Astrana Health, Inc.
RN Preop (Per Diem)
Department:
7010-Emergency Room
Employment Type:
Part Time
Location:
14662 Newport Ave, Tustin, CA 92780 ("HOSPITAL")
Reporting To:
Aura Lei Zabat
Compensation:
$48.00 - $72.00 / hour
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.
Responsibilities include administering patient medications, coordinating 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, and takes appropriate action and documents intervention. Effectively utilizes surgical preference procedure cards and makes and communicates changes as appropriate. Exercises independent judgment and decision making to control the OR environment and maintain sterile field, privacy, body temperature, 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.
Qualifications
Active, current, and unencumbered licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
AHA Basic Life Support
AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English
Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly changing environment
1 year of operating room experience as Registered Nurse or completion of approved Perioperative Services training program
Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees only)
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Certified Nurse Operating Room Certification (CNOR)
Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families
AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support
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7010-Emergency Room
Employment Type:
Part Time
Location:
14662 Newport Ave, Tustin, CA 92780 ("HOSPITAL")
Reporting To:
Aura Lei Zabat
Compensation:
$48.00 - $72.00 / hour
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.
Responsibilities include administering patient medications, coordinating 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, and takes appropriate action and documents intervention. Effectively utilizes surgical preference procedure cards and makes and communicates changes as appropriate. Exercises independent judgment and decision making to control the OR environment and maintain sterile field, privacy, body temperature, 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.
Qualifications
Active, current, and unencumbered licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
AHA Basic Life Support
AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English
Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly changing environment
1 year of operating room experience as Registered Nurse or completion of approved Perioperative Services training program
Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees only)
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Certified Nurse Operating Room Certification (CNOR)
Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families
AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support
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