RN, PACU Surgery, Per Diem, Days

Adventist Health • Clearlake, CA

2d

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. Standards of Behavior Line of Responsibility and Authority O.R. Staff Nurse-R.N.Float Nurse------ Director of Peri-operative Services

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
• Has a 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.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees