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Phoenix Children's Hospital, Inc.

Clinical Nurse - Surgery New! Surgery Main | Full-Time | Phoenix Posting Note: .

Phoenix Children's Hospital, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85003

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Shift: Mon-Fri, (Days Vary), Days, 12:30pm-10pm

Category: Nursing

Posting #: 986619

Employee Type: Full-Time

Position Summary Phoenix Children's is hiring a full time Circulating Nurse for our Main Operating Room in Phoenix. You will work alongside some of the best surgeons, techs, radiologist and nurses in the valley. We are a Level I Trauma center, caring for surgical patients in all specialties, including General, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Cardiac, Transplant, ENT, Plastics, and Urology. The ideal candidate will have 1 - 2 years OR experience; Level I Trauma experience and CNOR certification are preferred. 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.

Position Qualifications

Current State of Arizona RN license or an RN license from a compact state with multistate privileges or the ability to establish licensure according to Arizona law prior to start date. (Required)

Current BLS certification for Healthcare Provider from the American Heart Association prior to start date. (Required)

CNOR certification preferred.

1-2 years operating room experience; Level I Trauma experience. (Preferred)

Physical Requirements & Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential

Physical Requirement – Standing, Sitting, Walking, Reaching, Pushing/Pulling, Stooping/Crouching/Kneeling/Crawling, Talking, Near Vision, Far Vision, Color Discrimination, Use of keyboard, mouse and/or computer equipment. (Constantly/Frequently/Occasionally)

Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential – Inside office environment, airborne communicable diseases, bloodborne pathogens or bodily fluid, fumes or airborne particles, radiation exposure, toxic or caustic chemicals. (Applicable)

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