Are you a dedicated registered nurse with a passion for perioperative care? UPMC Children’s North Surgery Center is seeking a Full-Time PACU Nurse to join our dynamic team in a busy outpatient surgical setting. We offer a supportive clinical environment, a structured career ladder for professional growth, and a schedule that allows for work-life balance—four 10-hour shifts per week, with no nights, no holidays, and limited weekend shifts. + Clinical Leadership & Expertise + Serves as a role model in areas like clinical expertise, teaching, and evidence-based practice. + Offers consistent, constructive feedback and participates in peer review. + Leads and contributes to effective, change-driven teams that improve care and unit environment. + Patient-Centered Care + Applies the nursing process using a Relationship-Based Care model. + Collaborates with patients to create holistic care plans and daily goals. + Communicates clearly with the care team and advocates for optimal care decisions. + Critical Thinking & Documentation + Uses strong assessment skills to identify clinical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs. + Maintains thorough and communicative patient documentation. + Aligns daily practice with organizational goals to enhance safety, quality, and satisfaction. + Mentorship & Professional Development + Passionately precepts students, new hires, and graduate nurses. + Seeks and integrates feedback to drive continuous improvement. + Fosters unit-based learning via research, presentations, and journal clubs. + Evidence-Based Innovation + Regularly identifies and leads initiatives that improve clinical quality and the work environment. + Applies evidence-based practices to enhance patient outcomes and team wellness. + Healthy Workplace Advocacy + Builds strong interprofessional relationships and models cultural sensitivity. + Actively prevents and addresses workplace incivility and impairment. + Maintains work-life balance through effective prioritization and delegation. + Minimum 2 years experience. + BSN preferred. Annual completion of 1 professional contribution selected from department, hospital or system goals, and approved by Unit Director as set forth through UPMC's My Nursing Career Ladder OR certification. Certification not required if Master's in nursing or DNP is held. If a BSN is held, a Master's 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. + Minimum 2 years experience. BSN preferred. 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. 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) + Act 31, 33, 34, 73 clearances with renewal *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**