Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgical Services
About The Position
The Registered Nurse functions as a member of the Operating Room team, providing professional nursing care to patients whose protective reflexes or self-care abilities may be compromised during surgical or other invasive procedures. The nurse supports the Anesthesiologist as needed during the intraoperative process and uses clinical knowledge, critical thinking, and the nursing process to care for patients in the operating room. The role applies AORN principles and guidelines to maintain asepsis and infection control. Shriners Children’s provides pediatric specialty care to children up to age 18, regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. The organization emphasizes multidisciplinary education, research, evidence-based practice, innovation, critical thinking, and family-centered care.
Requirements
- California RN license.
- BSN.
- CPR.
- PALS certification within six months of employment.
Nice To Haves
- One year of specialty experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide professional nursing services to patients with a variety of needs using the nursing process and within the scope, ethics, and standards of practice defined by the American Nurses Association and the California BRN Nurse Practice Act.
- Support the family-centered care philosophy of Shriners Hospitals.
- Collect and analyze assessment data to determine diagnoses or issues.
- Identify expected outcomes and develop plans addressing health promotion and restoration, health maintenance, or health-related problems and alternatives to attain outcomes.
- Implement identified plans and coordinate care delivery.
- Employ strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
- Evaluate progress toward attaining outcomes.
- Apply professional codes of ethics to ensure individual rights in all areas of practice.
- Integrate evidence and research findings into practice.
- Demonstrate leadership behaviors in practice settings, across the profession, and in the community.
- Support the Anesthesiologist as needed during the intraoperative process.
- Apply AORN principles and guidelines to ensure asepsis and infection control.
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Job Type
Full-time
