Operating Room RN - Pediatrics
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
UNC Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Operating Room Pediatrics

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing
Contract Length: 14 weeks

Job Summary

Provide competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards in a hospital setting. Responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care using the nursing process, reporting to nursing leadership.

Essential Duties

• Participate in ongoing education to meet learning needs.
• Use patient education materials appropriate to pediatric patients and assess readiness and developmental level for learning.
• Identify expected patient outcomes and participate in interdisciplinary team discussions to evaluate patient care.
• Communicate relevant information to ensure continuity of care.
• Demonstrate competence in caring for patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety aspects.
• Perform bedside point of care testing as required.
• Follow healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies, and procedures.
• Organize and prioritize care based on patient and family needs.
• Consult resources timely for patients with complex care issues or high discharge risk.
• Develop professional growth goals and participate in unit goals and performance improvement activities.
• Promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
• Assess and synthesize complex patient data to determine care priorities.
• Collaborate with patients and families in care planning, addressing cultural and ethnic considerations.
• Stay informed on relevant research and contribute ideas for practice improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in North Carolina
• Minimum 1 year of recent Pediatrics Operating Room (OR) experience
• Experience working in a Level 1 Trauma Center with Level 1 Trauma patients (at least 1 year)
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited nursing school
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC)