RN Pre & Post Surgery

Community Hospital San Bernardino; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Hospital of San Bernardino seeks a Pre & Post Surgery RN to be a central member of the patient care team. You will deliver compassionate, high-quality perioperative care and collaborate with the surgical team to implement individualized care plans throughout the patient’s surgical journey.

The role requires strong clinical knowledge, effective communication, and a commitment to continuous learning in a fast-paced surgical setting. Shifts are days/evenings with weekend GI lab call.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited RN program.
• Active RN license in California.
• BLS, ACLS, PALS per American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with surgical team to develop and implement individualized care plans.
• Provide high-acuity perioperative care and documentation.
• Coordinate patient care with multidisciplinary teams.
• Maintain clear, professional communication during surgical care.
• Adapt to schedule flexibility to support surgical throughput.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Documentation

Critical thinking

Communication

Care planning

Education

Graduate RN program

California RN license

BLS

ACLS

PALS

Job description

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1910, Dignity Health - Community Hospital of San Bernardino is a 343-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital. Serving over 75,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II NICU, maternity care and pediatrics, and behavioral health and long-term subacute care for adults and children.

Additionally, Community Hospital of San Bernardino has been recognized with the gold seal of approval by the Joint Commission, as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and rated five stars for Children's Subacute Center by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In 2025, we were voted Best Hospital by Inland Empire Magazine.

Community Hospital of San Bernardino shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health and CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation's largest health care systems, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Pre & Post Surgery RN, you will be a central figure in our patient care team, delivering exceptional, compassionate care that truly makes a difference in our patients' lives

Every day you will leverage your robust clinical knowledge and technological proficiency to provide high-acuity care. You will be expcted to collaborate with the multidisciplinary surgical team to create and implement individualized care plans, ensuring our patients feel informed, safe, and supported throughout their surgical journey.

To be successful in this role, you must combine strong clinical knowledge with an adaptable approach to patient-centered care, demonstrate clear, professional communication skills when coordinating with the surgical team, maintain technological proficiency to streamline care and documentation processes, and possess a genuine commitment to compassionate care and continuous learning in the surgical setting.

Essential Functions:

• Clinical Assessment & Documentation: Executes all assessments, admissions, transfers, shift assessments, and discharge planning within established hospital policy timeframes.


• Critical Thinking & Intervention: Identifies predictable patient problems, life-threatening situations, and high-risk complications.


• Holistic Patient Advocacy: Identifies the psycho-social, spiritual, cultural, and learning needs of patients and families.


• Care Planning & Integration: Initiates, determines, and prioritizes nursing diagnoses and expected outcomes.


• Collaboration & Communication: Acts as a key liaison within the healthcare team.


• Risk Anticipation: Recognizes the inter-relationship between physiological data, patient behavior, and clinical symptoms.


• Environment of Care: Understands the profound effect of the surgical environment on the patient/family.


• Shift: Days/Evenings (Variable). While the core shift is 11:00 AM - 7:30 PM, this role requires schedule flexibility to align with surgical throughput and patient care demands.. Requires weekend call for GI lab.

Job Requirements

• One (1) year experience in surgical services, critical care, or related field.


• Graduate of accredited Registered Nurse (RN) program


• Active RN license in the State of California.


• BLS American Heart Association.


• ACLS American Heart Association.


• PALS American Heart Associaiton.