Title: Registered Nurse (RN), Orthopedics
Location: San Diego, CA (Eastlake, Miramar, North Island, Point Loma)
Position Type: Full time (30-40+ hours/week),
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Education Level: ASN or BSN, RN license
Job Category: Health CareSummary:Vighter is recruiting Registered Nurses (RN) with a specialty in Orthopedics to provide patient care support at the Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA.The Medical Facilities in and around San Diego are rated as a complex medical facility, therefore provides care to Active-Duty Military, Veterans, Veterans and Family members locally and from surrounding states.
RNs are responsible to ensure the safety and well-being of all care provided to patients in the facility including proper time out, consent, credentialed staff available, body positioning, documentation of implants or surgical hardware, medication administration, maintaining sterile environments, ensuring necessary supply /equipment availability.
Principle Accountabilities:- Provides the full range of nursing services within the Orthopedics Department and within the scope of practice for a variety of patient-centered specialties and ensures that all Joint Commission standards for care are met during performance of patient care.
- Provide complex and comprehensive professional nursing services within the professional scope of practice for a variety of diagnoses for patients of all ages.
- Operate and monitor specialized equipment including, but not limited to CRRT machines, oxygen, PCA, epidural pumps, sequential compression devices, cardio-respiratory monitors, vital sign monitors, and assist with patients in Orthopedic environments.
- Provide post-procedure and post-operative recovery care.
- Administer medications, wound care, and numerous other personalized interventions.
- Provide clinical guidance to members of the healthcare team in the coordination of patient care.
Education:- Associates or Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited university.
- Graduate from an academic program, within the specialty field of nursing study that is accredited by a regional or national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Qualifications:• Experience One year of experience within the last two years as a registered nurse.
• Licensure: Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered
Nurse.
• Current BLS certification (ACLS and PALS preferred)
• Demonstrated knowledge of perioperative standards and infection control practice
Duty Hours / On-call Requirements:- The expected duty hours for this position are 8 hours per day and 5 days per week. However, this position supports 24/7 operations which may require work to be conducted at night and on weekends.
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to stand or sit for more than 8 hours per day.
- Must be willing to work overtime if necessary.
- Must be able to use an elevator or walk up and down stairs.
- Must be able to stand or sit for more than 8 hours per day.
- Must be able to routinely grasp or handle objects, use finger dexterity, bend elbows/knees and reach above and below shoulders.
- Must be able to read and interpret handwritten and typewritten print.
- Must be able to communicate by voice and detect sound by ear.
- Must be able to perform duties in an indoor or outdoor environment.
- Must be able to pass a criminal background investigation.
- Must undergo Urine Drug Screening (UDS).
- Must be a Citizen of the United States or legally authorized to work in the United States of America.
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Work Schedule: Services shall be provided Monday through Friday, between the hours of
0600 -1800 hours. Shifts will normally be scheduled for an 8.5, 9.5 or 10.5-hour period, to include an uncompensated 60-minute lunch break, respectively. In no instance will the Full Time Equivalent (FTE) or Part Time Equivalent (PTE) HCW be required to provide services more than 80 hours per two-week period
