RN PRN Operations Center

Arkansas Children's Hospital•Little Rock, AR

About The Position

The RN PRN Operations Center position provides competent nursing care for patients and families, using clinical knowledge and judgment to plan, prioritize, and organize care and manage routine and unexpected clinical situations. The role provides safe, effective, patient- and family-centered care that addresses physical, psychosocial, and educational needs. The nurse assesses patients, responds to changes in condition, collaborates with families and interdisciplinary teams, and supports continuity of care through documentation, hand-offs, rounds, and team meetings. The nurse applies evidence-based practice, provides individualized patient and family education, participates in shared decision-making and quality improvement, advocates for patients and families, and contributes to professional development, mentoring, recruitment, retention, and community health activities. This is a PRN position with variable hours and days in the Operations Center. The position is safety sensitive; current medical marijuana users cannot be considered. Arkansas Children's is a tobacco-free workplace and requires flu vaccination.

Requirements

Associate's degree or equivalent, or nursing diploma.
At least 1 year of nursing experience.
Registered Nurse (RN) license in Arkansas or a Compact State.
Flu vaccination is required.
Current users of medical marijuana are not eligible because the position is designated safety sensitive.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing.

Responsibilities

Provide complete, patient- and family-centered care addressing physical, psychosocial, and educational needs.
Deliver safe and effective nursing care in accordance with policies, procedures, professional practice standards, and applicable state practice rules and regulations.
Demonstrate competent technical and procedural nursing skills.
Communicate and collaborate through clinical documentation, complete hand-offs, rounds, and team meetings to support continuity of care and patient outcomes.
Assess patients and provide developmentally appropriate and culturally sensitive care, incorporating appropriate diversional, play, or recreational activities.
Analyze patient and family information, identify problems and desired outcomes, evaluate patterns and variations, and develop and maintain plans of care in collaboration with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team.
Recognize and promptly respond to changes in patient condition.
Assess patient and family learning needs, develop appropriate education plans, document education, and facilitate interdisciplinary teaching.
Search for and apply evidence to guide clinical practice, incorporating available evidence, patient and family preferences and values, and team expertise.
Support the AC Professional Practice Model, evaluate personal performance and development needs, and provide input for peer evaluations.
Participate in interdisciplinary shared decision-making activities.
Identify and provide feedback on opportunities to improve patient care, nursing practice, and the work environment; evaluate and implement new equipment, products, and technology.
Advocate for patients, families, and the AC team as needed.
Participate in councils, committees, task forces, hospital initiatives, onboarding, recruitment, retention activities, and community health and wellness activities.
Mentor, coach, precept, and teach healthcare professionals and students.
Perform other duties as assigned.