Operating Room Registered Nurse - Outpatient Surgery
About The Position
Under the leadership of the department director, assistant director, nursing supervisor, and/or charge nurse, the registered nurse is responsible and accountable for planning directing, assessing and providing nursing care according to the policies and procedures of the hospital and department. Important dimensions of this position consist of quality of care, professional commitment, teamwork, interpersonal skills, safety, good public/customer relations and a broad nursing knowledge. The registered nurse is an experienced nurse who shall orient new staff, precept students, and assume relief charge nurse duty as oriented and assigned. Applies the nursing process to perform circulating and/or scrub nurse duties for procedures throughout Surgical Services. Must be able to take call per hospital call policy guidelines
Requirements
- A minimum of one year operating room nurse experience in an acute care hospital or multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center.
- State of California RN license required.
- American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS required.
- ACLS certification must be obtained prior to completion of orientation and independent assignment for those hired/transferred into Operating Room position on or after March 1, 2024
- Existing employees must obtain ACLS certification by September 1, 2025.
- Must pass orientation and initial competency assessment prior to independent assignment of patients requiring the applicable skill, and must complete and pass all annual competencies.
Nice To Haves
- Acute care hospital operating room experience within the last five years preferred.
- Computer documentation skills preferred.
- Scrub experience preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
Responsibilities
- Planning, directing, assessing and providing nursing care
- Orient new staff
- Precept students
- Assume relief charge nurse duty as oriented and assigned
- Perform circulating and/or scrub nurse duties for procedures throughout Surgical Services
- Take call per hospital call policy guidelines
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
