Operating Room - Registered Nurse

Overview

Why Children's Health? At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.

Job Title & Specialty Area: OR RN

Department: OR

Location:

Plano

Shift: PRN

Job Type: On-Site

Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.

Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.

Independently performs the functions of a registered nurse in direct patient care. Utilizes the nursing process in the delivery of developmentally appropriate care. Also works in collaboration with other health care professionals to provide a comprehensive plan of care to meet the patient/family needs.

• Responsible and accountable for prescribing, delegating and coordinating patient care. Uses clinical judgment based on nursing skills acquired through formal and informal experiential knowledge and evidence based guidelines to globally assess the patient’s situation and through critical thinking and clinical decision making, develop an appropriate plan of care for the patient, with the aim of promoting comfort.
• Accountable that patient care meets standards of safety, effectiveness, patient rights and guest relations.
• Oversees care delivered by patient care team; coordinates plan of care.
• Provides education and facilitates learning for patients, families, and patient care team in a way that demonstrates a sensitivity to recognize, appreciate, and incorporate differences related to diversity.
• Collaborates with physicians, families and other healthcare professionals to assist in developing and implementing an appropriate plan of care in a way that promotes/encourages each person’s contributions towards achieving the best patient outcomes.
• Advocates for the patient, represents the concerns of the patient/family and identifies and assists in resolving ethical and clinical concerns.
• Accurately & thoroughly document all patient encounters in EPIC.
• Ensure that Patient Health Information (PHI) is protected and secured at all times.
• Adhere to all infection prevention initiatives (i.e., hand hygiene, proper disposal of waste, etc.).
• Deliver competent and skilled care to patients and families according to their identified needs.
• Will deliver care with a team-orientation, an emphasis on good customer relations, sound clinical judgment and appropriate decision-making abilities that take into consideration evidence based practice.
• Continuously inquires about the condition of the patient through the ongoing process of questioning and evaluating the situation and implements treatment changes, if necessary, through collaboration with the health care team, inclusive of the patient and family.
• Maintains a body of knowledge and tools that allow the nurse to manage whatever environmental and system resources exist for the patient/family, within or across healthcare and non-healthcare systems.

Essential

• Associates Degree
• Associate Degree in Nursing
• BSN in Nursing

2 years OR RN exp required

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support
• Registered Nurse
• Ped Prev and Mgmnt Aggressive Behav
• Trauma Nursing Core Course
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program
• Neonatal Resuscitation Pgm Instr
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Basic Life Support
• BLS Instructor
• NRP-Instructor
• Pediatric Assessment, Communication and Escalation Skills
• PALS Instructor
• Ped Emrgcy Assmnt Recogn Stabil

WORK EXPERIENCE

• At least 1 year of job-related experience is required upon hire

EDUCATION

• Four-year Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience BSN Req

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Current license to practice professional nursing in the State of Texas Req
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers as required by CP 1.20 Life Support Course Requirements Req
• PALS/NRP/ACLS (Department specific requirements - see…