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UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is hiring full-time Professional Staff Nurses for the Operating Room. This role offers flexible scheduling, with the option of three 12-hour shifts or four 10-hour shifts based on your needs. As a perioperative nurse, you’ll advocate for patients and serve primarily as a circulating nurse in the OR, with comprehensive training provided.
The OR is a supportive, collaborative, and highly specialized environment—ideal for nurses who enjoy focusing on one patient at a time, working closely with a multidisciplinary team, and utilizing advanced technology in a fast-paced setting.
UPMC Children’s Hospital OR provides care for patients ranging from neonates to young adults across a wide range of surgical specialties, including General, ENT, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Plastics, Transplant, Ophthalmology, and Genitourinary procedures. With 14 state-of-the-art operating rooms, the department operates 24/7 as a Level 1 Trauma and Transplant Center, performing approximately 42 cases daily and 12,000 annually.
The OR offers:
Here’s how we support our nurses:
Responsibilities include:
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UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is hiring full-time Professional Staff Nurses for the Operating Room. This role offers flexible scheduling, with the option of three 12-hour shifts or four 10-hour shifts based on your needs. As a perioperative nurse, you’ll advocate for patients and serve primarily as a circulating nurse in the OR, with comprehensive training provided.
The OR is a supportive, collaborative, and highly specialized environment—ideal for nurses who enjoy focusing on one patient at a time, working closely with a multidisciplinary team, and utilizing advanced technology in a fast-paced setting.
UPMC Children’s Hospital OR provides care for patients ranging from neonates to young adults across a wide range of surgical specialties, including General, ENT, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Plastics, Transplant, Ophthalmology, and Genitourinary procedures. With 14 state-of-the-art operating rooms, the department operates 24/7 as a Level 1 Trauma and Transplant Center, performing approximately 42 cases daily and 12,000 annually.
The OR offers:
- Self-scheduling with flexible shift options (3 12s or 4 10s)
- Staggered orientation and structured perioperative training for nurses new to the OR
- A supportive, team-oriented environment that promotes autonomy and professional growth
- Exposure to leading-edge surgical technology and innovation
Here’s how we support our nurses:
- UPMC’s Monthly Loan Repayment Program for first-time nursing graduates: up to $20,000 paid over three years (flex full-time roles may be prorated)
- Up to five and a half weeks of Paid Time Off annually, plus seven paid holidays
- Dedicated career ladder opportunities, including a newly enhanced nursing career ladder that rewards experience, education, and growth
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per year at any accredited institution for employees and their dependents, plus additional education discounts (including no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options)
Responsibilities include:
- Participate in unit-based quality improvement efforts and contribute to enhancing patient care, safety, and satisfaction
- Apply the nursing process using Relationship-Based Care to deliver holistic, patient-centered care
- Collaborate with the care team to develop and communicate patient care plans, ensuring high-quality documentation and continuity of care
- Build strong, professional relationships with colleagues while fostering a respectful, inclusive work environment
- Engage in shared governance, professional development, and continuous improvement efforts
- Educate patients, families, and team members, and support onboarding of new staff and students
- Perform scrub role responsibilities (required for RNs hired on or after July 17, 2023)
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- Minimum of six months of nursing experience preferred
- Prior operating room experience preferred, but not required
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred
- Strong ability to build and maintain positive, professional relationships with interdisciplinary teams, leadership, patients, and families
- Proven ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, complex environment while managing multiple priorities and specialized equipment
- Demonstrates sound clinical judgment with strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to apply and guide others in the nursing process
- Requires mobility, manual dexterity, and visual acuity
- Physical stamina to support frequent walking, standing, lifting, and patient positioning
- Current Pennsylvania Registered Nurse (RN) license required
- Basic Life Support (BLS) or CPR certification (AHA-compliant, including skills demonstration) required within 30 days of hire
- UPMC-approved national certification preferred
- Act 33, Act 34, and Act 73 (FBI) clearances required
- Fit testing required
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