RN Operating Room/Circulating Nurse, Women's Surgery Unit

Registered Nurse

Join Our Team! The Registered Nurse administers patient care in the Surgery Unit at Winnie Palmer Hospital where patients have an advanced illness or injury that routinely requires timely, intense, and complex care to stabilize and support the patient's medical condition. These areas require a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio and highly trained team members with advanced skills.

Location: Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, Orlando, FL

Department: Women Surgery Unit

Type: Full-time (40 hours) 5 days, 8-hours shift Shift: Days

Surgery Department: The WPH Peri-Operative Department includes the Operating Room Suite, the Pre-Anesthesia Care Area, and Post Anesthesia Care Unit. The WPH Peri-Operative Department, in conjunction with Anesthesia Services, offers peri-operative care to in and outpatient females who meet the anesthesia ASA Class I, II, III or IV physical status criteria of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. The major services include elective surgical procedures and GYN Oncology Procedures for women. Patients having local, general, monitored anesthesia care, or regional anesthesia are treated. The surgical service staffs are scheduled to provide flexible nursing care and services for elective scheduled, urgent and emergency cases around the clock. WPH Surgery Department provides coverage for urgent and emergent cases 24/7.

Top Reasons to Choose Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid Time Off (Up to 5 weeks to start)
• Life Insurance
• Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
• Family Care (child care, elder care, pet care)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Car Insurance
• 100% PAID Tuition as well as tuition reimbursement & monthly payments to help pay down any graduated school debt

Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies: Located on the downtown Orlando Health campus, Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies, part of the Orlando Health Women's Institute, provides specialized care that covers all facets of women's health, from comprehensive gynecological services and minimally invasive surgeries to general obstetrics and high-risk pregnancies and births. One of the nation's largest-volume and most experienced obstetrical centers, we welcome nearly 14,000 babies each year. Our 350-bed hospital includes 142 neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) beds, one of the largest NICUs in the nation. Our hospital is nationally recognized for excellence, with Magnet designation for high-quality nursing care from the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2013, Level IV Maternal Levels of Care Verification from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and The Joint Commission, Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care from The Joint Commission, a national ranking in Neonatology from U.S. News & World Report, and Top Teaching Hospital honors from The Leapfrog Group.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions.

Responsibilities:

• Assess patient's needs and develop/revise an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses.
• Evaluate the patient's progress toward attaining expected outcomes.
• Function as a patient and family advocate.
• Monitor and adjust specialized equipment used on patients, and interpret and record electronic displays.
• Respond to life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol.
• Observe, monitor, and assess patients' condition, recognize, identify, and interpret serious situations and call Physician or take preplanned emergency measures when Physician is not immediately available.
• Demonstrate critical knowledge, skills, and judgement to care for patients requiring complex assessment and therapies, high intensity interventions, and high-level continuous nursing vigilance.
• Utilize information and assessment data to anticipate and respond with confidence and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions.
• Identify and prioritize information to take immediate and decisive evidence-based, patient focused action.

Qualifications:

• Education/Training: Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit/department.
• Licensure/Certification: Maintains current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Florida or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC). Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification. ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC are required for certain areas.
• Experience: Minimum of one (1) year of Operating Room Circulating Nurse experience required.