Registered Nurse, Operating Room - Periop 101, August Cohort (1.0 FTE, 0630 Start)

Seattle Children's Hospital•Seattle, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

AORN Periop 101 Orientation: Peri-op 101 is a comprehensive, blended educational program that is developed by AORN's expert perioperative nurse authors, and based on AORN's latest, evidence-based: Guidelines for Perioperative Practice. This program combines a standardized, evidence-based online curriculum and textbook readings with hands-on skills labs and a clinical practicum. Plus, all Peri-op 101 students receive a 1-year complimentary AORN membership. Nursing Skills Labs include: Sterile technique, Surgical count, Skin Antisepsis, Positioning, Medications and Solutions, Implants, Wound closure and classification, Specimens, Equipment, Documentation, Scrubbing, Emergency response, Malignant Hyperthermia, Simulation Lab Validation. The orientee will complete any unit required validations as required. The orientee will be required to complete a unit specific competency exam near the end of Peri-op 101 to ensure the orientation has filled any knowledge gaps. Following the successful completion of the exam, the orientee will progress into a full scrub orientation and a standard departmental circulating orientation. As an integral member of the Health Care Team, the RN functions within the Scope of Practice as defined by the State, the ANA Scope and Standards for Pediatric Nursing Practice, and adheres to Seattle Children's policies/procedures and guidelines of care. Responsible for providing safe, family centered patient care. Using the Nursing Care Process, the RN is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care in a collaborative method with the patient and patient's family, significant others, and members of the health care team. May be required to provide supervision and delegation of tasks to Nurse Technicians, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Medical Assistants, Certified Nursing Assistants, and others as defined by the State Administrative Code. Assists in meeting Seattle Children's strategic goals by incorporating the initiatives to support the strategic plans into the daily work, i.e., Continuous Performance Improvement (CPI), Value Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Workforce Inclusion Diversity Equity and Access (IDEA) etc.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current Washington State RN License, or other current state license that the RN is required to work in.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers is required for all positions at time of hire unless the incumbent possesses a current appropriate Life Support Education required for their practice area.
BLS must be maintained in current status until the incumbent obtains the appropriate Life Support Life Support Education required for their practice area.
Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) will be accepted in lieu of BLS for Healthcare Providers.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in a pediatric related health care setting, or a specific area of nursing, may be required for specific departments.
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Pediatric health care nursing experience.
ACLS will not be accepted as a substitute to the requirements listed above.
Employees are responsible for any costs (including time away from work) associated with obtaining PALS or PEARS certification if it is not a requirement of the position.

Responsibilities

Complete AORN Periop 101 educational program, including online curriculum, textbook readings, skills labs, and clinical practicum.
Complete unit required validations and a unit specific competency exam.
Progress into full scrub orientation and standard departmental circulating orientation upon successful completion of the exam.
Provide safe, family-centered patient care using the Nursing Care Process (assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care).
Collaborate with patients, families, significant others, and the healthcare team in patient care.
Supervise and delegate tasks to Nurse Technicians, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Medical Assistants, Certified Nursing Assistants, and others as defined by the State Administrative Code.
Assist in meeting Seattle Children's strategic goals by incorporating initiatives such as Continuous Performance Improvement (CPI), Value Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, and Workforce Inclusion Diversity Equity and Access (IDEA) into daily work.