Clinical Nurse I: Hoag Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center

Hoag • Newport Beach, CA

2d

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse I – Perioperative provides direct patient care to assigned patients in a Perioperative unit in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act. The nurse collaborates with other members of the health care team to support safe, timely, and appropriate quality patient care. Care includes physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administration, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and patient teaching and discharge needs. The nurse uses the nursing process and evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs, evaluates and adjusts care as needed with consultation, and confers with appropriate resource personnel when addressing ethical, legal, or medical dilemmas. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Current, in-good-standing Registered Nurse license in the State of California.
• Current BLS – Basic Life Support (AHA) certification upon hire.
• For Clinical Nurse I positions at Magnet-designated facilities, a BSN is required, or the employee must start a BSN program within one year of hire and attain the BSN within two years of starting the program.
• Successful completion of an ECG course or equivalent is required only for units with telemetry monitoring.
• For HOI-Perioperative Holding and HOI-Recovery Room/PACU, successful completion of an ECG test is required.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.
• Two or more years of orthopedic RN experience preferred.
• For HOI-Operating Room, HOI-Perioperative Holding, and HOI-Recovery Room/PACU, BSN preferred.
• Orthopedic experience preferred.
• For HOI-Recovery Room/PACU, one year of recent PACU experience in an acute care hospital or critical care unit preferred.
• For HOI-Surgery Center (OSCOC), ACLS and PALS certifications preferred.
• For HOI-Surgery Center (OSCOC), certification in a specialty area (CNOR or CPIC) and Infection Prevention Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care to assigned patients in a Perioperative unit in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.
• Collaborate with other health care disciplines to deliver safe, timely, and appropriate quality patient care.
• Perform physical assessments and nursing interventions, manage pain, administer medications, and collect specimens.
• Address patients’ nutritional needs, teaching needs, and discharge needs.
• Use the nursing process and evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs.
• Evaluate and adjust the nursing care process as necessary, consulting as needed.
• Consult appropriate resource personnel when making decisions involving ethical, legal, or medical dilemmas.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level