What are the responsibilities and job description for the Professional Staff Nurse, OR, UPMC Carlisle Surgery Center position at UPMC?
Graduate nurses are welcome to apply!
The salary range for this position is $36.75 - $52.58. The hired candidate will be placed in the appropriate job title and pay scale based on the in experience within the career ladder.
UPMC is committed to investing in nurses like you –financially, personally, and professionally –starting on day one of your career. From tackling student loans to advancing your career later in life, UPMC is the partner you need to succeed and thrive in your nursing career. Here’s how we support our nurses:
- Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays each year
- Dedicated career ladders, including a brand-new nursing career ladder added just this year, allowing you to achieve your highest potential while rewarding you for your experience and advanced education.
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents (plus discounts for UPMC employees including no cost RN-BSN/MSN options!)
Work Schedule: (7am -3:30pm) Considering rotating shift of 8am - 4pm, and/or 9am - 5pm. No holidays/weekends/call.
A typical day in the Professional Staff Nurse, OR position at UPMC Carlisle Surgery Center is characterized by variety and dynamic tasks. Here's a concise summary:
- Prepping the OR: Start by preparing the operating room for the day's cases.
- Patient Interactions: Engage in short, but meaningful interactions with patients.
- Assessments: Conduct procedure-specific assessments.
- Surgery Assistance: Assist with surgeries, either circulating or scrubbing.
- Collaboration: Work closely with anesthesia, perianesthesia, imaging, lab, and other departments.
- Focus Areas: Emphasize safety, quality, and efficiency throughout all tasks.
Every day brings new challenges and opportunities, ensuring no two days or cases are exactly alike.
Responsibilities:
- Patient assessment.
- Documentation.
- Utilization of preference cards, knowledge and experience to learn/know procedures and surgeon preferences to anticipate the needs of the patients and surgical team (in the scrub role and circulator role).
- Translate learned skills to other facets of practice (e.g. using knowledge of how to scrub a procedure to better anticipate the needs of the team)
- *Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
- *Performs other duties as assigned.
Salary : $40 - $53
