(RN) Registered Nurse - KOP Operating Room
The University of California, San Diego
About this position
Position Description
UC San Diego Health is a Magnet designated organization, which is a prestigious recognition that applies to only 6% of all U.S. hospitals. Magnet is the “gold standard” for nursing excellence and is based on strengths in five key areas which include transformational leadership, structural empowerment, exemplary professional practice, new knowledge, innovation and improvements and empirical quality results. UC San Diego Health has held its Magnet status since 2011. UC San Diego Health’s Perioperative Services is growing and we invite you to join our team! In addition to working for San Diego’s only academic medical center, this position is eligible for our outstanding benefits package day one of employment. These RN positions are 10-hour shifts. The Koman Family Outpatient Pavilion is an outpatient clinical facility on UC San Diego Health's La Jolla campus. The facility includes eight surgery suites, performs surgical services in Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, Total Joints, Urology, Plastics, general, Breast Oncology, Head and Neck, ENT, Gynecology, Pain Management, Family Planning and Robotic surgery. The four-floor, 156,000-square-foot facility opened in March 2018. The Clinical Nurse identifies and implements nursing interventions and evaluates results for a wide variety of patient populations, directs and acts as resource to other members of the nursing team as assigned and promotes compliance and support for policies. Autonomous nursing care is the ability of a nurse to assess and provide nursing actions as appropriate for patient care populations based on competence, professional expertise, and knowledge. The nurse is expected to practice autonomously consistent with ANA Standards of Practice and Professional Performance. Independent judgment is expected to be exercised within the context of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches to patient care. While not required, a cover letter is highly recommended when applying to this position. The schedule for this opening is Monday–Friday, 10-hour shifts (06:30 am-17:00 or 08:30 am-19:00 start times). Schedule details will be discussed with the final candidate during the interview stage.
Qualifications
Must be a graduate from an accredited school of Nursing. RN License issued by the State of California. BART or BLS certification at time of hire with commitment to get BART within six (6) months of hire date. Must have at least 2+ years of recent inpatient and/or outpatient OR experience. Experience with various service lines (at least 2 of the following): orthopedic, general, urology, GYN, ENT, MIS, plastics & robotics. Must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Job Location
Koman Family Outpatient Pavilion