RN - Operating Room MHM

Location

Miramar, Florida

Provides direct patient care in an area designated as a specialty unit in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization. Requires 1 year in Operating Room Exp.

• Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary personnel. May precept student nurses and new hires.
• Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including disposition, referral, and spiritual and, or psychosocial support needs.
• Evaluates learning needs of the patient and, or family and provides patient and family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources. Monitors, documents, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.

• Accountability
• Customer service
• Development and implementation of plan of care
• Knowledge of disease process
• Organization skills
• Patient and family centered care
• Patient safety - nursing
• Problem solving - patient care
• Responding to change
• Standards of behavior

• Accredited Program:
  Nursing (Required)
• BLS Cert American Heart non ecard (BLS AHA)
• Registered Nurse License (RN LICENSE) - State of Florida (FL)

• Complexity of Work:
  Requires critical thinking skills, effective communications skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.
• Required
  
  Work Experience:
  
  One (1) year of nursing experience required.
• Department specific credentials – see below:
  • ONCC Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider Certificate Required for those RNs administering chemotherapy.
  • APHON Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Provider card required within 12 months of hire for those RNs administering chemotherapy for oncologic indication within the pediatric setting.
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required for ICU, ED, PACU, Endo, Tele, OB, MHN Pre-Op and Specialty Procedural areas.
  • PALS required for Pediatric areas with the exception of NICU. If RN is coming from a non-pediatric background, they have 30 days from date of hire to obtain PALS.
  • NRP certification required for NICU – if RN is coming from a non NICU background, they have 30 days from date of hire to obtain NRP.
  • Certification in Fetal Monitoring through National Credential Center or through AWOHNN (Intermediate or Advanced) for L&D RNs must be completed prior to completion of job orientation.
  • RN Fellowship Program requires one (1) year of RN independent practice not inclusive of nurse orientation. RN Fellowship specialties require ACLS and BLS Certifications.
  • Newly licensed RNs have six (6) months to obtain ACLS and, or PALS.
• Note:
  
  For added clarification, see Mandatory Education Requirements Grid.

• Bending and stooping = 80%
• Climbing = 40%
• Keyboard entry = 80%
• Kneeling = 60%
• Lifting / Carrying patients 35 lbs or greater = 80%
• Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs non-patient = 80%
• Lifting or Carrying 25 - 75 lbs non-patient = 40%
• Lifting or Carrying > 75 lbs non-patient = 0%
• Pushing or pulling 0 - 25 lbs non-patient = 80%
• Pushing or pulling 26 - 75 lbs non-patient = 80%
• Pushing or pulling > 75 lbs non-patient = 80%
• Reaching = 80%
• Repetitive movement foot/leg = 40%
• Repetitive movement hand/arm = 80%
• Running = 40%
• Sitting = 60%
• Squatting = 80%
• Standing = 80%
• Walking = 80%
• Audible speech = 80%
• Hearing acuity = 80%
• Smelling acuity = 40%
• Taste discrimination = 0%
• Depth perception = 80%
• Distinguish color = 80%
• Seeing - far = 80%
• Seeing - near = 80%
• Bio hazardous waste = 80%
• Biological hazards - respiratory = 80%
• Biological hazards -…