Clinical Nurse - Operating Room - Arrowhead

Clinical Nurse - Operating Room - Arrowhead Shift: Mon-Fri, (Days Vary), Days, 6:30am-5pm Category: Nursing Posting #: 1011221 Employee Type: Full-Time Position Summary Phoenix Children’s is hiring full time Operating Room Nurses for the Arrowhead Hospital, located at 67th Avenue/Glendale. As a Circulating Operating Room nurse, you will provide nursing care to patients by assessing, planning, educating, implementing, and evaluating age-appropriate care circulating in the operating room. You will work alongside some of the best surgeons, anesthesiologists, techs, and nurses in the valley. This position does require a minimum of 1 year circulating nurse experience (pediatric preferred), or Periop 101 training along with a passion to work in a state of the art community hospital surgery department. What is most unique about this role is the joy that you will have, providing family centered care to our pediatric population! Specialty areas include general surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, urology, ENT, and GI. New Grads will not be considered. This position works in collaboration with the healthcare team, patient and family to promote patient health through delivery of professional nursing care appropriate to patients age and condition as documented in the nursing and medical plans of care in accordance with evidence-based nursing and patient care practice standards and hospital goals, values and regulatory standards. Position Duties Completes nursing assessment of patient conditions consistent with age and condition, including physical, psychological, social, developmental, and educational factors, to determine initial level of compliance with treatment plan per policy and unit guidelines. Performs ongoing patient and family assessments and identifies variations from diagnoses. Continually evaluates patient responses to care, teaching, and discharge plans. Documents patient progress in appropriate charts and shares observations and assessment outcomes with healthcare team and families to ensure timely communication and understanding of patient health status, progress, and ongoing needs. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing required activities within established parameters to ensure compliance with all applicable medication, storage and documentation standards, regulations, and requirements. Provides orientation to the unit, hospital systems, and processes to patients and family members to ensure familiarity with unit’s policies and requirements. Supervises patient care activities of assigned team members and delegates activities appropriate to knowledge, skill, and competency. Provides timely feedback and review of care delivery to ensure maintenance of patient safety, infection control procedures, therapeutic environment, and team members’ performance level, maintaining confidentiality as appropriate. Works collaboratively with patient care team and family members to establish and implement plan of care to ensure coordination of activities and ongoing communication of patient health status. Participates in patient care rounds and patient care conferences as appropriate. Fosters a positive learning environment by modeling best practices and patient-centered care while providing guidance, training, and support to students and new employees through mentorship, clinical instruction, and knowledge sharing. Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested. Position Qualifications Two-year (ADN) degree in nursing, or a four-year degree (BSN) in nursing, or a Diploma Nursing degree. Bachelor's degree in Nursing or currently enrolled in an RN to BSN program (preferred). Current State of Arizona RN license or an RN license from a compact state with multistate privileges or ability to establish licensure according to Arizona law prior to start date. Current BLS certification for Healthcare Provider from the American Heart Association prior to start date. Minimum 1 year circulating nurse experience (pediatric preferred) or Periop 101 training. Physical Requirements Feeling (sensing textures and temperatures) – Constantly Fine Motor Skills (pinching, gripping, etc) – Constantly Hearing – Constantly Pushing/pulling – Constantly Reaching – Constantly Sitting – Occasionally Standing – Frequently Stooping/crouching/kneeling/crawling – Frequently Talking – Constantly Walking – Constantly Near Vision – Constantly Far Vision – Constantly Color Discrimination – Frequently Use of keyboard, mouse and/or computer equipment – Constantly Lift up to 35 pounds without assistance – Frequently Lift more than 35 pounds without assistance – Occasionally Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential Inside office environment – Applicable Airborne communicable diseases – Applicable Bloodborne pathogens or bodily fluid – Applicable Fumes or airborne particles – Applicable Radiation exposure – Applicable Toxic or caustic chemicals – Applicable #J-18808-Ljbffr