Operating Room - WKD Registered Nurse - OR - Operating Room

Company: Children's Medical Center Plano
Location: Plano
Posted on: March 14, 2023

Job Description:

Operating Room - WKD Registered NurseAbout the Job

As part of the multidisciplinary team, this position is responsible for the care of surgical patients during the intraoperative phase. A successful team member in this position is a team player, flexible with changes, clear communicator, understands and assists with the roles of their peers, and is able to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Shift: Plano, Weekend Only

Some Highlighted Responsibilities

* Management of patients from newborn to 18 years old intraoperatively alongside surgical & anesthesia teams in the Operating Room
* Ensuring the safety and advocacy of patients while under general anesthesia
* Assisting the anesthesia team in placement of monitors & actively present during the induction & emergence stages of anesthesia
* Insertion of PIVs, typically under general anesthesia, but occasionally while awake in the older population
* Performing surgical counts, distributing medications to the back tables, surgical prepping of patients & monitoring team to ensure sterility as needed
* Available during the case to obtain any needed equipment, medications, or supplies for the case for either surgical or anesthesia teams
* Documentation in the EPIC EMR system
* Services include: ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Plastics, General Surgery, Urology, GI, Dental, Spine, Interventional Radiology, MRI Radiology
* Average day utilizes 8 OR/procedure rooms & cares for 30-40 patients.



Qualifications

Experience: minimum 2 years' RN Operating Room experience required for BSN nurses; minimum 5 years' OR RN experience for ADN nurses.

Education: BSN preferred. Minimum education required: Associate's degree in Nursing (ADN).

License: TX RN License

Certification: BLS required &Preferred: Certified Nurse Operating Room (CNOR)

About Us

We are expanding care for kids in North Texas! Come and join all that the Children's Health System of Texas offers and make our next success story your own. We have new career opportunities in our Northern market as exciting as our hospital expansion. Located just 36 minutes north of Dallas, TX, Children's Medical Center Plano is a world-class pediatric hospital. To ensure we continue offering the same outstanding, convenient care, we are increasing from a Level IV to Level III trauma designation and adding a new eight-story tower home to 212 patient beds.

At Children's Health, we value the role each team member plays in helping us deliver on our mission of making life better for children.

Since 2009, we have held the ANCC Magnet-- designation for nursing excellence. We are nationally ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties by---U.S. News & World Report, serve as the primary pediatric teaching facility for---University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and are recognized for quality care in every specialty.

For nine consecutive years, Children's Health has been recognized as one of the150 top places to work in health care by Becker's Hospital Review. This esteemed list features healthcare systems which offer professional development, growth, excellent benefits and promotion of diversity above and beyond other organizations.

Benefits

Children's Health offers opportunities for learning and career development; competitive pay; and a comprehensive benefits program. We promote a diverse and inclusive workplace.

We invite you to learn more about Children's Health.

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