Start Strong: $15,000 sign-on bonus for experienced nurse hires!

Ready to take your nursing career into the exciting, fast-paced world of the Operating Room? UPMC Shadyside is hiring a full-time Professional Staff Nurse to join our collaborative, high-performing OR team!

Why You’ll Love This Role:

• Orientation schedule: Monday-Friday, 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. for a smooth transition into the OR. After orientation: Flexible shift options based on departmental needs
• Self-scheduling model for better work-life balance
• Limited weekend surgical schedule
• A tight-knit, team-centered environment where everyone has your back
  
  

About Our OR:

• 24 OR suites serving a wide variety of surgical specialties: Neuro, Cardiac, Ortho, Vascular, Urology, Plastics, Thoracic, Robotics, and more
• Strong oncology patient focus
• 60+ surgical cases daily — no two days are ever the same!
  
  

What You’ll Do:

• Deliver compassionate, patient-focused care in a Relationship-Based Care model
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and fellow nurses to ensure the best patient outcomes
• Apply advanced clinical assessment and critical thinking skills in a surgical setting
• Participate in patient goal-setting and care planning
• Document and communicate care effectively to the surgical team
• Build meaningful relationships with patients, families, and colleagues
• Perform scrub role duties
  
  

Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the nursing career ladder, based on their individual experience and education.

• 2+ years of nursing experience STRONGLY preferred.
• Operating room experience is preferred but not required.
• Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of the nursing process.
• Mobility and visual manual dexterity. Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting and positioning of patients.
  
  

Licensure/Certification

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• UPMC approved national certification preferred.
• Fit Testing Required
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance
  
  

UPMC is an equal opportunity employer.