About this role
Shriners Children's St. Louis has an opportunity for an Operating Room RN. Join a team of professionals committed to improving children's lives. Our top healthcare professionals excel in their practices and provide compassionate, family-centered care to children who need it most.
Hours: Our Operating Room team enjoys a quality work-life balance through a 3/10 dayshift schedule.
Key Responsibilities
- The OR Registered Nurse provides nursing care to our pediatric patients within the operating room, performs assessments and interventions designed to keep the patients safe during surgery.
- Involves patient, family, and health care team members in formulating an appropriate individualized plan of care and identifies expected outcomes based on nursing assessment and diagnosis.
- Implements the plan of care in partnership with the patient, family, and health care team members.
- Ensures all components of the plan of care are documented in the patient health record.
- Evaluates the patient/family's understanding of and response to the plan of care.
- Utilizes teaching strategies appropriate to the individual patient's condition and learning needs.
- Assists the physician in accomplishing the plan of care for the patient and to provide continuity between the patient care unit and the Operating Room.
Required Qualifications:
- BSN degree required or in progress
- Missouri RN license
- 2+ years OR experience
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification (within one year of employment)
Preferred Qualifications:
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CNOR highly preferred
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Prior pediatric acute care, plastic reconstructive surgery, orthopedic and spine experience a plus
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Compensation is determined based on years of relevant experience and departmental equity.