Experienced OR Registered Nurse, Surgery, Wknd Option for Arnold Palmer Hospital

Position Summary Job Title : Experienced OR Registered Nurse Dept : Pediatric OR / Surgery Status : Variable Full Time Shift : Day - Wknd Option, 7a-7p Friday, Saturday & Sunday Must have 1 - 2 years of Operating Room Circulating Nurse experience ORLANDO HEALTH ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN Located on the downtown Orlando Health campus, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children has been providing compassionate care to the children, teenagers and young adults of Central Florida for more than 30 years.

With 156 licensed beds and a team of experts in more than 30 pediatric specialties, the hospital has earned a "Best Children's Hospitals" recognition by U.

S. News & World Report for 14 consecutive years and has been named a Top Children's Hospital by the patient-advocacy Leapfrog Group.

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer has held Magnet Recognition for nursing excellence and quality patient care since 2013 and several units have earned Beacon Awards for Excellence for employing evidence-based practices to improve patient outcomes and patient and staff satisfaction.

Our pediatric Level I Trauma Center and ER is the only Central Florida facility to provide the highest level of emergency trauma care exclusively to children, and Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is the only facility in Florida to achieve Level I Children's Surgical Verification and Level I Trauma Verification by the American College of Surgeons.

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida's east to west coasts and beyond.

Collectively, our 27,000+ team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with career-growing FREE education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life.

We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions.

Orlando Health Is Your Best Place to Work" is not just something we say, it's our promise to you Children's Surgery Department Surgical services are available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year with in-house staffing.

The major services include elective, urgent and emergent surgical procedures for pediatric patients. Patients having local, general, monitored anesthesia care, or regional anesthesia are treated.

Pediatric patients are accepted and approved by the attending surgeon and anesthesiologist. In the case of patients >

21 years of age, a panel reviews the patient history and surgical needs for appropriate admission to APH The surgery department staff is scheduled to provide flexible nursing care and services for elective scheduled, STAT NOW, emergent and urgent cases around the clock.

Responsibilities Essential Functions Demonstrates critical knowledge, skills, and judgement to care for patients requiring complex assessment and therapies, high intensity interventions, and high-level continuous nursing vigilance.

Utilizes information and assessment data to anticipate and respond with confidence and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions.

Identifies and prioritizes information to take immediate and decisive evidence-based, patient focused action. Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients, and interprets and records electronic displays, such as intracranial pressures, central venous pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, and cardiac rhythms from cardiac monitors, respirators, ventilators, oxygen pumps, etc.

Responds to life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol. Observes, monitors, and assesses patients' condition, recognizes, identifies, and interprets serious situations and calls Physician or takes preplanned emergency measures when Physician is not immediately available.

Assesses patient's needs and develops / revises an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses. Evaluates the patient's progress toward attaining expected outcomes.

Respects diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and customers. Functions as a patient and family advocate.

Demonstrates advanced knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit / department.

Serves as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and / or nurse clinician. Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the unit / department.

Serves as a role model for staff and supports the hospital and nursing department's goals and strategies. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assesses the data reflective of the patient's status, and interprets the necessary information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age specific needs.

Coordinates the care and delegates as appropriate to other team members on a defined group of patients. Documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner meeting all required and regulatory standards.

This includes but is not limited to patient assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety.

Demonstrates competency in nursing skills and use of patient care / unit equipment as defined by unit / department-specific requisite skills.

Prioritizes patient care in an ongoing manner in accordance with Evidence-Based Practice Standards of Care. Practices effective problem identification and resolution.

Delegates tasks and duties to healthcare team members in accordance with the patient's needs and the team member's capabilities and qualifications.

Communicates appropriate information regarding patient condition or unit concerns to other health care team members. Demonstrates caring practices by providing a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and their families.

Demonstrates awareness of legal issues and patients' rights. Collaborates with the education department and nursing leadership team to effectively transition and support new team members and / or students.

Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.

Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures Qualifications Education / Training Graduate of an approved school of nursing.

Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit / department Licensure / Certification Maintains current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Florida or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Maintains current BLS / Healthcare Provider certification ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC are required for certain areas.

Experience Must have 1 - 2 years of Operating Room Circulating Nurse experienceEducation / Training Graduate of an approved school of nursing.

Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and unit / department Licensure / Certification Maintains current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Florida or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) Maintains current BLS / Healthcare Provider certification ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC are required for certain areas.

Experience Must have 1 - 2 years of Operating Room Circulating Nurse experienceEssential Functions Demonstrates critical knowledge, skills, and judgement to care for patients requiring complex assessment and therapies, high intensity interventions, and high-level continuous nursing vigilance.

Utilizes information and assessment data to anticipate and respond with confidence and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions.

Identifies and prioritizes information to take immediate and decisive evidence-based, patient focused action. Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients, and interprets and records electronic displays, such as intracranial pressures, central venous pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, and cardiac rhythms from cardiac monitors, respirators, ventilators, oxygen pumps, etc.

Responds to life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocol. Observes, monitors, and assesses patients' condition, recognizes, identifies, and interprets serious situations and calls Physician or takes preplanned emergency measures when Physician is not immediately available.

Assesses patient's needs and develops / revises an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses. Evaluates the patient's progress toward attaining expected outcomes.

Respects diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and customers. Functions as a patient and family advocate.

Demonstrates advanced knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit / department.

Serves as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and / or nurse clinician. Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the unit / department.

Serves as a role model for staff and supports the hospital and nursing department's goals and strategies. Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assesses the data reflective of the patient's status, and interprets the necessary information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age specific needs.

Coordinates the care and delegates as appropriate to other team members on a defined group of patients. Documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner meeting all required and regulatory standards.

This includes but is not limited to patient assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety.

Demonstrates competency in nursing skills and use of patient care / unit equipment as defined by unit / department-specific requisite skills.

Prioritizes patient care in an ongoing manner in accordance with Evidence-Based Practice Standards of Care. Practices effective problem identification and resolution.

Delegates tasks and duties to healthcare team members in accordance with the patient's needs and the team member's capabilities and qualifications.

Communicates appropriate information regarding patient condition or unit concerns to other health care team members. Demonstrates caring practices by providing a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and their families.

Demonstrates awareness of legal issues and patients' rights. Collaborates with the education department and nursing leadership team to effectively transition and support new team members and / or students.

Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.

Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures