Registered Nurse - Surgery 35

St. Rose Hospital; Hayward (CA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Rose Hospital in Hayward, CA is seeking a Full-Time Registered Nurse for the Operating Room on the AM shift.

The nurse is directly responsible for patient care, communicates with physicians about changes in condition, and ensures safety and privacy while delivering timely, evidence-based nursing. The role requires a CA RN license, BLS and ACLS, NIHSS, and Sexual Harassment/Bullying Prevention Certification; PALS preferred and OR experience encouraged.

Qualifications

• Current valid CA Registered Nurse license required.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Current Advanced Life Support (ACLS) required.
• National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification required.
• Sexual Harassment/Bullying Prevention Certification required (1 month from hire).
• Current Pediatric Life Support (PALS) preferred.
• Minimum one year experience in an acute care operating room preferred.

Responsibilities

• Consistently uses two patient identifiers when drawing lab, administering medications and performing procedures.
• Does not use unacceptable abbreviations in documentation and uses read back on all telephone orders.
• Follows medication reconciliation policy.
• Performs systematic assessment and data collection focusing on physiological, cultural, psychological, spiritual and cognitive status of the patient.
• Evaluates, develops and prioritizes a plan of care that is individualized and goal directed based on nursing diagnosis, patient needs and standards of care in perioperative unit.
• Provides safe therapeutic care in a knowledgeable, skillful and continuous manner involving all members of the health care team.
• Demonstrates competence in care of pediatric, adolescent and geriatric patients as assigned.
• Assesses and evaluates patient plan of care and teaching needs. Documents effectiveness and revises plans as needed.
• Demonstrates awareness of legal issues and patient rights in a confidential manner.
• Maintains current California licensure and service-specific certifications while adhering to Nurse Practice Act and hospital standards of care.

Skills

Registered Nurse license

BLS certification

ACLS certification

NIHSS certification

Sexual Harassment prevention

PALS preferred

Job description

Job Summary

Job description/Responsibilities: FULL-TIME (1.0) AM SHIFT APPROXIMATE PAY RANGE: $60.64 - $90.22 POSITION SUMMARY The Registered Nurse is directly responsible for the care given to his/her assigned patients. Communicates with the physician about changes in the patient?s clinical condition including hemodynamic monitoring, results of diagnostic studies and abnormal results and symptomatology. Is able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment. Maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• 1. Consistently uses two patient identifiers when drawing lab, administering medications and performing procedures.
• 2. Does not use unacceptable abbreviations in documentation and using read back on all telephone orders.
• 3. Consistently follows medication reconciliation policy.
• 4. Performs systematic assessment and data collection focusing on the physiological, cultural, psychological, spiritual and cognitive status of the patient.
• 5. Evaluates, develops and prioritizes a plan of care that is individualized and goal directed based on nursing diagnosis, patient needs and standards of care in perioperative unit.
• 6. Provides safe therapeutic care in a knowledgeable, skillful and continuous manner involving all members of the health care team.
• 7. Demonstrates competence in the care of pediatric, adolescent and geriatric patients (when/if assigned to these patients) relative to determining each patient?s age-related and other physical, psychosocial and cultural needs and carry out patient care activities.
• 8. Assesses and evaluates patient plan of care and teaching needs. Documents effectiveness and revises plans as needed.
• 9. Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to legal issues and patient rights in a confidential manner.
• 10. Maintains current California licensure and service specific certifications while demonstrating an awareness of responsibility and accountability for own professional practice based on the Nurse Practice Act and hospital standards of care.

Required Qualification:

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

• Current valid CA Registered Nurse license required.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Current Advanced Life Support (ACLS) required.
• National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification required.
• Sexual Harassment/ Bullying Prevention Certification required. (1 month from hire)
• Current Pediatric Life Support (PALS) preferred.
• Minimum one year experience in an acute care operating room preferred.

Job Family: Healthcare Support Occupations

Occupations: Healthcare Support Workers, All Other

Degree Required: None