UPMC Hamot's Operating Room has an opportunity for a Full-Time Registered Nurse to join the team! We have a 17-suite operating room that offers wide variety of specialties from Robotics, Kidney Transplants, Trauma and almost everything in between. We provide high quality care for both our elective and urgent patients from infant to geriatrics. You are provided an opportunity to work with world class surgeons and anesthesiologists from all over the country. Join our life saving team! Shifts/Hours: Our RNs work a rotating 10- or 12-hour schedule to ensure 24/7 coverage on the floor. Please visit the following link to learn more about this role and careers in Surgical Services: Surgical Services Careers at UPMC (https://careers.upmc.com/surgicalservices/) Join a dynamic, fast-paced environment that offers meaningful opportunities for professional growth and development. This role provides the chance to work closely with a collaborative team while delivering 1:1 patient care. Enjoy the flexibility of self-scheduling for both regular and on-call hours, with a schedule that adapts to your lifestyle. Benefit from a structured promotional pathway and a supportive leadership team committed to your success. **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.** **Sign-On Bonus Details (Full-Time status)** *** $15,000 sign-on bonus available for nurses with over one year of experience** **Here’s how we support our nurses:** + 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!) _Job title and salary will be determined based upon qualifications and career ladder requirements._ **Purpose:** The Professional Staff Nurse, is a Registered Nurse who sets and upholds high standards of care within the operating room. They are accountable for delivering quality nursing care through independent judgment, collaboration, and communication with the healthcare team. This role involves leadership, supervision, and partnership to ensure optimal patient outcomes. The nurse builds strong relationships with patients, families, and other healthcare providers, and demonstrates a commitment to both the community and the nursing profession. **Responsibilities:** + Demonstrates accountability for professional development to enhance practice and patient care. Actively participates in shared governance, goal setting, and change initiatives. + Engages fully as a collaborative and responsive member of the care team. Contributes to improvements in patient care and the professional practice environment. + Adapts to change with flexibility and a positive attitude. Applies the nursing process within Relationship-Based Care to create a healing environment. + Develops daily goals and holistic care plans in partnership with patients. Uses critical thinking to identify and address clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual needs. + Communicates effectively and documents thoroughly to support care continuity. Aligns practice with organizational and national goals for safety, quality, and satisfaction. + Builds compassionate, healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. Applies adult learning principles in teaching patients, families, students, and staff. + Provides clear, appropriate education to support care transitions. Supports development of others and may serve as a preceptor. + Encourages open dialogue, feedback, and continuous improvement. Participates in quality improvement initiatives and identifies opportunities for enhancement. + Uses research and evidence-based practice to inform and improve care. Demonstrates accountability, enthusiasm, and commitment in professional relationships. + Promotes cultural awareness and healthy workplace interactions. Maintains work-life balance and models safe, healthy work habits. + Reports safety hazards and contributes to a safe work environment. Performs scrub role (required for RNs hired on or after July 1, 2023). + Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors. Performs other duties as assigned. + Zero to two years of nursing experience required. BSN preferred. + Demonstrates knowledge and skills to provide age-appropriate care based on assigned unit. + Understands principles of growth and development across the lifespan. + Assesses and interprets patient data to meet age-specific needs per department policies. + Builds and maintains positive, caring relationships with staff, departments, and patients/families. + Works effectively in complex environments with changing priorities and specialized equipment. + Exhibits strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills. Leads others in applying the nursing process. + Requires mobility, manual dexterity, and physical stamina for walking, standing, lifting, and positioning patients. + UPMC offers flexible scheduling options including night and weekend programs with premium pay. Nurses must have at least six months of experience to qualify for special scheduling programs. Orientation for these programs may occur during regular business hours. Interested candidates should inform their recruiter during the interview process. **Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:** + Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. + Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP) + Graduate nurses must complete licensure examination within six months of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first. Though temporary permits are valid for one year from the date of graduation, not one year from issue of permit (or until the results of the examination are known at which time it becomes null and void), UPMC requires that GNs take the licensure examination within 6 months of their start date or they will be terminated or demoted from the GN position, at the discretion of the BU. + UPMC approved national certification preferred. *Current licensure either in the state where the facility is located or, if the facility is in a state covered by the multistate Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) agreement, a multistate license issued by a participating NLC state. Hires and current employees working on an out-of-state NLC license who later change their residency to the state where the facility is also located will have 60 days upon changing their residency to apply for licensure within that state. **UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran**