Scottish Rite Operating Room Registered Nurse (RN)- Full Time

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is hiring a registered nurse for day shift, with potential evening overtime every other week, to provide direct patient care in the pediatric operating environment. The role requires acting as part of an interdisciplinary team and delivering developmentally appropriate care.

Candidates must have BSN, and an active Georgia RN license (or multi-state via compact), BLS within 30 days, and PALS/PEARS within 1 year.

Qualifications

• 1 year of operating room experience (or enrollment in Periop 101).
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Active RN licensure in Georgia or via Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• BLS certification within 30 days of employment.
• PALS or PEARS within 1 year of employment.

Responsibilities

• Performs nursing process across the continuum to deliver age-appropriate patient care.
• Incorporates cultural sensitivity and family education into care.
• Uses clinical decision tools to prioritize care and adjust plans.
• Documents patient data accurately and timely.
• Oversees nursing care provided by unlicensed staff.
• Contributes to a safe, ethical, and supportive work environment.
• Facilitates timely admission, transfer, and discharge in collaboration with the team.
• Participates in quality improvement activities to improve patient outcomes.

Skills

Operating room experience

Perioperative training

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Graduation from accredited school of nursing

Job description

Work Shift

Day

Work Day(s)

Shift Start Time

Shift End Time

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals. No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first. Children always. Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s.

Job Description

Performs nursing process while providing direct patient care in a safe and effective manner that promotes quality patient outcomes. Functions as member of interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Full time, day shift with possibility of working one 11a-11p or 3p-11p every other week

Experience

• 1 year of experience in an operating room unless enrolling in Periop 101 program

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Experience in pediatrics

Education

• Graduation from accredited school of nursing

Certification Summary

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia or Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of employment
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) within 1 year of employment as required by department

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• No minimally required knowledge, skills, or abilities

Job Responsibilities

Practice (Caring for the Patient)

• Performs nursing process across the continuum to deliver age and developmentally appropriate patient-family-centered care.
• Integrates values and language preferences into healthcare delivery through a culturally sensitive process.
• Utilizes clinical decision support tools and resources to recognize issues, prioritize care, and modify plan of care as needed.
• Utilizes appropriate documentation tools to record, measure, and retrieve healthcare data.
• Provides patient and family education appropriate for identified learning needs.
• Utilizes resources to plan and provide nursing care that is safe, effective, and financially responsible.

Development (Fostering Clinical Knowledge)

• Participates in lifelong learning to maintain knowledge and competence that reflects current nursing practice.
• Incorporates new knowledge into nursing practice to support desired outcomes.
• Maintains professional records that provide evidence of competence and learning.
• Self-evaluates professional practice in relation to performance, development, resiliency, and goals.
• Takes action to achieve goals identified during performance review, resulting in change in practice and role performance.

Engagement (Engaging and Leading Professionally)

• Provides oversight for nursing care given by unlicensed personnel while retaining accountability for patient care quality.
• Engages in ethical practices utilizing principles from The Code of Ethics for Nurses.
• Maintains therapeutic and professional relationships with appropriate role boundaries.
• Contributes to a supportive and healthy work environment.
• Consults, contributes to, and coordinates care with interdisciplinary healthcare team members.
• Demonstrates investment in others through teaching/coaching/helper roles.
• Demonstrates support of shared leadership through awareness of initiatives and providing input.
• Facilitates timely admission, transfer, and discharge process for patient assignment, ensuring safe and efficient patient flow through collaboration with physicians, interdisciplinary team, hospital leadership and staff.
• Removes or escalates barriers to appropriate leader.

Outcomes (Driving Excellent Results)

• Integrates evidence and research findings into clinical judgement and nursing practice.
• Participates in monitoring activities within work environment to maintain a culture of safety.
• Identifies and communicates hazards and errors.
• Participates in quality and process improvement activities to improve patient outcome and workflows.
• Ensures equipment is in working order to provide safe patient care.
• Demonstrates commitment and flexibility through times of change.

Professional Mandatory Requirements

• Completes orientation and initial assessment of competency successfully by determined due date.
• Completes mandatory education and annual competency assessment requirements as defined by unit and system by due date.
• Achieves 75% attendance at staff meetings if applicable.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address

1001 Johnson Ferry Rd

Job Family

Nursing-Bedside