RN-Staff Nurse - OP Surgery Ctr

Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters is seeking an RN - O/P Staff Nurse to plan, provide and monitor individualized nursing care in PACU/Day Surgery or the Operating Room. You will deliver developmentally appropriate psychosocial and clinical care to pediatric patients and report to department management.

This role requires Virginia RN licensure (Compact allowed), CPR, and PALS/ACLS within one year of hire; BSN preferred, and pediatric experience is valued.

Qualifications

• RN license required (Virginia or Compact State).
• BSN preferred.
• PALS and ACLS required within one year of hire.
• CPR training required within 45 days of hire.
• Pediatric experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plans, provides, and monitors individualized nursing care in PACU/Day Surgery or OR.
• Provides developmentally appropriate psychosocial and clinical care.
• Reports to department management and participates in quality assurance and policy updates.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

The RN - O/P Staff Nurse plans, provides, and monitors individualized nursing care in response to specific patient needs within a defined scope of practice in either PACU/Day Surgery or the Operating Room (OR). Provides developmentally appropriate psychosocial and clinical care respective to the assigned patient population. Reports to department management.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides developmentally appropriate psychosocial and clinical care.
• Plans, provides, and monitors specific patient needs following established policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Participates in on-going quality assurance, maintains regulatory requirements, and assists in establishing and updating applicable policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

LICENSES AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

• Current Virginia state license as a Registered Nurse or Registered Nurse holding a valid Compact State license.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Associates in Nursing / Diploma in Nursing with applicable experience required. BSN is preferred.
• For OR position, recent OR experience is required.
• For PACU position, recent PACU experience is preferred.
• RN certification preferred.
• Pediatric experience preferred.
• PALS and ACLS required within one year of hire.
• CPR Training required and/or must be obtained within 45 days of hire.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Expected to work in a patient care environment with minimal exposure to environmental hazards such as, but not limited to, excessive noise, dust, or extremes in temperatures. Exposure to communicable diseases and moderately adverse working conditions due to the need to perform certain patient care activities can be expected.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

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