RN Circulating Nurse

RN Circulating Nurse

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FTE, 10-hour RN Circulating Nurse in Surgery at Gillette Children's St. Paul campus. Position will work 3-10-hour shifts a week (30 hours/week), primarily M-F, with on call requirements of after hours, one holiday per year of call, and every 4th-6th weekend call. Preferred: 1 year minimum of RN experience with 1 year of OR experience. Will consider new OR nurses with completion of Periop 101 course through Anoka Technical College preferred prior to starting.

This position exists to administer family-centered nursing care to patients, advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention, and/or provide skilled assistance in navigation of the health care system as appropriate to the developmental, cultural, emotional, and medical, surgical, or rehabilitative needs of the patient and their families.

Specific duties are determined by the work setting or patient population served; however, in all positions, serving patients with challenging and complex conditions requires a concentration of specialized staff able to work in highly coordinated teams. We organize care around each patient's condition which requires staff at multiple levels and across many departments to exhibit exceptional teamwork qualities including communicating efficiently and effectively and adopting the behaviors required for high functioning integrated teams.

An RN position in the Orthopedic/Surgical Unit at Gillette Children's involves providing specialized care to pediatric patients under 18 who are recovering from surgery and require an inpatient stay of one or more nights. In addition to post-surgical care, nurses in this unit also care for non-surgical patients needing medical treatment that requires a short hospital stay. RNs in this role collaborate with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare professionals to manage pain, wound care, and recovery, while also educating families about the treatment process.

This position requires strong clinical skills, attention to detail, and a compassionate, family-centered approach to care.

The hourly wage for this opportunity is $. Pay is dependent on several factors including number of hours worked within the field, education, and certification/licensure: $1.75 weekend/ $2.35 evening/ $4.00 night differential is available for this position. Hourly pay is just one part of the compensation package for employees. Gillette supports career progression and offers a competitive benefits package that includes a retirement savings match, tuition and certification reimbursement, paid time off, and health and wellness benefits for 0.5 FTE and above.

Core Responsibilities and Duties

• Demonstrates thorough assessments.
• Creates individualized plans of care that are evidence-based.
• Successfully implements interventions.
• Effectively prioritizes.
• Evaluates patient care based on best practices.
• Communicates patient-related nursing data and information to enhance active and informed decision making by patients, families, nurse colleagues, and other healthcare providers.
• Implements protective measures prior to operative or invasive procedure, including measures to prevent skin or tissue injury due to thermal, mechanical, electrical and chemical sources
• Confirms identity before the operative or invasive procedure and verifies operative procedure, surgical site and laterality
• Applies safety devices, performs required counts, manages specimen handling and disposition
• Demonstrates knowledge about the psychologic, sociologic, and spiritual responses of patients and their families to the operative or other invasive procedure
• Applies principles of aseptic technique while establishing and maintaining sterile fields
• Performs skin preparations, monitors for wound contamination, and classifies the surgical wound
• Ensures perioperative environmental sanitation

Family centered care
- Provides nursing care and health education reflecting specific patient, family, cultural and community needs.

• Identifies the learning needs of the population served.
• Implements an effective teaching plan.
• Employs strategies to promote health in a safe environment.
• Seeks opportunity to evaluate…