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RN Surgical Services

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

#Registered Nurse #Medication Administration #BLS #ACLS #Surgical Services #Healthcare #Operating Room #Patient Safety #PALS #Infection Control #Acute Care #Clinical Assessment

Other On Site 2-5 yrs$44 - $76 / HOURPosted 11 days agoCloses Jun 1

Location

Bakersfield, California

Salary

$44 - $76 / HOUR

Quick overview

The Surgical RN provides high-quality, individualized care to patients through critical assessments and the implementation of care plans. They collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes and maintain strict safety and infection control standards.

Requirements summary

Candidates must be a Registered Nurse in California with BLS and ACLS certifications and a high school diploma. One year of operating room or surgical experience is required, though training may be considered for some candidates.

high schoolbachelor degreeMedication AdministrationPatient AssessmentInfection ControlCritical ThinkingInterdisciplinary CollaborationAseptic TechniquePatient Care PlanningSurgical NursingUrinary CatheterizationSterile Dressing Changes

Job description

Where You’ll Work Bakersfield Memorial Hospital includes 385 general acute beds, 48 licensed critical care beds, 13 state-of-the-art surgical suites, and a full-service Emergency Department with an Accredited Chest Pain Center and Nationally Certified Stroke Center.
In addition, we offer a beautiful Family Care and Birthing Center, the Lauren Small Children's Center including the area's only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Family Care Center, a Level II NICU, the Sarvanand Heart, and Brain Center with Kern County's first Bi-Plane Interventional Suite, the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics, and many more services.
Memorial Hospital is a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital and is home to the Bakersfield Ronald McDonald House.
Memorial Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner, serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality, compassionate care since 1956.
Click here to learn more about Bakersfield Memorial Hospital.
One Community.
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One California Job Summary and Responsibilities As our Surgical Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.
Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans.
You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.
To be successful in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others.
Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.
Safety Maintains current knowledge of all patient safety standards and National Patient Safety goals and consistently incorporates into nursing practice.
Able to safely administer medications and blood/blood products using the 7 (seven) rights of medication and blood administration.
Uses 2 (two) separate hospital approved identifiers to safely identify the patient prior to medication / blood administration.
Maintain a safe, therapeutic work environment at all times and identifies and addresses problems to the appropriate departments.
Adheres to principles of infection control, including medical and surgical asepsis and isolation techniques.
Demonstrates aseptic technique while conducting sterile dressing changes, urinary catheterizations, and other similar duties.
Receive, interpret and implement physician orders in a safe and timely manner.
Uses hospital approved process for telephone and / or verbal orders that include a readback of all orders.
Job Requirements Required High School Graduate Education level necessary to obtainrequired licensure and certifications 1 year of operating room/ surgicalexperience.
If operational conditionspermit, training a candidate without therequired experience may be considered., upon hire or High School GED, upon hire Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and Basic Life Support - CPR, American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart Association (AHA) Preferred Bachelors Other, upon hire Pediatric Advanced Life Support, American Heart Association (AHA)

RN Surgical Services

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