Clinical Nurse - Surgery Circulator

Phoenix Children's Hospital; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekend incentive

Full benefits

Job summary

Phoenix Children's Hospital on the Thomas Campus is hiring a full-time Circulating Nurse for weekends. The role alternates Saturdays and Sundays with possible Fridays or Mondays, with a weekend incentive of an additional $10/hour.

No call required. Requires OR experience in pediatric OR and ability to work in a fast-paced surgical unit across General, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Cardiac, Transplant, ENT, Plastics, and Urology.

Qualifications

• Must have OR experience in pediatric or general pediatric OR.
• Experience working in a circulating nurse role.
• Ability to work weekends and alternating days.

Responsibilities

• Performs surgical circulating nurse duties in the OR.
• Collaborates with the healthcare team to plan and deliver patient care.
• Assists with patient and family education and support.

Skills

OR experience

Pediatric OR

Team collaboration

Job description

Position Summary

Posting Note: Our Thomas Campus is currently hiring for a unique position in the Operating Room. We are hiring a full time Circulating Nurse for the Weekend! This unique position will alternate working Saturday, Sunday with variable Friday/Monday. There is some holiday requirements - but this position does NOT require Call!!! You can be part of our amazing team who care for surgical patients in all specialties, including General, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Cardiac, Transplant, ENT, Plastics, and Urology. Responsibilities include functioning in the OR Circulating role. Incumbent MUST have OR, Pediatric OR experience. This is a full time position, and fully benefitted. Work hours are 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM!! AND, because this is a unique role, you will receive an ADDITIONAL $10/hr as the weekend incentive!!!! NO CALL!!! NO new grads, please.

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.

Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values

Mission

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision

Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families

Values

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable