Sr. Professional Staff Nurse, OR UPMC Community Osteopathic

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• Generous Sign-On Bonus 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, including a brand-new nursing career ladder added just this year, 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!)

Work Schedule: Hiring for 10-hour shifts: 7a-5:30p, 9a-7:30p, 1p-11:30p and other varied shifts to cover the OR scheduling needs. Weekend rotation every 6-7 weeks, holiday rotation, and on-call required.

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

Responsibilities:

• Care plans for surgical procedures - positioning, medications, supplies, implants, etc.
• Circulating and scrubbing multiple specialties, (ortho, general, vascular, robot, GU/GYN, etc.)
• Stocking and preparing rooms for surgical procedures, (beds, equipment, machines, set ups.)
• Staffing 24/7 acute surgical services department with multiple shifts and call components.
• Charge duties/running the schedule as needed on off-shifts, evenings, weekends.
• 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. 
• Demonstrates a passion for developing others, enthusiastically and expertly precepts students, graduate nurses and new hires. 
• 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.