Registered Nurse, Pediatric Operating Room Wolfson Children's Hospital

Overview

Baptist Health is looking to add a Circulating Registered Nurse to its Pediatric Operating Room unit at Wolfson Surgery Center. This is a Full-Time Day shift opportunity with a commitment of 40 hours per week. This Registered Nurse will check-in and receive patient assignments. A day in the life of this Operating Room Registered Nurse will vary based on scheduled surgeries.

This RN may work with a singular patient in a complex case or may work with multiple patients having shorter procedures. This RN will work as a Circulating Nurse and will meet patients in the OR and remain with them for the duration of their procedure to ensure they are appropriately cared for until transferred to PACU care. As a Registered Nurse Circulator, you will be the patient’s primary advocate and responsible for the delivery and documentation of patient care during the intra-operative period.

This may include verifying patient information, positioning the patient, managing the room, and initiating counts.

• Providing for patient needs as recognized through use of the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation) and the mission statement organization
• Supervision of care provided by supportive personnel and coordination of care provided by ancillary services
• Including patients and significant other (SO)/families in developing an individualized plan of care
• Education of patients/SO/families to their disease process and plan of care
• Coordination and preparation of assigned room/case, assessment of patient care needs and the anticipation of needs of the case
• This role does not require call, weekend, or holiday coverage
• 1-2 years OR Circulating experience required or Completion of an AORN Preoperative 101 Program

• Education:
  
  Associate's Degree - Nursing (required);
  Bachelor's Degree - Nursing (preferred)
• Experience:
  
  1-2 years Perioperative Nursing Experience
• License and Certification:
  Basic Life Support (BLS) Required;
  Licensed Registered Nurse Required
• Location:
  
  Wolfson Children’s Hospital, 800 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL, 32207

This position is designated as requiring a level II Background (fingerprint-based screening for positions of trust that check state FDLE and national FBI criminal history) and will undergo screening as a condition of employment and continued employment. For additional information, please visit Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse