Professional Staff Nurse (RN - PreOp / PACU
Surgery Center | Monday-Friday | No Weekends | No Holidays | No Call
Looking for work-life balance.
Join our Surgery Center team as a Professional Staff Nurse - PreOp/PACU, where you'll deliver high-quality, relationship-based care in a collaborative, fast-paced surgical environment with a significant orthopedic population.
About the Role
As a Professional Staff Nurse in our Surgery Center, you will provide expert nursing care to patients throughout their surgical journey - from pre-operative preparation to post-anesthesia recovery with a small pediatric population starting at age 8.
You'll practice with autonomy, accountability, and strong interdisciplinary collaboration while creating a safe, compassionate, and efficient patient experience.
Schedule Details
The facility operations from 7:00AM- 4:00PM ; coverage extends until the last patient leaves (2 nurses, rotating.
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- Free onsite parking
- PreOp start time: 5:45 AM
- PACU start times: stagger from 7:00AM to 9:00AM
- PACU nurses remain if needed to recover patients on a rotating basis after 4:00PM if needed.
What You'll Do
Deliver Exceptional Surgical Care
- Prepare patients for surgery, ensuring safety, readiness, and education
- Provide skilled monitoring and recovery care in PACU
- Apply the nursing process within a Relationship-Based Care model
- Demonstrate strong clinical judgment in assessing clinical, safety, psychological, and discharge needs
- Ensure thorough documentation that promotes seamless communication
Lead & Collaborate
- Serve as a highly engaged partner on the interdisciplinary surgical team
- Communicate effectively with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and colleagues
- Will work in a team-centered environment alongside fellow nursing staff to deliver safe, compassionate, and high-quality patient care.
Drive Quality & Professional Growth
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives
- Incorporate evidence-based practice into clinical decision-making
- Take accountability for ongoing professional development
- BSN preferred
- 0-2 years of RN experience (Surgical, PreOp, PACU, or acute care experience preferred
- Strong critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced procedural setting
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to provide age-appropriate care across the lifespan
Licensure & Certifications
- Current RN license (state of practice or multistate compact license
- BLS/CPR (AHA-compliant within 30 days of hire
- Required clearances: Act 33, Act 34, Act 73 FBI
- ACLS, BLS, PALS, Can be completed within 6 months.
Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the career ladder, based on their individual experience and education
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.