Operating Room Registered Nurse

Posterity Group LLC•San Diego, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Posterity Group LLC, a veteran-owned, service-disabled small business, is seeking to staff the Naval Medical Clinic San Diego and associated locations with Operating Room Registered Nurses. This role involves coordinating patient care, ensuring optimal outcomes, and maintaining compliance with established policies and procedures. The OR Registered Nurse will perform physical exams, administer medications and interventions, and collaborate with the healthcare team. Key responsibilities include making patient care assignments, recognizing and reacting to emergencies, and performing nursing services as identified in the TO. The role also involves research to improve practice and patient outcomes, providing direct perioperative nursing care, including circulating duties, patient assessment, coordination with surgical and anesthesia teams, maintaining aseptic technique, documentation, equipment readiness, and adherence to AORN and Joint Commission standards. Nurses may also function as team leaders and provide relief charge coverage.

Requirements

Associates Degree of Nursing at minimum
Graduate from a college or university accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
One year of experience within the last two years as a registered nurse.
Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
Current BLS certification
Demonstrated knowledge of perioperative standards and infection control practices

Nice To Haves

ACLS certification
PALS certification

Responsibilities

Coordinate patient care in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals.
Facilitate the achievement of optimal outcomes in relation to clinical care, quality and cost effectiveness.
Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with all established policies, procedures, and guidelines used in the MTF.
Perform physical exam and health histories.
Provide health promotions, counseling, and education.
Administer medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions.
Collaborate with and provide clinical guidance to members of the healthcare team in the coordination of patient care.
Accountable for making patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel.
Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergency situations.
Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization.
Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
Perform nursing services identified in the TO.
Conduct research in support of improved practice and patient outcomes.
Provide direct perioperative nursing care, including circulating duties, patient assessment, coordination with surgical and anesthesia teams, maintenance of aseptic technique, documentation, equipment readiness, and adherence to AORN and Joint Commission standards.
Function as team leaders and provide relief charge coverage as required.