Join the Action in the OR at UPMC Shadyside!
Professional Staff Nurse - Operating Room (Flexible Full-Time)
Ready to elevate your nursing career and step into one of the most dynamic environments in healthcare? UPMC Shadyside is searching for a dedicated Professional Staff Nurse to join our high-performing, team-focused Operating Room!
Why You'll Love Working in Our OR
Structured Orientation for Success
Monday-Friday, 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Supportive preceptors and hands-on exposure to OR nursing Flexible, Balanced Scheduling After orientation: most shifts fall between 6:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Rotating evening and night shifts based on departmental needs Self-scheduling model to help support work-life balance Limited weekend schedule
A Team You Can Count On
Collaborative, tight-knit environment Strong culture of support and respect
About the UPMC Shadyside OR
24 state-of-the-art OR suites Specialties include: Neuro, Cardiac, Ortho, Vascular, Urology, Plastics, Thoracic, Robotics & more Strong oncology patient focus 40+ surgical cases daily - fast-paced, diverse, and never routine!
What You'll Do
Deliver compassionate, patient-centered care using our Relationship-Based Care Model Collaborate closely with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and fellow nurses Apply advanced critical thinking and assessment skills in a surgical environment Participate in patient goal-setting and care planning Communicate and document care effectively Build meaningful relationships with patients, families, and teammates Perform scrub role duties Receive placement on our nursing career ladder based on your experience and education
Responsibilities:
After surgery, may help transfer patients to the recovery room. Clean and restock the operating room. Serves as a resource to other staff members; precepts students and new employees. Assist in the preparation, care for, and disposal of specimens taken for laboratory analysis and helps apply dressings. Participates in committees and inter-disciplinary teams. Assist the surgical team with putting on sterile gowns and gloves. Before an operation, help to prepare the operating room by setting up surgical instruments and equipment, sterile drapes, and sterile solutions. Assemble both sterile and non-sterile equipment. Adjust and check equipment to ensure it is working properly. Collaborates with Clinician to disseminate new knowledge. Ensure all medications are labeled and handed to surgeon according to established policies and procedures. Ensure clean, safe environment through continued alertness to safety and explosive hazards and aseptic technique. Prepare patients for surgery by wash, shave, and ensure aseptic incision sites. May transport patients to the operating room, help position them on the operating table, and cover them with sterile surgical drapes. During surgery, efficiently pass instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants. Hold retractors or instruments, cut sutures, sponge or suction the operative site and help count sponges, needles, supplies, and instruments.
Requirements:
2 years of current surgical technician experience that demonstrates advanced knowledge of at least 2 surgical specialties. Surgical specialties include but not limited to: general, orthopedic, vascular, plastic and reconstructive, obstetrics and gynecology, thoracic, ophthalmic, neurosurgery, organ procurement and endoscopic surgical settings.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
Certification for Surgical Technologist. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. Certification Details - Certified Surgical Technologist (CST or Technologist Surgery Certified (TSC within 6 months of program completion.
NY State Law:
Public Health Law 2824 Chapter 292 of the Laws of 2013 enacted 01/01/2015.
A healthcare facility may employ or otherwise contract with a person who does not meet the requirements of subdivision three of this section to function as a surgical technologist in a healthcare facility if:
(a) after a diligent and thorough effort has been made, the healthcare facility is unable to employ or contract with a sufficient number of qualified surgical technologists who meet the requirements of this section; (b) the healthcare facility makes a written record of its efforts under paragraph (a) of this subdivision and retains the record at the healthcare facility; (c) the person meets the requirements of subdivision three of this section within two years of the start of employment or contracting for the performance of surgical technology.
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