Operating Room Registered Nurse ,Surgery Center

Operating Room, Registered Nurse – Community Surgery Center – Glendale, CA

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 an Operating Room (RN) Registered Nurse , you'll play a vital role in bringing that mission to life. Working closely with our Clinical Directors and multidisciplinary surgical team, you'll help ensure the safe, efficient, and compassionate delivery of patient care throughout the surgical journey.

In this role, you will support the daily operations of the operating room while maintaining compliance with federal, state, and accreditation standards, as well as center policies and procedures. You'll provide direct patient care by performing circulating and/or scrub nurse responsibilities, assist surgeons during a variety of surgical procedures, and help maintain a safe, organized, and patient-focused environment. Additionally, you'll support equipment readiness, supply inventory management, operating room orientation, and the completion of accurate medical documentation to ensure the highest standards of quality 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

• Coordinate daily operations to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care while effectively managing personnel, equipment, and resources.
• Provide perioperative nursing care, including patient assessment, education, medication administration, positioning, specimen handling, surgical counts, and adherence to aseptic technique and infection control standards.
• Ensure operating rooms are properly prepared, stocked, and equipped for surgical procedures and that equipment is maintained in safe working order.
• Oversee documentation, inventory management, controlled substances, and compliance with accreditation standards, facility policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Promote quality improvement initiatives, patient safety, effective communication, and collaboration with physicians, staff, patients, and families.
• Assist with problem resolution, staff coaching, and other administrative and clinical responsibilities as assigned.

Compensation and Benefits

The anticipated pay range for this position is $60.00–$65.00 per hour , with actual compensation based on experience, licensure, skills, qualifications, and market factors.

Eligible employees receive a competitive benefits package that may include:

• Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Employer-paid life insurance and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Tuition reimbursement and CEU/license renewal assistance
• Employee referral bonus and company-sponsored events
• Mileage reimbursement (where applicable)

Additional compensation, such as sign-on bonuses or discretionary incentives, may be available based on the position offered.

Employment is at will , and the Company reserves the right to modify compensation and benefits in accordance with applicable law.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and all other applicable laws.

• Supervise and support clinical staff under the direction of the Director, including staffing, performance, training, and competency development.

Qualifications

• Current, unrestricted California Registered Nurse (RN) license required.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• One to two years of leadership, charge nurse, or supervisory experience; ambulatory surgery center or operating room leadership experience preferred.
• Current ACLS certification required; CNOR certification preferred.
• Working knowledge of perioperative nursing practices, surgical procedures, sterile technique, infection prevention, and operating room equipment.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, problem-solving, and computer skills.
• Ability to circulate and scrub a variety of surgical procedures is preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of experience working in perioperative nursing practices, surgical procedures, sterile technique, infection prevention, and operating room equipment.