Registered Nurse, OP at UPMC

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

20 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

22 Oct, 25

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Compassion, Detail Orientation, Quality Improvement, Patient Satisfaction, Clinical Judgment, Critical Thinking, Teaching, Patient Education, Patient Care Coordination, Communication, Documentation, Professional Development, Cultural Competence, Flexibility, Relationship Building, Safety Awareness

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Join our team as a Registered Nurse! Are you a compassionate and detail-oriented Registered Nurse looking for a unique opportunity outside of direct patient care? UPMC St. Margaret is seeking a dedicated nurse to join our Pre-Procedure Assessment Center team. In this Flex Full-Time position, you’ll conduct pre-procedure assessment phone calls for SMH, Harmar Surgery Center, and the GI department, with no direct patient care responsibilities. This role offers consistent daylight hours (Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM) with no weekends, holidays, or on-call requirements. Ideal candidates will bring pre/post-surgery knowledge and a commitment to excellence, safety, and integrity. Responsibilities: Quality Improvement & Patient Satisfaction: Actively participates in quality improvement efforts. Identifies and addresses opportunities for improvement. Utilizes research and evidence-based practice. Relationship Building: Establishes positive relationships with all staff and patients. Works effectively in a complex environment with changing priorities. Demonstrates good clinical judgment and critical thinking. Teaching & Development: Applies adult learning principles in patient and staff education. Provides detailed teaching to patients and families. Supports the development of students, new staff, and colleagues. Patient Care: Formulates patient-centered care plans. Triages and coordinates patient care with physicians. Demonstrates critical thinking in patient care. Communicates effectively with care providers. Ensures comprehensive patient documentation. Professional Development: Participates in shared governance and goal setting. Engages in work to improve patient care and practice environment. Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility. Work Relationships & Balance: Maintains productive working relationships. Demonstrates cultural competence and accountability. Balances work and personal life. Communicates safety hazards in the workplace. 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 needed as described in the department policy and procedures. Minimum six months of experience preferred. BSN preferred. Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances: UPMC approved national certification is preferred. 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. CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire. Graduate nurses must complete licensure examination within SIX MONTHS of hire or within one year of graduation, whichever comes first.� Though temporary permits are valid for one year from the date of graduation, not one year from issue of permit (or until the results of the examination are known at which time it becomes null and void), UPMC requires that GNs take the licensure examination within 6 months of their start date or they will be terminated or demoted from the GN position, at the discretion of the BU. Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Registered Nurse (RN) OR Temporary Practice Permit (TPP) Act 34 *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. UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse will conduct pre-procedure assessment phone calls for various departments without direct patient care responsibilities. The role involves quality improvement, relationship building, patient education, and effective communication with care providers.