What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse (RN), Peri Anesthesia position at UPMC?
Looking for a nursing role that offers flexibility while allowing you to utilize your peri-anesthesia expertise?
Join our Peri Anesthesia team as a Part-Time Registered Nurse and play a vital role in delivering exceptional care to patients before and after surgical procedures.
This opportunity offers flexible 10-hour shifts with scheduling designed to fit your lifestyle while supporting our patients and surgical teams. We're seeking experienced RNs with perioperative or peri-anesthesia nursing experience who thrive in a fast-paced environment and are committed to delivering outstanding patient care. A BSN and Epic experience are preferred.
As part of our collaborative team, you'll provide specialized care throughout the peri-anesthesia experience while working alongside skilled providers dedicated to patient safety, quality, and positive outcomes. This position includes weekend, holiday, and on-call responsibilities.
If you're an experienced peri-op nurse looking for a supportive team, schedule flexibility, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the surgical patient experience, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and bring your expertise to a department that values both clinical excellence and work-life balance!
The posted pay rate reflects the Expert Nurse level. Final title and compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate's education, experience, and scheduled hours. Qualified candidates will be placed into the appropriate nursing career ladder level and salary range based on relevant experience, education, and hours requirements. The starting rate for a Professional Staff Nurse, BSN is $38.25 per hour.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care. Actively participates in unit-based shared governance, goal setting and supports the change and transition process to improve quality of care and the practice environment. Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and responds willingly to care team member needs for assistance and partnership. Participates in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment. Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility with the change process.
- Applies the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment. Formulates daily goals and a plan of care for patients that involves the patient as partner and considers the individual needs of the patient in a holistic manner. Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care. Practices solid communication skills, and is able to articulate and translate the patient's condition to other care providers and to negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices. Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers. Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system's goals to improve patient safety, quality and satisfaction. Creates a caring and compassionate patient focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families and colleagues.
- Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and/or teaching children if applicable) and applies in teaching of patients, families, students and new staff. Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to effectively guide them through the episode of care as well as transition to another level of care and/or home. Supports the development of students, new staff and colleagues, may serve as a preceptor. Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
- Actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts. Identifies opportunity for quality improvement to colleagues and management. Takes personal responsibility in improving patient satisfaction with the quality of care and service. Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical care: identifies research issues or articles related to clinical specialty or areas of interest, discusses opportunities for quality improvement at multidisciplinary rounds, and influences patients' plans of care.
- Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation and commitment to patients and colleagues. Demonstrates an understanding of cultural differences and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships.
- Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life. Models safe work hours, time management and healthy lifestyle. Communicates with peers and management any safety hazards identified in the workplace.
- *Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
- *Performs other duties as assigned.
Salary : $1,000 - $1,000,000