Registered Nurse (RN) - Recovery Room

Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center•Garden Grove, CA

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct and indirect patient care in the peri-operative setting through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for neonates, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults. The nurse coordinates patient care with the surgeon and anesthesiologist and directs and guides the OR Technician and other personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards. The role works with other departments to support continuity of care and with coworkers to provide quality patient care, efficient patient flow, and unit maintenance and organization. The nurse adheres to regulations, standards, and hospital or unit policies and procedures; participates in Performance Improvement activities, unit meetings, and in-services; and serves as a resource for other personnel as appropriate. The position is at Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center, a 167-bed community hospital in Southern California. The RN is directly accountable to the OR Charge Nurse and Director of Surgical Services and indirectly to the House Supervisor.

Requirements

Current and valid state RN License.
Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintained as current.
Current ACLS (AHA) certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained as current.
Current PALS (AHA) certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained as current.
Minimum of one year of previous perioperative experience or on-the-job training.

Nice To Haves

Certified Nurse OR (CNOR) Certification (AORN).
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

Deliver direct and indirect patient care in the peri-operative setting using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Coordinate patient care with the surgeon and anesthesiologist.
Direct and guide the OR Technician and other personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards.
Work with other departments to provide a continuum of care.
Collaborate with coworkers to provide continuous, quality patient care, efficient patient flow, and unit maintenance and organization.
Adhere to regulations, standards, and hospital or unit policies and procedures.
Participate in Performance Improvement activities, unit meetings, and in-services.
Act as a resource for other personnel as appropriate.