Pediatric OR Registered Nurse PRN

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) Match Program

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA seeks a PRN Pediatric OR Registered Nurse to join our Children's Hospital Operating Room team. You will support pediatric surgical patients before, during, and after procedures in a collaborative environment.

As part of the pediatric OR, you will evaluate patients preoperatively, educate families about perioperative care, prepare patients, ensure site verification, and participate in safety protocols while delivering high-quality,

Qualifications

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• RN (Registered Nurse) trained to provide perioperative care.
• Nursing degree or diploma from accredited program.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients preoperatively and evaluate condition.
• Educate patients and families about procedures and perioperative care.
• Prepare patients including IV therapy, preop meds, and surgical site verification.
• Participate in time-out, briefing, debriefing, and universal protocols.
• Identify and respond to patient emergencies and changes in condition.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care and support evidence-based practice.
• Collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and staff in OR.
• Document patient condition and care provided during shift.
• Educate families about treatment and follow-up steps.

Education

RN license

Bachelor's degree or RN diploma or associate degree

Job description

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of children and families while advancing your surgical career? At Memorial Health's Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children's Hospital, our surgical team provides specialized pediatric care in a collaborative, compassionate environment. We are seeking a PRN Pediatric OR Registered Nurse to join our Children's Hospital Operating Room team and play a critical role in delivering exceptional patient care before, during, and after surgery.

As an RN on our Pediatric OR Team, you will work alongside pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and surgical staff to ensure safe, efficient surgical procedures while supporting some of the region's most complex pediatric cases.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Position Details:

• Self/preferential scheduling posted four weeks in advance for you to have predictability in your schedule
• Culture of mutual respect and collaboration among all surgical staff
• Continuous investment in equipment including surgical instruments, devices and patient positioning for you to do your best work with patient safety and workflow efficiency in the Operating Room
• Rounding with unit leaders, including charge nurses, to ensure your voice is heard on suggestions for patient care and surgical workflow improvement
• On-call is required during select non-business hours

What you will do in this role:

• Evaluate patients prior to surgery
• Provide patient and family education surrounding the procedure and peri-operative process
• Assume responsibility for patient preparation, including intravenous therapy, preoperative medications, and surgical site verification
• Participate in surgical site verification, including briefing, time out, debriefing, and universal protocols, according to hospital policy
• Recognize and respond to patient emergencies
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered care while managing evidence-based practices and continuous improvement initiatives
• Be an integral member of a dynamic interdisciplinary team - consisting of the provider(s), surgeons, surgical technologists and more
• Consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients
• Assess patient condition, monitor throughout your shift, and document changes in patient condition along with the care provided thoroughly
• Educate patients and families/caregivers about the patient’s medical condition, treatment and follow-up measures

What qualifications you will need:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date
• (RN) Registered Nurse
• Bachelors Degree, or Registered Nurse Diploma, or Associate Degree

Benefits

Memorial Health University Medical Center, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.

Memorial Health University Medical Center (https://memorialhealth.com/) has provided quality healthcare services since 1955, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 600+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities that serves 35 counties across southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina. Located in Savannah, Georgia, we are a regional referral center for heart care, cancer care, trauma care, children's care, high-risk pregnancies and high-risk newborn care. Our hospital includes the region's only Level I trauma center and children's hospital, as well as the Savannah campus of Mercer University School of Medicine .

At Memorial Health, our care like family culture extends to our patients, our people and our community. We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way.

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