RN Surgery DT

CommonSpirit Health • $80K — $100K *

Bakersfield, CA 93301In-Person

Hospitals & Medical Centers

Less than 5 years of experience

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Qualifications

1 year of operating room/surgical experience is required.
Valid CA Registered Nurse license upon hire.
Basic Life Support (CPR) certification required upon hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification required upon hire.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

Deliver compassionate, comprehensive patient care to enhance well-being and recovery.
Perform critical assessments and implement individualized patient care plans.
Safely administer medications and blood products following established protocols.
Maintain a safe and therapeutic work environment, proactively addressing issues.
Adhere to infection control practices, including aseptic techniques during procedures.
Effectively interpret and implement physician orders, ensuring clarity and safety.
Conduct thorough patient assessments and report changes in status to team members.

Benefits

Ongoing professional development opportunities
Collaboration with an interdisciplinary healthcare team
Supportive work environment focused on patient outcomes
Exposure to diverse patient cases and advanced medical practices

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Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

Maintains current knowledge of all patient safety standards and National Patient Safety goals and consistently incorporates into nursing practice.
Able to safely administer medications and blood/blood products using the 7 (seven) rights of medication and blood administration. Uses 2 (two) separate hospital approved identifiers to safely identify the patient prior to medication / blood administration.
Maintain a safe, therapeutic work environment at all times and identifies and addresses problems to the appropriate departments.
Adheres to principles of infection control, including medical and surgical asepsis and isolation techniques. Demonstrates aseptic technique while conducting sterile dressing changes, urinary catheterizations, and other similar duties.
Receive, interpret and implement physician orders in a safe and timely manner. Uses hospital approved process for telephone and / or verbal orders that include a readback of all orders.
Perform patient assessment/reassessment, including giving or receiving comprehensive change of shift and intermittent report, obtaining the nursing history, conducting a physical assessment, establishing priorities for care.

Job Requirements

Required

1 year of operating room/ surgical experience. and
If operational conditions permit, training a candidate without the required experience may be considered. and
Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and
Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire

Preferred

Bachelors Of Science Nursing, upon hire

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