Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse – Pre/Post‑Op

UPMC Magee‑Womens Hospital is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join our Pre‑Operative and Post‑Operative (PACU/Phase II) team. In this role, you will provide high‑quality perioperative nursing care, supporting patients through the surgical experience from pre‑procedure preparation through post‑anesthesia recovery and discharge. This position offers four 10‑hour shifts, primarily Monday through Friday, with start times as early as 5:30 AM and shift end times as late as 6:30 PM. Nurses enjoy limited nights, weekend call, and holiday requirements, promoting excellent work‑life balance. UPMC Magee supports professional growth through a structured RN career ladder and is currently offering a $15,000 sign‑on bonus with a 2‑year commitment to experienced external nurses.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Active RN license
• At least 2 years of RN experience
• BSN not required

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of previous PACU, critical care, or post‑anesthesia experience

Responsibilities:

• Serves as a professional role model, demonstrating advanced clinical judgment, strong assessment skills, and Relationship‑Based Care in all patient interactions.
• Provides high‑quality Pre‑Op and Post‑Op nursing care through comprehensive assessment, care planning, documentation, and interdisciplinary communication.
• Builds healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues to create a compassionate, patient‑centered care environment.
• Actively supports professional development by precepting students, graduate nurses, and new hires, and by continuously seeking and applying performance feedback.
• Promotes a culture of learning through evidence‑based practice, quality improvement initiatives, shared governance participation, and unit or hospital‑wide committees.
• Identifies opportunities to improve patient safety, quality outcomes, and workplace culture, contributing to innovation and practice change.
• Fosters a healthy workplace through collaboration, cultural awareness, respectful communication, and effective prioritization to maintain work‑life balance.
• Minimum 3 years experience for Sr. level II role.
• BSN preferred.
• Completion of annual contribution as set forth through UPMCs My Nursing Career Ladder. UPMC approved nursing certification required within 1 year of hire/promotion and must be maintained. Certification not required if Masters in nursing or DNP is held. If a BSN is held, a Masters degree in a related field may be substituted in lieu of Certification.
• 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.
• 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.

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. Completion of annual contribution as set forth through UPMC's My Nursing Career Ladder. UPMC approved nursing certification required within 1 year of hire/promotion and must be maintained. Certification not required if Master's in nursing or DNP is held. 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)
• 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