RN CTOR

Primary Location

Location G

Department

CTOR

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Schedule

Full time

Weekly Hours

36

FTE

0.9

Employee Status

Regular

Department/Unit:

Position Title:

Registered Nurse

Specialty: CTOR

Department/Unit:
Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgery (CTOR- G6)- three state-of-the-art operating rooms including three pre-op rooms as part of the CTOR Suite in the Heart Institute

A national leader in pediatric and congenital heart surgery and transplantation, we take on patients with complex conditions that other hospitals are unable to treat. Our Heart Surgery Program at Cincinnati Children's, we treat congenital heart defects in patients from before birth through adulthood. Our surgeons have experience in the complex procedures that patients may have had in childhood, making them well equipped to operate on adults who are born with heart conditions.

We perform an average of 600 cardiothoracic surgeries each year, including approximately 15-20 heart, lung, and multi-organ transplants per year. Patients have come from more than 48 states and 22 countries to see our Heart Institute experts.

Job Description

Shift/

Hours:

36 hours/week, 7am to 7:30pm or 9am to 9:30pm, with on-call

Expected Salary Range:
Minimum $37/hour;
Mid-point $43.54/hour;
Salary determined based on years of nursing experience.

At Cincinnati Children's, we come to work with one goal: to make children's health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children's.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

* Clinical Inquiry - Follows professional practice standards and guidelines. Questions appropriateness of policies and guidelines; questions current practice; seeks advice, resources, or information to improve patient care; begins to compare and contrast possible alternatives. Assists with development of competence in peers; formally, by precepting new employees, and informally, by sharing knowledge at the point-of-care. Uses self-appraisal performance review and peer review, including annual goal setting, for assurance of competence and professional development to promote safe and ethical practice using the nursing process.

Coaches and mentors others. Precepts nursing peers and students. Facilitates learning for members of the healthcare team. Actively works with department managers, nurse council and magnet representatives to identify, share, implement and evaluate safety best practices. Mitigate actual or potential risks to patient and staff safety. Utilize current research findings and other evidence to expand professional knowledge, enhance role performance, and increase knowledge of nursing professional issues.

Support clinical nursing, health care, and health system research studies conducted by professional, credentialed researchers.

* Systems Thinking - Is able to recognize systems and processes within the healthcare environment that affect the patient experience; anticipates needs of patients and families as they move through the healthcare system; utilizes untapped and alternative resources as necessary.

* Inclusion - Considers patient values and incorporates in care, when differing from personal values; supports colleagues in ethical and clinical issues; moral decision-making can deviate from rules; engages the patient's family, encouraging them to speak/represent themselves; protects patient and family rights. Inquires about cultural differences and considers their impact on care accommodates personal and professional differences in the plan of care;

helps patient/family understand the culture of the healthcare system.

* Clinical Judgment - Collects & interprets complex patient data; makes clinical judgments based on an immediate grasp of the whole picture; recognizes patterns & trends by focusing on key elements while eliminating extraneous details. Documents & teaches others to document the plan of care, care delivered, & patient/family outcomes. Responds to subtle patient/family changes; engages with each unique…