CSO Float Nurse- Operating Room Float Pool

Position: CSO Float Nurse- Operating Room Float Pool (Part Time or Full Time)

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Work Shift

Variable

Work Day(s) Shift Start Time Shift End Time Worker Sub-Type

Regular

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.

Experience

• 2 years/3,000 hours of experience as an Operating Room RN with Bachelor of Science in Nursing or 3 years/4,500 hours of experience as an Operating Room RN with Associate's degree in Nursing

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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.
• Demonstrates efficiency and confidence in coordinating direct care for complex patients, adjusts care plans to meet patient needs in an efficient and organized fashion, and ensures care is completed within a suitable time frame without supporting cues.

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.
• Fosters a spirit of inquiry and seeks knowledge (e.g., informal, and formal continuing professional development) to foster continued growth and understanding of changes in the field to ensure clinical currency.

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.
• Serves as consistent resource to others at unit level to enhance direct patient care, e.g., preceptor, charge nurse, team lead, or mentor.
• Drives and effectively facilitates timely admission, transfer, and discharge process for unit, ensuring efficient and safe patient flow.

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.
• Applies knowledge and sound interpretation of policies and procedures.
• Identifies practice challenges and alerts appropriate channels.

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.
• Fulfills hourly requirements based on FTE/PRN commitment upon hire.
• Fulfills scheduling guidelines based on departmental staffing needs.
• Will commit to training at all Children’s surgical locations.
• Adheres to Central Staffing Office…