Professional Staff Nurse- Ambulatory Surgery Center

Join Our Ambulatory Surgery Center Team and Make an Impact Every Day!

Are you a compassionate, patient-focused Registered Nurse looking for a role that offers both professional fulfillment and exceptional work-life balance? Join our growing Ambulatory Surgery Center team, where you'll play a vital role in delivering safe, high-quality surgical care in a fast-paced outpatient setting.

Why You'll Love This Opportunity

Monday-Friday Daylight Schedule
No Weekends, Holidays, Nights, or Call
Collaborative, Team-Oriented Environment
Opportunity to Build Meaningful Patient Relationships
Supportive Leadership and Professional Growth

What You'll Do

As a Registered Nurse in our Ambulatory Surgery Center, you'll coordinate and deliver perioperative nursing care for patients undergoing surgical procedures while serving as their advocate throughout the surgical experience.

In this role, you will:

• Provide comprehensive, patient-centered nursing care before, during, and after surgical procedures.
• Collaborate closely with surgeons, anesthesia providers, and the surgical team to ensure exceptional patient outcomes.
• Advocate for patient safety while maintaining compliance with regulatory and quality standards.
• Develop individualized care plans that address each patient's physical, emotional, psychosocial, and educational needs.
• Educate patients and families, helping them navigate their surgical journey and recovery with confidence.
• Foster a healing environment built on compassion, communication, and respect.
• Serve as a mentor, resource, and preceptor to students and new team members.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based practice projects that enhance patient care.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and professional excellence.
• Support shared governance, unit goals, and innovative changes that improve both patient care and the work environment.

What Sets You Apart

We're looking for nurses who are:

• Passionate about delivering outstanding patient care.
• Strong communicators and collaborative team players.
• Critical thinkers who thrive in a dynamic surgical environment.
• Committed to lifelong learning and professional development.
• Dedicated to creating a positive experience for patients, families, and colleagues alike.

Be Part of Something Meaningful

Every patient who walks through our doors is trusting us with their care. As part of our Ambulatory Surgery Center team, you'll have the opportunity to make a lasting difference while enjoying the predictable schedule and work-life balance that many nurses seek.

If you're ready to grow your career in a supportive, high-performing surgical environment, we'd love to hear from you!

• 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 patients status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patients requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs and to provide the care needs as described in the department policy and procedures. 
• Zero to two years of experience. 
• BSN preferred. 

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. Good 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:
UPMC approved national certification 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.
UPMC approved national certification 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.
 

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• 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.
 

Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the career ladder, based on their individual experience and education. 

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran