OR Surgical Specialist- Neuro Service

UPMC•Pittsburgh, PA

23h

About The Position

The OR Surgical Specialist is a Registered Nurse and member of the care delivery team who performs operating room responsibilities during complex surgical procedures. The role supports the Neuro Service Line and establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and families to achieve desired outcomes throughout the continuum of care. The specialist serves as a recognized unit leader and role model of professional nursing practice through clinical expertise, teaching, specialized resource support, and evidence-based practice. The role promotes high-quality patient care, participates in shared governance and committees, leads or serves on teams, supports staff development, and contributes to continuous improvement in the clinical environment. The position leads service-line specialty teams and coordinates supplies, equipment, instrumentation, implants, vendor access, preference cards, education, and staff training. The specialist may perform the charge nurse role and run the OR service line when the clinician is absent. The role also participates in equipment and supply decisions, budget development, and continuing education.

Requirements

Minimum of 4 years of experience.
Current Registered Nurse licensure in the facility's state or, where applicable, a multistate license under the Nursing Licensure Compact.
Basic Life Support or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification; CPR must meet AHA standards with didactic and skills demonstration components within 30 days of hire.
Annual completion of a professional contribution selected from department, hospital, or system goals and approved by the Unit Director.
Within 1 year of hire or transfer, obtain and maintain either UPMC-approved nursing certification, certification from the UPMC Wolff Learning Academy Center for Nursing Excellence, or a Master's in nursing or DNP. If the nurse holds a BSN, a Master's degree in a related field may substitute for certification.
Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, support staff, other departments, and patients and families.
Ability to work effectively in a complex environment, handle multiple and changing priorities, and work with specialized equipment.
Exemplary clinical judgment, critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities related to patient care.
Critical thinking skills to apply and lead others in applying the nursing process.
Mobility and visual-manual dexterity.
Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.
Act 34 clearance.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as a professional nursing role model and recognized unit leader in clinical expertise, teaching, specialized resource support, and/or evidence-based practice.
Provide feedback to health care team members and participate in nursing peer review, including core surgical specialty team performance.
Promote changes that improve patient care quality and the unit environment; serve on and lead teams.
Demonstrate clinical assessment and analytical skills within Relationship Based Care.
Participate in unit shared governance and hospital-wide councils.
Identify opportunities for clinical quality, supply cost management, and workplace improvement; apply evidence-based practice.
Contribute to innovations in patient care and support a healthy workforce.
Build and mend colleague relationships, promote cultural awareness, and address horizontal violence and impairment.
Precept students, graduate nurses, and new hires; identify learning opportunities and support continuous learning through research, professional resources, presentations, and journal clubs.
Apply the nursing process to create a healing environment and communicate patient conditions and care recommendations to other providers.
Maintain comprehensive patient documentation and identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual concerns.
Incorporate professional organization, business unit, and health system goals into daily work to improve patient safety, quality, and patient satisfaction.
Demonstrate knowledge of the OR environment and equipment.
Lead service-line specialty teams, potentially covering multiple specialties depending on volume and equipment complexity.
Ensure cases have appropriate vendor trays, in-house instrumentation, implants, and special products.
Prevent unapproved products from being brought into or used in UPMC operating rooms and immediately report such instances to the OR Nurse Manager.
Allow only approved vendors into OR suites.
Participate in the Value Analysis Team process.
Inform and educate staff about service-line equipment and other updates.
Educate and train new service-line staff and evaluate core service-line staff.
Coordinate ordering of specialty supplies and maintenance of appropriate par levels with Supply Chain Management.
Maintain current preference cards.
Perform the charge nurse role and run the OR service line in the clinician's absence.
Perform the scrub role if hired on or after July 1, 2023.
Belong to at least one department or hospital committee and demonstrate knowledge of department fiscal requirements.
Participate in decisions about evaluating and acquiring surgical equipment, instruments, and supplies.
Collaborate with health care professionals to develop surgical budgetary requirements.
Organize and coordinate effective use of personnel and materials.
Develop, organize, and deliver continuing education topics and courses.