Staff Nurse - Operating Room, you'll play a key role in supporting our Ambulatory Surgery Center, a fast-paced, high-energy OR environment where no two days are the same. You'll set the standard for clinical excellence while delivering exceptional, patient-centered surgical care in collaboration with surgeons, anesthesia, and interdisciplinary partners.

Best of all, this role offers an outstanding schedule:

Monday-Friday daylights only - no weekends, no holidays, and no call.

Schedule & Work Environment

+ Monday through Friday | Daylight hours

+ No weekends, no holidays, no on-call

+ Operating Room RN supporting a busy Ambulatory Surgery Center

+ A dynamic OR setting with diverse cases and continuous learning opportunities

What You'll Do

Deliver Exceptional, Relationship-Based Care

+ Use the nursing process within a Relationship-Based Care framework to create a compassionate, healing environment.

+ Partner with patients and families to develop daily goals and individualized plans of care that address clinical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs.

+ Apply critical thinking to assess patient conditions and confidently communicate recommendations to the interdisciplinary team.

+ Maintain clear, comprehensive documentation that supports continuity of care, patient safety, and quality outcomes.

Educate, Mentor, and Inspire

+ Apply adult (and pediatric, when applicable) learning principles to educate patients and families throughout the care journey-from admission through discharge.

+ Support and mentor students, new team members, and peers; serve as a preceptor when appropriate.

+ Foster a culture of curiosity, open dialogue, and continuous learning by seeking and providing feedback to improve practice.

Collaborate and Lead Through Partnership

+ Build strong, respectful working relationships with colleagues, leadership, and external partners.

+ Serve as an engaged, dependable member of the care team-readily supporting others to achieve shared goals.

+ Promote a healthy work environment by modeling work-life balance, safe work hours, and effective time management.

+ Communicate safety concerns and contribute to a culture of accountability and psychological safety.

Drive Quality, Safety, and Patient Experience

+ Actively participate in unit-based shared governance, quality improvement initiatives, and goal setting.

+ Identify opportunities to enhance patient safety, satisfaction, and care delivery-and take ownership in making improvements.

+ Integrate evidence-based practice and research into clinical decision-making and multidisciplinary discussions.

+ Align daily practice with national standards, organizational goals, and system-wide quality initiatives.

Grow Professionally and Embrace Change

+ Take accountability for ongoing professional development that advances nursing practice and patient outcomes.

+ Adapt to change with flexibility and a positive mindset, supporting transitions that improve care and the work environment.

_Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies and behaviors._

_Performs other duties as assigned._

Clinical Knowledge & Patient-Centered Care

+ Demonstrated knowledge and skills to provide age-appropriate care to the patient populations served, grounded in principles of growth and development across the lifespan.

+ Ability to assess patient data, interpret findings, and deliver care aligned with departmental policies and procedures.

+ Strong clinical judgment with well-developed critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

+ Ability to lead and support others in applying the nursing process to deliver high-quality care.

Experience & Education

+ 0-2 years of nursing experience required.

+ Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Collaboration & Professionalism

+ Proven ability to build positive, caring relationships with physicians, executives, leaders, interdisciplinary teams, patients, and families.

+ Comfortable working in a fast-paced, complex environment with changing priorities and specialized equipment.

+ Demonstrates professionalism, adaptability, and effective communication across all levels of the organization.

Physical Requirements

+ Mobility, visual acuity, and manual dexterity required.

+ Physical stamina to support frequent standing, walking, lifting, and patient positioning.

Licensure, Certifications & Clearances

+ Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state where the facility is located or a valid multistate license through the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).

+ Graduate Nurses must successfully complete the RN licensure examination within six (6) months of hire or within one year of graduation-whichever comes first.

+ Temporary Practice Permits (TPP) accepted per policy.

+ Basic Life Support (BLS) or CPR certification required in accordance with AHA standards within 30 days of hire.

+ UPMC-approved national certification preferred.

+ Nurses working under an out-of-state NLC license who establish residency in the facility's state must apply for in-state licensure within 60 days.

_Performs duties in accordance with system-wide competencies and behaviors._

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability and Veteran status.