Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room

Desert Care Network; Palm Springs (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k)

PTO

Education opportunities

HSAs/FSAs

EAP

Employee discounts

Job summary

Desert Regional Medical Center, part of Desert Care Network in Palm Springs, California, seeks a skilled perioperative nurse for night shifts. The role focuses on total care assessment, planning, and evaluation for patients undergoing procedures, with emphasis on teaching patients and families about health needs.

Qualifications include a BSN, CA RN license, BLS, and at least 1 year OR experience. Benefits, sign-on, and professional development are highlighted in the posting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing required

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, patient-family centered care in perioperative services.
• Validate and document correct patient, procedure, and site.
• Prepare operating room and patient for procedures.
• Plan care for safe peri-operative experience.
• Administer medications appropriately.
• Maintain patient rights, dignity and privacy.
• Delegate tasks per CA nurse practice act.
• Document care and participate in performance improvement.

Skills

RN licensure CA

OR experience

BLS certification

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's in Nursing

Job description

At Desert Regional Medical Center, We Understand That Our Greatest Asset Is Our Dedicated Team Of Professionals. That’s Why We Offer More Than a Job – We Provide a Comprehensive Benefit Package That Prioritizes Your Health, Professional Development, And Work-life Balance. The Available Plans And Programs Include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Job Summary

Up to $25,000 Sign-On bonus based on experience

Shift

Nights

Job type

Full Time

Hours

The clinical nurse assumes principal responsibility for the total care assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of each assigned patient. The clinical nurse initiates teaching and educates the patient and family and/or significant other to attain optimal health. The clinical nurse is responsible for adhering to all standards of nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the delivery of safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the operating room and other areas of perioperative services for all patient populations.
• Validates and documents correct patient, procedure, and site.
• Insures appropriate preparation of the operating room and patient for specific procedures.
• Plans care to insure a safe peri-operative experience for patient and staff
• Patient assessment
• Perioperative plan of care
• Protect patient from injury
• Perform count procedures to protect patient
• Insure correct site, side, and level for procedure
• Manage specimens in appropriate manner
• Administer medications appropriately
• Protect patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy
• Delegate tasks appropriately according to CA nurse practice act
• Document nursing care
• Participate in performance improvement
• Maintain required competencies
• Act as patient advocate

Qualifications

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

Required

• Bachelors in Nursing from an accredited professional nursing program
• Current RN licensure in the State of California.
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification (maintain current at all times).
• 1 year of OR experience.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills to communicate with people on all levels and able to maintain positive working relationships with patients, families, and co-workers inter- and intra-departmentally.
• Possess active listening skills.
• Demonstrates knowledge of current nursing theory and practice.
• Compassionate, non-judgmental patient caregiver and advocate.
• Must be able to tolerate physically and mentally demanding work.
• Possesses audible acuity necessary for taking blood pressures and maintaining patient safety.

Desert Care Network serves the healthcare needs of the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin regions in Southern California with three hospitals Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree. The hospital network provides advanced care with services such as comprehensive stroke care, a cancer center, a Level 1 Trauma Center and the only Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Coachella Valley. Desert Care Network is committed to healthcare equality.

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$59.28 - $91.10 hourly **Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience,