Job DescriptionAs a Registered Nurse for the Operating Room:
- Assume responsibility and accountability for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care within this specialty patient population.
- Provide and document direct and indirect patient care services that ensure the safety, comfort, personal hygiene, and protection of patients.
- Provide patient education on disease prevention and restorative measures.
- Provide administration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement the treatment, disease prevention, or rehabilitative plan of care.
- Perform skin tests, immunizations, phlebotomy and the initiation of peripheral venous access.
- Observe and assess signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to medications/treatments, general behavior, and/or general physical condition to determine normal versus abnormal characteristics and initiate emergency procedures when indicated.
- Plan and implement care based on observations, implementing appropriate reporting, referrals and care in accordance with standardized procedures while providing care to special patient populations and patients with diverse cultural backgrounds.
QualificationsEducational Requirements:- Graduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN or higher preferred.
License/Certification/Registration Requirements:- Current California State RN License required
- American Red Cross or American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification
- For RN III: Specialty Certification (external applicants may obtain within one year of hire)
Experience:- Minimum 3 years recent acute RN experience in specialty. Note: (minimum 1 year recent acute RN experience in Specialty will be considered for Registered Nurse II)
About the TeamCedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the U.S., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff. Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.
