Sr. Professional Staff Nurse (Operating Room)

UPMC

UPMC Passavant – McCandless

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You'll perform scrub duties and hold the unit's clinical standards in the operating room.

Posted Oct 19

Pay: Not posted
Shift and hours: Monday-Friday, daylight/evening shifts 6:30 AM-10:30 PM · 8, 10 or 12-⁠hour shifts Schedule: Monday-Friday, daylight/evening shifts (6:30 AM-10:30 PM) Shift lengths vary (8, 10, or 12 hours).
Unit and setting: Operating Room at UPMC Passavant McCandless Sr. Professional Staff Nurse - Operating Room
License: RN license Registered Nurse (RN)
Term: Permanent Status: Full-TimeFull-time

Do you qualify?

License: RN license Registered Nurse (RN)
Certification: BLS or CPR Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Experience: 2 years' experience Minimum 2 years' experience.
Also asks: Annual career-ladder contributions: 2 professional contributions, or certification plus 1 contribution
Also asks: Act 33 clearance with renewal Act 33 with renewal
Also asks: Act 34 clearance with renewal Act 34 with renewal
Also asks: Act 73 FBI clearance with renewal Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal

Preferred

Education: BSN BSN preferred

What it pays

Pay reviews: Pay based on experience and education Competitive pay based on experience and education

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The role and schedule

Day to day: scrub duties Perform scrub duties and maintain clinical standards
Day to day: mentor peers and new staff Lead and mentor peers and new staff
Day to day: shared governance and quality initiatives Participate in shared governance and quality initiatives
Weekends: Occasional weekends Includes occasional on-call nights, weekends, and holidays.
On call: Occasional on-call nights
Holidays: Occasional holidays
Details: Magnet-recognized hospital Magnet-recognized hospital

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UPMC Passavant Mccandless (PASSAVNHLS) 9100 Babcock Blvd , 15237 Join Our Team! Sr. Professional Staff Nurse – Operating Room Location: UPMC Passavant – McCandless Status: Full-Time

Schedule

Monday–Friday, daylight/evening shifts (6:30 AM–10:30 PM) Includes occasional on-call nights, weekends, and holidays. Shift lengths vary (8, 10, or 12 hours). Why UPMC? Magnet-recognized hospital Competitive pay based on experience and education Opportunities for growth, leadership, and innovation

What You’ll Do

Deliver expert, compassionate surgical care
Lead and mentor peers and new staff
Collaborate across teams to improve outcomes
Apply evidence-based practices and support continuous learning
Perform scrub duties and maintain clinical standards
Participate in shared governance and quality initiatives

What You Bring

Strong clinical skills and critical thinking Commitment to patient-centered care Leadership in practice, education, or innovation Ability to work collaboratively and adapt to change Minimum 2 years' experience. OR Experience perferred BSN preferred Annual completion of 2 professional contributions selected from department, hospital or system goals, and approved by Unit Director OR certification and 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. 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.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances

Registered Nurse (RN) Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Act 33 with renewal Act 34 with renewal Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal UPMC is an equal opportunity employer: Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

What's around it?

In Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh, PAFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 5% below the US average

Median rent: $1,261/mo
Household income: $65,742/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Pittsburgh, PA

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals most often land in Lawrenceville (median rent about $1,057, homes around $226,300, safer than 69% of city neighborhoods) or Shadyside (rent about $1,283, homes $352,892, safer than 81%). Squirrel Hill North is a pricier A+ Niche area with many restaurants (rent about $1,670, homes near $497,000). Stretch-the-paycheck, high owner-occupancy options include Stanton Heights (rent about $821, homes $163,800, 78.6% owner-occupied) and Swisshelm Park (rent about $978, homes $155,450, 82.4% owner-occupied). Point Breeze ranks among Niche’s 2026 best in the metro—walkable, park-surrounded, population about 6,812—while Reddit points people in their 20s to Lawrenceville, Central Northside/Mexican War Streets, and Shadyside. Locals also name South Hills suburbs Upper St. Clair, Mt. Lebanon, and Bethel Park, plus Ross Township, when they want a quieter, all-around-good base.

Nurses and young professionals most often land in Lawrenceville (median rent about $1,057, homes around $226,300, safer than 69% of city neighborhoods) or Shadyside (rent about $1,283, homes $352,892, safer than 81%). Squirrel Hill North is a pricier A+ Niche area with many restaurants (rent about $1,670, homes near $497,000).

Stretch-the-paycheck, high owner-occupancy options include Stanton Heights (rent about $821, homes $163,800, 78.6% owner-occupied) and Swisshelm Park (rent about $978, homes $155,450, 82.4% owner-occupied). Point Breeze ranks among Niche’s 2026 best in the metro—walkable, park-surrounded, population about 6,812—while Reddit points people in their 20s to Lawrenceville, Central Northside/Mexican War Streets, and Shadyside.

Locals also name South Hills suburbs Upper St. Clair, Mt. Lebanon, and Bethel Park, plus Ross Township, when they want a quieter, all-around-good base.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: niche.com Source 5: youtube.com

Getting aroundSources do not give drive times or named bus/rail lines to specific hospital campuses, but healthcare is a core industry and UPMC is repeatedly listed among top employers alongside Pitt, with Google and Uber also in town. Day-to-day movement is shaped by steep hills, aging infrastructure, and traffic; Walk Score is 62, Bike Score 55, and Transit Score 55. Public transit is more usable toward downtown and thinner elsewhere, with reduced routes and underserved pockets, so many hospital workers still drive and should expect ice and hills to slow winter commutes.

Sources do not give drive times or named bus/rail lines to specific hospital campuses, but healthcare is a core industry and UPMC is repeatedly listed among top employers alongside Pitt, with Google and Uber also in town. Day-to-day movement is shaped by steep hills, aging infrastructure, and traffic; Walk Score is 62, Bike Score 55, and Transit Score 55. Public transit is more usable toward downtown and thinner elsewhere, with reduced routes and underserved pockets, so many hospital workers still drive and should expect ice and hills to slow winter commutes.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: rent.com

OutdoorsTree-covered hills, riverside walking trails, and deer close to the urban core define outdoor life after the old industrial cleanup. Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve (Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania) covers more than 130 acres with trails such as Pine Hollow, Meadowview, and Woodland. Free Allegheny Observatory tours run April through late October at 159 Riverview Avenue (reservations required). Weekends commonly mean kayaks on the river, autumn hikes, and day trips to Ohiopyle State Park or McConnells Mill State Park; Point Breeze is described as surrounded by some of the city’s best parks.

Tree-covered hills, riverside walking trails, and deer close to the urban core define outdoor life after the old industrial cleanup. Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve (Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania) covers more than 130 acres with trails such as Pine Hollow, Meadowview, and Woodland.

Free Allegheny Observatory tours run April through late October at 159 Riverview Avenue (reservations required). Weekends commonly mean kayaks on the river, autumn hikes, and day trips to Ohiopyle State Park or McConnells Mill State Park; Point Breeze is described as surrounded by some of the city’s best parks.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: lifeontheroam.com Source 2: visitpittsburgh.com Source 3: niche.com

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Living in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh is a hilly river city of about 301,000 that rebuilt itself around healthcare, universities, and tech—UPMC, Pitt, and Carnegie Mellon are the institutions a relocating nurse will actually feel. Paychecks stretch further than on the coasts: cost of living sits a couple percent below the national average, with neighborhood rents still clustering from the low $800s in Stanton Heights to about $1,670 in Squirrel Hill North. Lawrenceville and Shadyside are the young-professional defaults; Point Breeze and Squirrel Hill North add walkability, parks, and stronger schools; Swisshelm Park and Stanton Heights buy more house for the money. Mt. Lebanon, Upper St. Clair, and Bethel Park dominate suburb talk. The honest tradeoffs are winter (November–March, about 28 inches of snow, ice on steep streets), thin transit outside downtown (Transit Score 55), and traffic on aging, hilly roads. In exchange you get rivers and trails, Beechwood Farms’ 130 acres, Ohiopyle day trips, a Cultural District, black-and-gold sports, and neighborhood food streets in Squirrel Hill and the Strip. Choose the neighborhood for the hills and the commute, not the skyline.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: niche.com Source 4: rent.com Source 5: visitpittsburgh.com Source 6: lifeontheroam.com Source 7: reddit.com Source 8: facebook.com Source 9: youtube.com

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