Staff Nurse II OR

In Operating Room at Main Campus Children's of Alabama

Work schedule will be 7 on / 7 off on the Night Shift shift, Monday-Sunday.

Summary:

The Operating Room Nurse II is a professional nurse who with minimal supervision assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the nursing care of surgical patients, and their families when appropriate, that come to the Operating Room for a Surgical Procedure.

Other information:

7on/7off Evening or Night Positions

• Proficient in circulating and setting up all trauma/emergent cases in: Ortho, General, ENT, Plastics, GU, and Eyes 
• Proficient in setting up, troubleshooting and operating all equipment which includes but not limited to: Stryker, Storz, and Olympus towers; Air and electric Ortho equipment; air and electric General equipment; Sternal Saw; Derma Tome, sterilizers (Steris and DSD unit for flex Scopes), etc. 
• Proficient in setting up and performing assist to Surgeon for ECMO cannulation and decannulation in NICU 
• Proficient in performing all types of Shunt procedures (includes Endoscopic and Third Ventricular shunts) and minor burr holes in Neuro surgery Maintaining the function and sterilization of equipment 
• Proficient in performing all types of Laparoscopic procedures and the function of Lap Equipment Monitoring and documentation of biologicals 
• Defrosting the medication refrigerator and monitoring the refrigerator temperatures 
• Proficient in entering blood bank orders, ordering cultures from lab, entering patient charges, etc. 
• Proficient in functionality and order of a disaster, fire, code, etc.

• Graduate of an accredited School or Nursing

• 2 years or more of recent operating room nursing experience post orientation

• Current BLS Certification
• Current Alabama Registered Nurse License required

Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* Registered Nurse AL Single State or any of the following equivalent qualifications below:
    - Registered Nurse AL NLC Multi State
    - Registered Nurse Non-AL NLC Multi State
* Basic Life Support

Education with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* Associate of Science Nursing in Nursing

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) defines an operating room (OR) as a place of service specifically equipped and staffed for the sole purpose of performing surgical procedures. At Children’s of Alabama, we are a Level 1 Trauma center providing a full-service operating room that provides surgical procedures in the following services: Orthopedics, Otolaryngology (ENT), Urology, Neurosurgery, Plastics, Ophthalmology, Oral Surgery, General Surgery, Gastroenterology, Dental, Gynecology, Pulmonary and Transplant Surgery-livers and kidneys. An operating room experience is the epitome of teamwork. With at least one Surgeon, one Anesthesiologist, one Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), one Circulating Nurse and one Scrub Nurse or Certified Scrub Technician taking care of one patient at a time. Providing surgical care in a sterile environment. Since Children’s of Alabama is a teaching institution, you may also have residents, fellows, and physician assistants in addition to the already mentioned team members.