RN - O/P Staff Nurse PRN in Norfolk, Virginia at Childrens Hospital of The King's Daughters

The RN – O/P Staff Nurse plans, provides, and monitors individualized nursing care in response to specific patient needs within a defined scope of practice in either PACU/Day Surgery or the Operating Room (OR). Provides developmentally appropriate psychosocial and clinical care respective to the assigned patient population. Reports to department management.

Provides developmentally appropriate psychosocial and clinical care.

Plans, provides, and monitors specific patient needs following established policies, procedures, and regulations.

Participates in on-going quality assurance, maintains regulatory requirements, and assists in establishing and updating applicable policies and procedures.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Current Virginia state license as a Registered Nurse or Registered Nurse holding a valid Compact State license.

Graduate of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program required. Will consider Associates in Nursing / Diploma in Nursing with applicable experience and actively enrolled in a BSN program within three years completion from the date of hire.

Recent PACU or OR experience required for the area hired into.

RN certification preferred.

Pediatric experience preferred.

Expected to work in a patient care environment with minimal exposure to environmental hazards such as, but not limited to, excessive noise, dust, or extremes in temperatures. Exposure to communicable diseases and moderately adverse working conditions due to the need to perform certain patient care activities can be expected.