The Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) team. This role is ideal for experienced nurses who thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment and are passionate about delivering exceptional care to pediatric patients and their families.

Our PACU recovers an average of 50–70 patients per day from the Operating Room, Procedure Center, Cardiac Cath Lab, and Interventional Radiology. Nurses typically care for 1–2 patients at a time, working closely with Anesthesiologists and interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, high-quality post-anesthesia recovery. We offer a preferable schedule with mostly daytime hours, a strong team atmosphere, and access to the UPMC Inpatient Nursing Career Ladder, supporting both professional growth and long-term career development.

Responsibilities

• Applies the nursing process within the framework of Relationship-Based Care to deliver safe, high-quality, patient-centered care.
• Develops and implements individualized plans of care using strong clinical judgment and critical-thinking skills.
• Communicates patient conditions effectively with the interdisciplinary team and provides clear, accurate documentation.
• Identifies and addresses clinical, safety, and psychosocial needs throughout the episode of care.
• Utilizes evidence-based practice to support patient safety, quality outcomes, and satisfaction.
• Serves as a clinical resource and role model for professional nursing practice.
• Precepts and supports students, graduate nurses, and new staff to ensure safe and competent care delivery.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives, shared governance, and unit-based projects.
• Pediatric, Peri-operative experience, Surgical and ICU experience, and ER preferred
• The individual must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and/or interact appropriately to the ages of the patients served by his/her assigned unit as specified below. They must also demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures.
• Minimum 2 years experience. BSN preferred.
• Must obtain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on a Professional Staff Nurse Performance Evaluation to be promoted to this level. Must maintain a Solid/Strong/Good or higher on annual performance evaluation to maintain status. Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families. Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment. Exemplary clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care. 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.
• Annual completion of a professional contributions selected from department, hospital or system goals, and approved by Unit Director OR UPMC approved nursing certification required within 1 year of hire/transfer and must be maintained OR Certification not required if Master's in nursing or DNP is held. If a BSN is held, a Master's degree in a related field may be substituted in lieu of Certification.
  
  

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse either in the state where the facility is located or in a state covered by a licensure compact agreement with the state where the facility is located. UPMC approved nursing certification preferred. Annual completion of a professional contributions selected from department, hospital or system goals, and approved by Unit Director OR UPMC approved nursing certification required within 1 year of hire/transfer and must be maintained. OR Certification not required if Master's in nursing or DNP is held. If a BSN is held, a Master's degree in a related field may be substituted in lieu of Certification. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire.

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Act 31, 33, 73, 34 clearances
• 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.
  
  

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