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Pre-Operating, Registered Nurse – Community Surgery Center – Glendale, CA
Summary
Community Surgery Center of Glendale, we're committed to delivering affordable, high-quality outpatient surgical care in a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment. Since opening our doors in 2013, we've built a reputation as a trusted partner for physicians and healthcare providers by putting our patients at the center of everything we do. Our mission is simple: to provide exceptional care and an outstanding surgical experience, making us our community's first choice for outpatient surgery.
As a Pre-Operating Room Registered Nurse, you'll play a vital role in bringing that mission to life. Working closely with our PACU Charge Nurse in daily clinical operations, you'll help planning, directing, coordinating, and providing high quality, individualized patient care in the pre-operative period of the patient’s surgical experience.
In this role, you will participate in direct patient care including maintain a clean, orderly, and safe environment. You'll perform pre/post-operative teaching to patients and/ or their significant other along with managing patient complications, emergencies, preoperatively, as well as postoperatively. It’s crucial that you maintain a professional demeanor for the patient and staff members, effectively communicate and set a positive patient experience for them and their families. Additionally, you’ll be expected to utilize appropriate services when needed to communicate with all staff members and patients with speech and hearing disorders to ensure the highest standards of patient experience and patient safety.
If you're passionate about delivering exceptional patient care, thrive in a collaborative team environment, and are committed to clinical excellence, we'd love to welcome you to our team.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide pre- and post-operative nursing care, including patient assessment, education, and care plan implementation.
- Prepare patients for surgery, including pre-op interviews, vital signs monitoring, IV initiation, and lab review.
- Administer medications safely and monitor patient response in accordance with physician orders.
- Monitor recovery from anesthesia, manage airway, and identify and address post-operative complications.
- Perform wound care and support optimal healing outcomes.
- Assess, manage, and document patient pain, including evaluation of treatment effectiveness.
- Recognize and respond to emergencies and changes in patient condition, escalating care as needed.
- Maintain accurate, timely documentation of patient care and recovery.
- Adhere to infection control, safety, and regulatory standards, including abuse reporting and latex precautions.
- Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated, high-quality care.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives and maintain compliance with nursing standards.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications
- Current, unrestricted California Registered Nurse license required.
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Current BLS certification required
- Working knowledge and experience in PACU from hospital or ambulatory surgery center including direct patient care
- Ability to adhere to work schedule 4x 10 hour shifts a week and manage time appropriately; utilize resources in a timely, organized, and cost-effective manner.
- Demonstrates knowledge of medical record policy and procedure in management of patient information.
- Participates in medical records TQM.
- Knowledge of patient monitoring equipment.
Compensation and Benefits
The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $50/hour - $62/hour for RNs depending on experience; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, licensure, skills, and experience.
Full Time Position Benefits:
The success of any company depends on its employees. For us, employee satisfaction is crucial not only to the well-being of our organization, but also to the health and wellness of our members. As such, we are firmly dedicated to providing our employees the options and resources necessary for building security and maintaining a healthy balance between work and life.
Our dedication to our staff is evident in our comprehensive benefits package. We offer a very generous mixture of benefits, including many employer-paid options.
Health and Wellness:
- Employer-paid comprehensive medical, pharmacy, and dental for employees
- Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Employer-Paid Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Behavioral Health Services
Savings and Retirement:
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Income Protection Insurance
Other Benefits:
- Vacation Time
- Company celebrations
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Tuition Reimbursement
- License Renewal CEU Cost Reimbursement Program
- Sick days
- Paid holidays
- Mileage
Employer will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the LA City Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
Qualifications
- Current, unrestricted California Registered Nurse license required.
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Current BLS certification required.
- Minimum of 2 years working knowledge and experience in PACU from hospital or ambulatory surgery center including direct patient care
- Ability to adhere to work schedule 4x 10 hour shifts a week and manage time appropriately; utilize resources in a timely, organized, and cost-effective manner.
- Demonstrates knowledge of medical record policy and procedure in management of patient information.
- Participates in medical records TQM.
- Knowledge of patient monitoring equipment.
