Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room

Tenet Healthcare; Palm Springs (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus (up to $25,000)

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare in Palm Springs, CA seeks a dedicated Registered Nurse for the Operating Room on a full-time night shift. You will provide comprehensive perioperative care, ensure patient safety, and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver quality outcomes.

The ideal candidate holds a BSN, California RN license, BLS certification, and at least 1 year of OR experience, with strong communication, advocacy, and reasoning skills.

Qualifications

• Must have current OR experience in a clinical setting.
• Excellent communication with patients and families.
• Demonstrates knowledge of perioperative nursing theory and practice.
• Ability to maintain patient safety and privacy during procedures.
• Comfort with fast-paced, high-stakes environments.

Responsibilities

• The clinical nurse assumes principal responsibility for total care assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of each assigned patient.
• Initiates teaching to patient and family to attain optimal health.
• Delivers safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the operating room and perioperative services.
• Validates and documents correct patient, procedure, and site; prepares operating room and patient for procedures.
• Plans care to ensure a safe peri-operative experience for patient and staff.
• Perform counts and protect patient from injury; protect patient's rights and dignity.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Active listening

Patient advocacy

Team collaboration

Education

BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing)

Job description

Job Details

• Up to $25,000 Sign-On bonus based on experience
• Shift: Nights
• Job type: Full Time
• Hours:

Responsibilities

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. 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 competenciesAct as patient advocate

Position Qualifications

Current OR experience required

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.