Clinical Nurse I: Hoag Orthopedic Institute Surgery Center

Clinical Nurse I Perioperative

The Clinical Nurse I Perioperative role provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act for assigned patients in a Perioperative unit. The nurse collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely, and appropriate quality patient care. This includes providing physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administrations, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and teaching and discharge needs of the patients assigned.

Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs. Evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary with consultation as needed, and confers with the appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions. Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Clinical Nurse Is at Magnet designated facilities only require a BSN or that a BSN program is started within one year of hire date and BSN degree is attained within two years of the starting the BSN program
• BSN preferred
• Successful completion of an ECG course or equivalency required only for units with telemetry monitoring
• 2+ years of orthopedics RN experience preferred

Additional department specific requirements are as follows:

• HOI-Operating Room, HOI-Perioperative Holding, HOI-Recovery Room/PACU:
  • BSN preferred
  • Experience in orthopedics preferred
  • Successful completion of ECG Test required for HOI-Perioperative Holding and HOI-Recovery Room/PACU only
  • For HOI-Recovery Room/PACU, one year recent PACU experience in an acute care hospital or critical care unit preferred.

Licenses Required:

• Registered Nurse in the State of California - Current and in good standing

Certifications Required

• Current BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA) upon hire
• Additional department specific certification requirements are as follows:
  • HOI-Surgery Center (OSCOC) : ACLS and PALS

Certifications Preferred

• HOI-Surgery Center (OSCOC): Certification in specialty area (CNOR or CPIC), Infection Prevention Certification