Staff Nurse - Surgical Services - Per Diem
Tahoe Forest Health System•Truckee, CA
About The Position
A registered nurse who uses the nursing process to develop a plan of nursing care and coordinate and deliver care to patients undergoing operative or other invasive procedures. Scrubs and circulates for all operative services except neuro and cardiac. Coordinates care with other health care providers and provides supervision to other health care providers across the surgical continuum. This is a per diem position.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree or certificate of completion from a college or vocational school that is an NLN-, CCNE-, or equivalently accredited school of nursing; nursing education must include clinical experiences with actual patients under qualified faculty supervision.
- 1–2 years of relevant experience.
- At least one year of previous operating room experience.
- California Registered Nurse (RN) license upon hire.
- Nevada Registered Nurse (RN) license within three months of hire into the job. Employees in this classification on December 1, 2022 had until June 1, 2023 to obtain the license. Temporary or seasonal RNs hired effective December 2022 need only a current California RN license.
- BLS: Enrollment in the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) Basic Life Support (BLS) Entry or Prep Curriculum, depending on previous BLS certification, upon hire.
- BLS/ACLS: Enrollment in the RQI Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) Entry or Prep Curriculum, depending on previous BLS and ACLS certification, within six months of hire.
- Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily; reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.
Nice To Haves
- Membership in AORN.
- CNOR certification.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ physical and psychosocial needs.
- Plan individual patient care and document the care plan.
- Implement and evaluate individual plans of care.
- Identify and provide education to patients and/or their significant others.
- Coordinate resources for complete and effective patient care.
- Use effective communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
- Use equipment properly.
- Participate in departmental growth and development.
- Pursue professional growth.
- Follow patient care standards related to Surgical Services.
- Be available to work standby.
- Demonstrate System Values in performance and behavior.
- Comply with System policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
