Charge Nurse - Day Surgery - Part Time
About The Position
The Perioperative Department at Valley Children’s Hospital is a robust division, incorporating many procedural areas and their associated support services. Periop supports every service line within the hospital, providing care to patients in the Central Valley and its surrounding areas and collaborates with outlying facilities to accomplish our mission to provide the best care to our patients, always. The Day Surgery process begins with pre-op admitting of the patient, which is inclusive of assessing the patient pre-surgery and preparing them for their surgical day. The most common surgeries are ENT followed by orthopedics and general surgeries and the patients range in age from newborn to young adult. Post-op phase II is a separate area from the admitting location and requires an entirely different set of skills. This phase of recovery occurs when the patient is awake and transferred from the recovery room to day surgery post-op where the patient is reunited with family and we begin preparing for discharge. Periop as a whole employs a vast number of skilled individuals within various units, including registered nurses (RNs), operating room technicians (ORTs), special procedure technicians, sterile processing technicians, imaging technicians, and more. Each division works to provide their team with advancement opportunities that encourage self-development, offer process improvements, and ultimately work to improve outcomes for our patients.
Requirements
- Bachelors Degree (required)
- RN - Registered Nurse License - CA-BRN - California Board of Registered Nursing (required)
- BLS - Basic Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire or transfer into position (required)
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association within 12 months of hire or transfer into position (required)
- Minimum two (2) years Full time or equivalent nursing experience (required)
- Demonstrated abilities in the areas of critical thinking, problem solving, conflict resolution, leadership including delegation, collaboration, feedback, effective communication and customer focused service behaviors.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelors Degree Nursing (preferred)
- Pediatric experience (preferred)
- Bilingual Skills Preferred.
Responsibilities
- Managing the overall operations of a defined patient care unit during an assigned shift.
- Monitoring, evaluation, and directing patient care provided by staff.
- Coordinating activities of the patient care unit.
- Making staff assignments.
- Assisting with the development and evaluation of staff members.
- Assisting with the recruitment and hiring of staff.
- Evaluating staff competency.
- Evaluating, coaching, and counseling assigned staff in concert with the Manager/Supervisor.
- Practicing within the scope of the Nursing Practice Act, and in accordance with Children's policies.
- Providing leadership and coverage across both the preoperative and postoperative phases of care.
- Supporting patient flow and coordination throughout the Day Surgery continuum.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
