Pediatric Registered Nurse Cardiac OR- Circulator

Overview

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Organization: MCJCHV Cardiac OR

The Pediatric Cardiac OR Registered Nurse applies the nursing process to plan and implement the care of patients, including patient and family education and continuum of care planning. Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to the health care team. Collaborates in establishing patient goals and evaluates progress to ensure effective outcomes. Furthers professional growth by engaging in learning activities according to the Board of Nursing standards.

Shift: 40 hours per week, day and night shift rotation consisting of four 10-hour shifts a week. Overtime may be required based on patient needs. This role includes a weekend call rotation and holiday call.

RN required and Pediatric Cardiac OR experience as a circulator highly preferred. Registered Nurse with Pediatric Critical Care experience may be considered.

• Collaborates in establishing the plan of care, coordinates and implements care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum.
• Analyzes comprehensive information pertinent to the patient’s care and management to determine nursing diagnosis.
• Continually utilizes the nursing process to evaluate patient’s progress towards goals and applies appropriate interventions to ensure effective outcomes.
• Employs strategies to promote health and a safe and healthy environment.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

• Nursing Patient Assessment & Evaluation (Fundamental Awareness):
  Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with nursing patient assessment and evaluations.
• Nursing Patient Education (Fundamental Awareness):
  Has limited experience, training, direct exposure, or past experience working with patient education.
• Care Planning (Fundamental Awareness):
  Establishes realistic personal work goals and objectives. Demonstrates ability to anticipate basic resource needs, identify distinct tasks, set priorities, schedule activities, meet deadlines, and organize work for own assignments and responsibilities. Prepares and presents clear and accurate status reports on projects and assignments.
• Evidence-Based Practice (Fundamental Awareness):
  Recognizes nursing practice is research-based and questions or demonstrates curiosity about the scientific basis of practice.

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of quality in patient care, education and research. Nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being. As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing.

• Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
• Dental and/or vision plan
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Paid Time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short-Long term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare
• And many more. Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!

Learn more about VUMC Nursing here.

Core Accountabilities:
Delivers job responsibilities that impact own job area/team with some guidance. Problem Solving/Complexity:
Uses existing procedures and analysis to solve standard job-related problems. Breadth of Knowledge:
Requires subject matter knowledge within a professional area to meet job requirements. Team Interaction:
Contributes to project/work teams.

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