RN II, Surgery (AHCL) - Per Diem
About The Position
The O.R. Staff Nurse provides professional nursing care to patients across the age spectrum within the Surgical Services Department. This role involves supervising and coordinating care planning with other disciplines and is represented by RCHEA. The position requires adherence to corporate compliance, age-specific competency in patient care, and maintaining a professional environment within the unit. The nurse will also ensure timely completion of all required competencies, licenses, certifications, and education, as well as uphold hospital-wide and departmental policies, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
- All associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable
- 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
- Has a current California RN license
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
- Adheres to the Corporate Compliance Code of Conduct
- 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
- Function as a scrub, circulating or float nurse in the operating room as assigned
- 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, 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
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
