RN II, Surgery (AHCL)

Adventist Health•Clearlake, CA

About The Position

The O.R. Staff Nurse provides professional nursing care to patients across the age spectrum within the Surgical Services Department; supervises and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. This position is represented by RCHEA.

Requirements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS: Has a current California RN license.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS: all Patient Care personnel must be initially certified prior to patient care and recertified every two years in American Heart Association BLS.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS: ACLS - all registered nurses employed in Nursing Supervision, Med/Surg, Emergency Department, Perioperative Services and ICU must be initially certified within six months of employment and recertified every two years in ACLS.
PALS - all Registered Nurses in ER must be initially certified. Med/Surg, Perioperative Services and ICU must be initially certified within six months of employment and recertified every two years in PALS.
All BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP certified personnel are responsible for familiarizing themselves with the crash cart.
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents therein.
Employee must conform with all HIPAA and other confidentiality regulations as required by the job, department, or hospital

Nice To Haves

Credentials in area of practice preferred, such as CNOR, PANAC, and AAOPU for Outpatient.

Responsibilities

Function as a scrub, circulating or float nurse in the operating room as assigned. Refer to O.R. Technician job description, Position Accountabilities (A, B and C) for scrub nurse duties; Refer to Circulating Nurse job description for circulating duties; Refer to Float Nurse job description for float nurse duties.
Maintain a professional, dignified atmosphere within the unit.
Maintains and meets expectations on time for all competencies, license, certifications and education requirements as outlined by local administration, Adventist Health (AH), The Joint Commission (TJC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and all other regulatory agencies.
Maintains established hospital-wide and departmental policies and procedures, departmental objectives,
Participates in site identification process and time out on each case.
Performance Improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
Provide optimal physical and emotional environment for the patient.
Rotational assignments to PACU, Outpatient endoscopy Unit, and Central Service as assigned
Share call duty as required
Willingly performs other duties and innovations as assigned.
Adheres to the Corporate Compliance Code of Conduct.
AGES SERVED (c): Adolescent, Adult Geriatric. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care/service appropriate to the age of the patients/individuals served. Demonstrates and possesses the ability to assess data reflective of the patients/individuals status and interpret relative to his age-specific needs, and to provide the care/service needed.
Demonstrates knowledge and skills in regard to age-specific competency such as: Pediatrics differences in VSS and medication dosages; Adolescents specifics such as common disease entities and self-image issues; Geriatric needs in regard to mobility, Psycho-social/spiritual needs and death and dying issues.