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- Employment Type: Full Time
- Department: Ambulatory Surgery
- Hours/Pay Period: 80
The posted compensation range of $32.98 - $62.66 /hour is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay CommonSpirit in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting. CommonSpirit may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law.
Job Details
Plaza Surgery Center is a multi specialty Ambulatory Surgery Center located in Santa Maria California. It is managed by Dignity Health and upholds the high standards Dignity Health is known for. We offer very competitive salaries, health, vision, dental, and retirement at no cost, 403 accounts with employer matching. The center operates Monday-Friday, no weekends or holidays.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Responsibilities
Job Summary
Reports to the Director of Surgical Services. Responsibilities include assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation and documentation of surgical patients. Overall responsibility is for the nursing care of patients and for maintaining standards of nursing practice and optimal outcomes, including supervision of OR Technicians. Directly assists surgeon intra-operatively, assists with patient positioning and directing other surgical team members while practicing preoperative nursing.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- 3 years Perioperative Practice.
- Experience in both scrub and circulating RN roles.
- 2 years Perioperative Practice
- California RN License
- CNOR certification
- CPR - BLS
- ACLS (within 6 months of hire)
- PALS (within 6 months of hire)
- Basic Computer knowledge - EHR, Google
- Special Training: RNFA Credentialing Completed/signed by provider within 3 months of hire within each specialty.
- Cross train to all periop roles within 6 months of hire.
- Must have knowledge of surgical anatomy, physiology, and operative technique relative to operative procedure.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous first assist experience.
- Experience as RN and First Assist in CVOR, Ortho, Neuro, General, Robotics, GYN, Advanced Endoscopy, Hybrid procedures and urology highly preferred.
- BSN
- CRNFA
- ATLS
- ONC
- CFPN
- CPPS and/or CV-BC
Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.
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