Registered Nurse (Operating Room)

Registered Nurse (Operating Room)

Naval Medical Center San Diego - San Diego, CA 92134

Overview

Salary Range $57.00 - $65.09 Hourly Position Type Full Time Education Level 2 Year Degree Category Health Care

Description

Naval Medical Center San Diego – San Diego, CA

Compass Government Solutions is currently recruiting qualified Registered Nurses (Operating Room) to provide perioperative nursing support services at Naval Medical Center San Diego in San Diego, California.

This position supports surgical care, operating room readiness, and perioperative services in a military medical center environment.

Work Schedule

Services shall be provided Monday through Friday, between the hours of 0600–2300.

Shifts provided between Monday through Friday will normally be scheduled for:

• 8-hour shifts with an uncompensated 30-minute lunch break, or
• 10-hour shifts for any four days between Monday through Friday with an uncompensated 60-minute lunch break

Scheduling is based on department needs. In no instance will the Healthcare Worker (HCW) be required to provide services more than 80 hours per two-week period.

• Duty Hours: None
• On-Call Hours: None
• Call-Back Hours: None
• Overage Hours: None

Job Duties

• Coordinate patient care in collaboration with healthcare professionals
• Facilitate optimal clinical outcomes related to patient care, quality, and cost effectiveness
• Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with MTF policies, procedures, and guidelines
• Perform physical examinations and obtain health histories
• Provide health promotion, counseling, and patient education
• Administer medications, wound care, and other nursing interventions
• Collaborate with and provide clinical guidance to healthcare team members in the coordination of patient care
• Make patient care assignments based on scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel
• Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and respond appropriately in emergency situations
• Communicate and collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare team members regarding treatment plans and patient care
• Make referral appointments and coordinate specialty care as appropriate
• Perform nursing services identified within the Task Order
• Conduct research in support of improved practice and patient outcomes
• Provide direct perioperative nursing care, including circulating duties, patient assessment, coordination with surgical and anesthesia teams, maintenance of aseptic technique, documentation, equipment readiness, and adherence to AORN and Joint Commission standards
• Function as team leader and provide relief charge coverage as required

Qualifications

Degree

• Associate Degree in Nursing required

Education

• Graduate from a college or university accredited by: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)

Experience

• Minimum of one (1) year of experience within the last two (2) years as a Registered Nurse

Licensure & Certification

• Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) preferred

Required Knowledge & Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of perioperative standards and infection control practices

Security / Citizenship:

• Applicants must be U.S. citizens and eligible for access to U.S. Government computer systems and networks.