Surgery Nurse
About The Position
The Surgery Nurse delivers comprehensive nursing care and leads patient-centered care initiatives. The role includes assessing patient and family health needs; developing, implementing, and evaluating nursing care plans; and providing technical nursing care to patients from neonatal through geriatric age groups, with consideration of their developmental needs. The nurse supports the organization’s mission, core values, strategic plans, and performance improvement plans. The nurse respects and maintains patient and family rights, preserves privacy and modesty during care, identifies themselves by name and title, determines whether an advanced directive is present and its type, reports suspected abuse or neglect, and understands the role of and access to the Bioethics Committee. The position is based at Dignity Health – St. Joseph’s Medical Center, a 355-bed acute care nonprofit hospital in Stockton, California, serving more than 125,000 patients annually. The hospital provides services including a Level III NICU, cancer care, heart care, and a family birth center.
Requirements
- Graduate of an RN School of Nursing.
- One year of recent acute care experience.
- Completion of a Perioperative 101 or equivalent course of study, or two years of recent inpatient operating room nursing experience.
- Registered Nurse license.
- BLS certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, leadership, and communication skills.
- Commitment to patient advocacy and continuous quality improvement.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field.
- ACLS certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
- PALS certification through the American Heart Association (AHA).
Responsibilities
- Assess patient and family health needs.
- Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care plans.
- Provide technical nursing care to patients across age groups from neonatal to geriatric, with developmental understanding.
- Uphold the organization’s mission and core values and support strategic and performance improvement plans.
- Respect and maintain patient and family rights.
- Maintain patient privacy and modesty while providing care.
- Identify self to patients and families by name and title.
- Determine the presence and type of an advanced directive.
- Report suspected cases of abuse or neglect.
- Understand the role of and how to access the Bioethics Committee.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
