Surgical RN

Regional Hand Center; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

No weekends

Job summary

Regional Hand Center in North Fresno, CA is hiring a full-time OR RN for a 10-hour shift with no weekends. The role involves caring for patients with hand and upper extremity injuries, working alongside hand surgeons and PAs in a state-of-the-art surgery center and clinical practice.

You will apply nursing theory, critical thinking, and teamwork to deliver high-quality perioperative care, while upholding patient safety and confidentiality in a supportive, patient-first environment.

Qualifications

• RN license in California
• ACLS within 90 days of start date
• BLS required
• One year OR experience; ambulatory surgery center experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Assess patient populations safely and effectively
• Demonstrate critical thinking and intervene appropriately
• Operate and monitor surgical video systems and monitors
• Maintain hand-eye coordination in the operating room
• Educate patients and families about care plans
• Collaborate with the medical team to improve patient outcomes
• Strive for excellent patient experience and service quality
• Communicate clearly with all staff levels and physicians
• Organize workload and adapt to changing priorities
• Use safety equipment and report hazards promptly
• Maintain patient confidentiality per center policy

Skills

OR nursing experience

Ambulatory surgery center experience

ACLS certified within 90 days

BLS certified

Education

Registered Nurse in California

BSN strongly preferred

ACLS certification within 90 days

BLS certification

Job description

Regional Hand Center is growing! This is an exciting time to join our team as an OR RN, in a Full Time 10-hr Shift (no weekends) opportunity. Our beautiful, well-established, state-of-the art surgery center and clinical practice in North Fresno, CA provides an supportive team environment focused on clinical excellence and patients first. The selected candidate will have the opportunity to develop and refine their skills caring for patients with hand and upper extremity injuries, while working alongside our talented hand surgeons and PA's.

Job Requirements

SKILLS AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS (MINIMUM)

Education

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse in California.
• BSN strongly preferred.
• Within ninety (90) days of beginning a job in Ambulatory Surgery Unit, the employee will obtain ACLS certification.
• BLS required.

Experience

• A minimum of one (1) year of OR experience.
• One (1) year of previous ambulatory surgery center experience preferred

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Demonstrate appropriate assessment skills for an identified patient population
• Demonstrates critical thinking skills by gathering and analyzing patient information, then intervenes appropriately.
• Ability to work with technical equipment e.g. video systems, monitors, basic computer skills
• Good hand/eye coordination especially in the operating room
• Identifies patient and family education needs; develops and implements appropriate teaching plan.
• Collaborates with medical staff and health care team by participating in organizational quality and safety initiatives to improve patient outcomes
• Identifies customer service needs and meets or exceeds expectations. Creates an environment that promotes customer satisfaction and the patient experience
• Respectfully communicates both written and verbal information that is accurate, timely, concise and thorough. Ability to communicate with all levels of staff including physicians, etc.
• Efficiently organizes and prioritizes individual workload around patient and unit needs. Adjusts activities and plan depending on situation. Seeks to improve personal organizational skills to increase work efficiencies.
• Stewards available resources effectively.
• Demonstrates professional behaviors and identifies own education and professional growth needs.
• Maintains the confidentiality of information acquired pertaining to patients, physicians, employees and visitors to Regional Hand Center of Central California.
• Behaves in accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values of Regional Hand Center of Central California. Adheres to established performance standards.
• Assumes responsibility for performance of job duties in the safest possible manner, to assure personal safety and that of coworkers, patients and families. Uses all available safety equipment. Reports all preventable hazards and unsafe practices including near misses and actual errors either to management

Required Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge of nursing theory, practice and age specific needs as demonstrated by successful completion of introductory orientation behaviors for Registered Nurse.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to initiate and maintain collegial relationships with coworkers and therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Critical thinking skills necessary to perform principal duties and responsibilities of job description.
• Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail when planning and performing professional nursing care.
• Demonstrate basic computer skills
• Ability to walk and stand continuously at least 90% of the time.
• Ability to move, lift and position patients

Excellent compensation package available to eligible employees including competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including cafeteria plans, 401K Safe Harbor with immediate vesting, Profit Sharing, FSA plans, and educational reimbursement!

• Perioperative, RN, Operating Room, Surgical, Nurse. CNOR

Salary: $45.00 - $55 per hour