Or Nurse - Thousand Oaks, United States - DISC Surgery Center

Description

OR Nurse (Per Diem)

Thousand Oaks
DISC Surgery Center is the pinnacle of excellence in spine care, orthopedics, interventional pain management, and sports medicine. With cutting-edge facilities strategically located in Newport Beach, Marina Del Rey, and Walnut Creek
- to name a few. DISC has become the premier provider of innovative and mínimally invasive surgical solutions not only in California, but beyond. Our commitment to pioneering medical advancements is embodied by our state-of-the-art outpatient surgery centers and full-service clinics, setting a groundbreaking benchmark for high-acuity procedures in an outpatient setting.


Why work here?

• Competitive pay
• Excellent benefits
• Family

- like environment

• Boutique, stateoftheart outpatient facility
• Team of nationally recognized surgeons
• Room for growth
• No weekends or holidays
• Keeping patients and their families informed about surgical procedures
• Administering medication and using medical equipment under the direction of a surgeon
• Overseeing the safe, effective, and efficient care of patients in the operating room by sterilizing equipment, preparing rooms, and assessing patients before and after surgery
• Participating as a team member to support the total perioperative process
• Keeping good records and maintaining patients' charts
• Using basic math skills adequate for dosage calculations
• Working with surgeons, medical/surgical nurses and postacute caregivers to create comprehensive patient care from pre

- to post-op

• Performing defibrillator testing
• Processing intake for patients
• Crosstraining in both Pre-Op/PACU
• Correlates clinical data with patient's medical condition
• Sets priorities, and anticipates the needs of the case, surgeon, and patient
• Participates in room turnover, assisting the team where needed for safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Functioning as a patient advocate and maintaining patients' dignity and privacy
• Participates as a team member to support the total perioperative process.

Education Required:

• CA RN License (Unrestricted)

Experience Required:

• At least two years acute care Hospital Operating Room experience
• Must have excellent Safety, Quality, Infection Control, Risk Management Skills
• Excellent phone etiquette required
• Competent MS Word, and basic Excel
• At least 2 years acute care, preop, PACU or Critical Care experience
• 1 year critical care or emergency experience is a must
• Ability to work within the team, has good language and writing skills, communicates well with the entire surgical team, patients, and families

Experience Preferred.

• Experience in Spine, Ortho, Brain, and Pain Procedures preferred.
• SPD experience a plus.
• Experience in Pre-Op / PACU a plus.
• Bilingual is a plus.

License and Certification Required:

• BLS
• ACLS

License and Certification Desired:

• PALS

Position Reports to:

• OR Manager, Facility Manager and Administrator

Salary:

- $55.00-$65.00 per hour, DOE.


Job Type:

• Per Diem

Standard Shift:

• Day Shift

Medical Specialties:

• Surgery

Physical setting:

• Ambulatory surgery center

Ability to Relocate:

• Thousand Oaks, CA 91320; Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:

• In person

Physical Requirements:
Good visual acuity, accurate color vision.

Ability to lift / transfer patients more than 100 pounds, which may require pushing, pulling, and essentially utilizing a full range of body movement.

Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch and / or crawl. Ability to reach, grasp, use fine finger movement and feel fine sensation to discern temperature, texture, size, and shape. Ability to speak and hear.


Job Types:
Part-time, Per diem


Pay:
$ $65.00 per hour


Expected hours:
per week


Benefits:

• Paid time off

Medical specialties:

• Surgery

Physical setting:

• Ambulatory surgery center
• Clinic
• Operating room
• Outpatient

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to Relocate:

• Thousand Oaks, CA 91320: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
In person