New Grad / Registered Nurse (RN) - Perioperative Nursing Residency Program

Perioperative Nursing Residency Program

Proliance Surgery Center at Valley is seeking professional registered nurses (RN) or new-graduate nurses interested in applying for our Perioperative Nursing Residency Program, which prepares the RN to work in the operating room as a circulating and scrub nurse at our outpatient orthopedic surgery center. This residency program consists of an initial structured 12 - 14 week educational course using AORN's Periop 101: A Core Curriculum supplemented with interactive learning labs, peer discussions, and precepted clinical experiences. Course administration and successful transition to practice is guided by an in-center perioperative nurse educator where individual learner needs are addressed.

Work Schedule: 4x 10-hour shifts, Monday - Friday, 6am - 4:30pm PT

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with all members of the health care team to provide optimal care to the patient throughout their surgical experience.
• Maintain a friendly, positive and caring attitude with all patients, physicians and staff.
• Assist in patient education during all phases of their surgical experience at the Center.
• Assist in assuring that equipment is functioning properly.
• Monitor use of all supplies. Assist with inventory control by proper count of supplies/time used.
• Document appropriately the care that is given to the patient
• Continuing education to meet State requirements and keep current with health care changes
• Display professionalism at work and in the community as a representative of the Center
• Take an active role on committees within the department
• Identifies actual and potential risk to patients and others and takes action to minimize or eliminate risk and maximize safety
• Performs charge nurse responsibilities as staffing demands and as requested

Education/Experience

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
• Current State licensure and BLS and ACLS accreditation, or within 6 months of hire
• Two years of OR (on-the-job training), Recovery Room, Intensive Care or Emergency Room experience is desired. New RN graduates with an interest in the operating room will be considered.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Problem solving skills
• Skill in using a computer
• Knowledge of applicable specialties
• Outpatient clinical organizational ability
• Ability to remove oneself personally from given situations, remaining objective
• Ability to exhibit cooperation, flexibility, and provide assistance when interfacing with patients, physician and staff
• Ability to multi-task
• Skill in organizing and reporting information that is accurate and complete
• Understanding of the need for and evidence of consistent respect for confidentiality/HIPAA
• Ability to maintain composure in stressful situations
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with all staff
• Ability to prepare records in accordance with detailed instructions
• Ability to communicate clearly
• Consistency and timeliness in attendance

Work Environment/Physical Demands

The work environment/physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a teammate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable differently abled persons to perform the essential functions.