RN Surgery

Where You’ll Work

Founded as a faith-based hospital in 1931 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Dignity Health – St. Bernardine Medical Center is a 342-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in San Bernardino, California. The hospital offers a full complement of services, including the Inland Empire Heart and Vascular Institute, an award-winning orthopedics program, surgical weight loss, and is an official Neurovascular Stroke Center, as designated by ICEMA. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nation’s five largest health care systems. Visit here https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/stbernardinemedical for more information.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our RN Surgery, you will be a central figure in our patient care team, delivering exceptional, compassionate care that truly makes a difference in our patients' lives.Every day you will collaborate on comprehensive screenings, conduct critical risk assessments, provide vital preventative health education, and expertly coordinate care for diverse patient populations, leveraging technology to streamline processes. You will be expected to make patients feel informed and at ease, patiently guiding them through instructions and addressing their concerns.To be successful in this role, you must combine robust clinical knowledge and technological proficiency with genuine compassion, strong communication skills, and an adaptable approach to learning and patient-centered care.

• Identifies patient with procedure and surgeon by verbalization, chart consent and I.D. band.
• Nurse takes initiative on own to gather information for patient's chart by checking folders for results/and or call appropriate departments herself.
• Determines patient's perception of planned procedure and expected outcome.
• Identify past and present health problems by checking chart, lab results, EKG, X-ray and H&P.
• Completes overall system review, restrictions to ROM, allergies, current medications, health problems.
• Communicates all necessary information to the team.

Job Requirements

Required:

• 2 experience as an O.R. Staff Nurse required
• Associate Of Nursing Graduate of accredited Registered Nurse (RN) program
• Active RN license from the State of California,
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)