RN - Operating Room, Santa Monica Surgery Center

Description The clinical nurse is a professional Registered Nurse who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame and provides care to these patients using the nursing process in accordance with the standards of professional nursing practice. The clinical nurse performs in the professional role as described by the American Nurses Association (ANA); engaging in activities related to ethics, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality improvement, leadership, collaboration, professional practice evaluation, resources utilization, environmental health, and patient advocacy as appropriate to clinical nursing practice.

Qualifications *Please ensure your resume and application clearly specify the unit(s) you have worked on as part of your work experience* We’re seeking a highly-skilled, self-motivated nursing professional with: Current valid California RN license, required BSN or MSN, required 2 years of operating room experience as an RN, required experience circulating and scrubing BLS from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association, required Experience in orthopedic surgery, specifically total joint arthroplasty, preferred Skill in implementing appropriate nursing interventions on a consistent basis Ability to perform historical, physical and behavioral patient assessments Ability to develop and implement and evaluate patient care plan actively involving patients, family, and staff Official Transcripts and/or original diploma from a registered nursing program must be provided upon hire