RN - Operating Room (OR) - Loan Forgiveness & $25,000 Sign-on Bonus - Full Time, Variable (Tustin)
Company: Alta Hospitals
Location: Pomona
Posted on: April 26, 2024
Job Description:
The Perioperative Registered Nurse uses the nursing process, to
design, coordinate, and deliver patient care that meets the
identified needs of patients having operative procedures. - May act
as scrub or circulating nurse in various procedures. - Demonstrates
thorough knowledge and application of aseptic techniques, and
defined practice standards for operating room and infection
prevention. - Acts as a role model to nursing students, and new
nurses to the unit.Foothill Regional Medical Center is a fully
accredited acute care hospital, licensed for 177 beds-120 beds for
general acute care, 15 intensive care beds and 42 pediatric
sub-acute beds. Our pediatric sub-acute unit, just one of six in
California, serves patients from throughout the state. We care for
patients up to 21 years of age who need long-term sub-acute care
including ventilator care and nutritional support.
- Administers patient medications, coordinates treatments and
procedures in a safe, effective and age appropriate manner.
- Ensures accurate control and accounting on the sterile field.
Recognizes critical deviations in patient conditions, taking
appropriate action and documenting intervention.
- Effectively utilizes surgical preference procedure cards,
making and communicating changes as appropriate.
- Exercises independent judgement and decision making to control
the OR environment and maintain sterile field, privacy, body temp,
and manage potential for discomfort, injury, or risks of infection.
Verifies operative procedure site and side, with the patient's
statement and written consent, ensuring time out procedures are
followed and correcting any inconsistencies. Ensures Infection
Control procedures and HIPAA compliance.
- Empathizes with patient, expresses compassion and understanding
for the situation and demonstrates care which is appropriate for
the age, and cultural, religious, or ethnic background. Actively
engages in caring behaviors, taking conscious ownership for work
and takes deliberate/thoughtful actions regarding how to best carry
out relationships with the patient and co-workers.
- Collaborates with members of the healthcare team, physicians,
and surgeons ensuring the coordination of care between other
disciplines and support staff through different levels of care.
Delegates patient care activities to appropriate members of the
health care team, provides effective leadership and ensures that
care is safe and of high quality. Develops and implements a plan of
care for patients that considers patient age, cultural and
religious preferences. Supports the patients participation in
planning for their care and acts as a source of information,
articulately responding to questions and providing
resources/education.
- One (1) year of operating room experience as Registered Nurse
or completion of approved Perioperative Services - training program
required. -
- Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English.
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- Ability to work variable shifts including on-call, evenings,
nights, weekend, and holidays. -
- Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly
changing environment. -
- Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and
families preferred.
Certified Nurse Operating Room Certification (CNOR) preferred.
- Graduate of Accredited School of Nursing required. -Bachelor of
Science in Nursing preferred.
- AHA Basic Life Support and AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support
required. -
- Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees
only) required.
- AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support preferred.
- Certified Nurse Operating Room Certification (CNOR) preferred.
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- Active, current, and unencumbered Licensure as a Registered
Nurse - -
Keywords: Alta Hospitals, Rowland Heights , RN - Operating Room (OR) - Loan Forgiveness & $25,000 Sign-on Bonus - Full Time, Variable (Tustin), Healthcare , Pomona, California
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