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SalarySan Ramon Regional Medical Center began serving residents of the San Ramon Valley and its surrounding communities in 1990. Located on a hillside overlooking the valley, we are a 123-bed, acute-care hospital, primary stroke center, and a cardiac heart surgery hospital. San Ramon Regional Medical Center provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services. Personalized service and a patient-centered philosophy are distinctive qualities of our facility.
We offer competitive salaries and benefits including a matching 401(k), several health & dental plans to choose from, generous tuition assistance plans, and relocation assistance for select positions.
- Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing support, including employee assistance program (EAP)
- Time away from work programs for paid time off, long- and short-term plan coverage
- Savings and retirement including a 401(k) Plan with a 50% match up to 6% of pay, employee stock purchase plan, flexible spending accounts, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial well-being counseling
- Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, and online educational program
- Additionalbenefits life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and employee discount program
- Registered nurses – Retirement medical benefit account (RMBA) – 2% of annual eligible income set aside in accordance with program guidelines
- Benefits may vary by location and role
Position Summary:
Provides direct patient care to pediatric through geriatric patient populations. Uses unique knowledge and skills to contribute to perioperative patient outcomes that are defined as observable or measurable physiological, psychosocial and psychological responses to perioperative nursing interventions. Communicates and collaborates with surgeon(s) and the anesthesiologist continuously regarding the patient's condition. Assists with the maintenance of surgical equipment and inventory. Obtains supplies for individual cases, ensures that operating room equipment is available and functioning, and that all appropriate needs of the patient and surgical team are met.
Position Accountabilities:
- Provides patient with explanations and verbal reassurance consistently.
- Demonstrates ability to provide and adapt care to meet the individual needs of pediatric (e.g., thermoregulation, keeps parents with child as long as possible), adolescent, adult and geriatric (e.g., keeps noise level to a minimum, pads all pressure points and bony prominences) patients.
- Demonstrates knowledge of preoperative patient factors that impact the intraoperative phase.
- Responsible for handling, cleaning, terminally sterilizing, monitoring and maintaining anesthesia supplies and equipment when assigned to anesthesia job duties. Maintains appropriate inventory levels of anesthesia supplies. Assists anesthesiologists as requested.
- Ensures preoperative preparation (e.g. history & physical, operative consent) of the patient is complete before patient is taken into operating room.
- Identifies physical symptoms/changes and takes appropriate action in a timely manner.
- Positions patient safely padding and protecting bony prominences, skin, tissue and nerves.
- Directs and/or assists in maintenance, handling and operation of special equipment and instruments.
- Coordinates cleaning and preparing operating rooms before and between cases.
- Is able to open sterile supplies and set up for procedures.
- Prepares the patient's skin and assists with draping for all procedures.
- Carries out surgical asepsis during all procedures.
- Accurately records, handles and labels specimens; demonstrates care of specimens.
- Effectively communicates with the surgeon in accounting for all sponges and needles during and after the procedure and documents in the appropriate area.
- Demonstrates thorough knowledge of instrument processing, sterilization and biological monitoring.
- Carries out established techniques for safe administration of medications according to hospital and unit policies and procedures.
- Coordinates patient care giving explanations and teaching to patient/family, as necessary.
- Protects the patient's dignity and right to privacy.
- Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
- Demonstrates the ability to make independent and ethical nursing decisions in the care of Operating Room patients.
- Responds appropriately to the patient in an emergency and physically distressful situation.
- Communicates effectively and thoroughly the patient's condition upon discharge from the Operating Room to the receiving unit registered nurse.
- Actively participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
- Accurately documents: i.e. intra-operative notes, graft tracker, and charges.
- Assumes responsibility for learning ad clinical competence, maintaining license and certifications as required.
- Reports to work on time and as scheduled.
- Completes .Edu's and other required hospital education by the due date.
- Adheres to SRRMC Behavior Standards.
- Complies with San Ramon Regional Medical Center Policies/Procedures protecting patient information and the confidentiality of the information in accordance with the Federal and State regulations.
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Position Qualifications:
Minimum Education:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred
Minimum Experience/Skills:
Minimum of recent six (6) months of OR RN experience required; two (2) years recent perioperative nursing experience preferred
Licenses/Certificates/Credentials:
Current California Registered Nurse License
Current BLS certification for Health Care Providers (AHA certified)
Certification in specialty preferred
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Pay Range: $1.00 - $200.00
Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an employee’s qualifications and experience.
Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
