RN II, Surgery Circulator, Per Diem, Day Shift

Adventist Health•Clearlake, CA

4d•Onsite

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. The RN II, Surgery serves as a scrub, circulating, or float nurse in the operating room as assigned. They are responsible for adhering to the Corporate Compliance Code of Conduct and maintaining a professional atmosphere. The role involves providing optimal physical and emotional care for patients and may include rotational assignments to PACU, Outpatient endoscopy Unit, and Central Service. The position also requires sharing call duty as needed and performing other assigned duties.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
Current California RN license.
All Patient Care personnel must be initially certified prior to patient care and recertified every two years in American Heart Association BLS.
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.
Frequent bending (including the body bending from the waist), squatting, kneeling, climbing, work with arms above shoulder height, work with arms at shoulder height, standing, talking, hearing and performing repetitive hand motions.
Frequent transferring of patients including pulling, lifting or pushing a patient side to side, to a sitting position, to a standing position, or laterally.
Employee will frequently push patients in wheelchairs, gurneys and beds.
Employee must demonstrate a pull lift of 50 pounds from the floor.
Vision requirements include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Employee will occasionally be sitting and walking inclines and declines.
Employee will not be driving or climbing ladders.
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

Provides professional nursing care to patients across the age spectrum within the Surgical Services Department.
Supervises and coordinates care planning with other disciplines.
Functions as a scrub, circulating or float nurse in the operating room as assigned.
Adheres to the Corporate Compliance Code of Conduct.
Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care/service appropriate to the age of the patients/individuals served.
Maintains a professional, dignified atmosphere within the unit.
Maintains and meets expectations on time for all competencies, license, certifications and education requirements.
Maintains established hospital-wide and departmental policies and procedures, departmental objectives, Performance Improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
Participates in site identification process and time out on each case.
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.