Surgical Registered Nurse

Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties•San Bernardino, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties is hiring a full-time Surgical Registered Nurse in San Bernardino/Victorville, California. The nurse provides family planning, prenatal, and/or abortion services in accordance with the Board of Registered Nursing requirements and Planned Parenthood regulations, protocols, medical standards, and procedures. The role provides patient-centered clinical and surgical care, including education, assessment, counseling, procedures, recovery care, and referrals. The nurse may be deployed to other sites, including locations in San Bernardino County, and is required to participate in an after-hours on-call rotation. The position requires flexible availability, including weekends and work at PPOSBC locations as needed. The role includes general health-center nursing duties as well as abortion-care responsibilities. Health-center work includes reproductive health visits, medication and contraceptive-device administration, patient education, laboratory testing and follow-up, emergency response, inventory management, and clinic upkeep. Surgical duties include pre-operative assessment, ultrasound, IV placement and removal, conscious sedation, recovery-room care, and discharge counseling. The nurse also collaborates with physicians and other licensed staff, supports quality and productivity goals, and maintains accurate and confidential patient records. The stated salary range is USD $50.85 to $62.83 per hour. The employer offers medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and eligible dependents, life insurance, long-term disability, vacation, sick and holiday benefits, and 401(k) matching contributions. Benefits coverage begins after one full month of employment.

Requirements

Current California Registered Nurse license.
Current CPR and ACLS certifications.
Associate of Science or Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
1–2 years of experience in ambulatory care, reproductive health care, prenatal care, and/or abortion services.
Warm, caring manner and excellent customer-service skills, with the ability to relate well to diverse communities.
Ability to work cooperatively as part of a team and communicate and interact effectively with staff, volunteers, and patients.
Ability to adjust to patient flow after orientation, according to agency guidelines.
Accuracy and attention to detail.
Ability to physically assist a patient in distress.
Professional demeanor at all times.
Availability for flexible hours, including weekends, and work at PPOSBC locations as required.
Availability to take after-hours calls; on-call responsibility is required, with after-hours calls required up to six days annually.
Strong commitment to quality healthcare and excellent customer service.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rigorous environment with changing priorities, meet deadlines, and work under pressure.
High-level computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook; electronic medical-records experience may also be required.
Ability to travel to other sites and locations. If using a personal vehicle for this requirement, a valid California driver’s license and current auto insurance meeting California vehicle-code minimums are required.
Support for abortion patients and related services is an essential job duty and fundamental responsibility of all employees.

Nice To Haves

Maternal Child Health education, including family planning.
Medical/surgical experience.
Bilingual English/Spanish skills.

Responsibilities

Provide family planning, prenatal, and/or abortion services consistent with applicable nursing regulations, agency protocols, medical standards, and procedures.
Provide quality patient care through contraceptive, prenatal, and abortion education and assessment, and facilitate internal and external referrals.
Follow agency policies for physical exams, procedural skills, clinical judgment, charting, patient communication, and OSHA requirements.
Meet quality metrics and participate in team-based, professional, confidential, and timely patient care.
Serve as a resource to medical staff and attend medical meetings as required.
Support customer satisfaction, productivity, cycle-time, and wait-time goals at the health center.
Document patient data accurately and completely in medical records.
Provide pregnancy testing, contraception, and STI treatment visits under approved RN Standardized Procedures.
Dispense or administer medications and contraceptive devices under clinician direction or standing orders.
Educate patients about reproductive health, family planning, pre-term labor, labor and delivery, breastfeeding, postpartum care, abortion procedures, and discharge instructions.
Monitor laboratory reconciliation, review lab reports, initiate follow-up, and perform laboratory testing, including phlebotomy, as needed.
Manage emergencies at the center and consult other licensed providers as necessary.
Perform controls and maintain control logs for moderate-complexity tests; monitor and record medication, control, and specimen refrigerator temperatures daily.
Manage medication inventory, including ordering and checking expiration dates when stocking and administering medications.
Support clinic upkeep by sterilizing instruments, cleaning laboratory and examination rooms, and setting up and restocking rooms.
Complete incident reports, perform chart audits, participate in peer review, and cross-train in case-management duties as required.
Provide continuity of care for abortion services in a patient-centered flow environment.
Counsel and perform physical exams on abortion patients; review medical histories and complete pre-operative assessments.
Perform ultrasound and appropriate laboratory work.
Insert and remove IV lines; provide contraceptive counseling and conscious sedation; and perform recovery-room responsibilities.
Review discharge orders and counsel patients on discharge instructions.
Assist the Sedation Provider with opening and closing narcotic inventory management, and assist physicians and other licensed staff as required.
Take part in the after-hours on-call rotation and travel or work at other PPOSBC locations as required.
Perform other duties as assigned.