Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room

Overview

At Tenet, your nursing skills can make a pivotal difference for the patients we treat and the communities we serve. You'll work in an enriching, rewarding environment where you'll have the resources to surpass your patients' needs. For our part, we'll give you ample tools and support – like competitive benefits, personalized mentorship, enhanced flexibility, and more – so you can take your health career where you always knew you could.

Success Profile

• Innovative
• Advocate
• Collaborative
• Person-Centered
• Resourceful
• Critical Thinker

Job Description

Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Ready to be a vital part of our mission? Apply today and bring your passion for nursing to a place where it truly matters!

At Desert Regional Medical Center

• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Job Summary

Up to $25,000 Sign-On bonus based on experience
Shift: Evenings
Job type: Full Time

General Duties

• Delivers safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the operating room and other areas of perioperative services for all patient populations.
• Validates and documents correct patient, procedure, and site.
• Insures appropriate preparation of the operating room and patient for specific procedures.
• Plans care to insure a safe peri-operative experience for patient and staff.
• Patient assessment
• Perioperative plan of care
• Protects patient from injury
• Performs count procedures to protect patient
• Insures correct site, side, and level for procedure
• Manages specimens in appropriate manner
• Administers medications appropriately
• Protects patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy
• Delegates tasks appropriately according to CA nurse practice act
• Documents nursing care
• Participates in performance improvement
• Maintains required competencies
• Acts as patient advocate

Qualifications

• Current OR experience required
• Required: Bachelors in Nursing from an accredited professional nursing program
• Current RN licensure in the State of California
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification (maintain current at all times)
• 1 year of OR experience
• Effective verbal and written communication skills to communicate with people on all levels and able to maintain positive working relationships with patients, families, and co-workers inter- and intra-departmentally
• Possess active listening skills
• Demonstrates knowledge of current nursing theory and practice
• Compassionate, non-judgmental patient caregiver and advocate
• Must be able to tolerate physically and mentally demanding work
• Possesses audible acuity necessary for taking blood pressures and maintaining patient safety

Organization Description

Desert Care Network serves the healthcare needs of the Coachella Valley and Morongo Basin regions in Southern California with three hospitals: Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio, and Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree. The hospital network provides advanced care with services such as comprehensive stroke care, a cancer center, a Level 1 Trauma Center, and the only Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in the Coachella Valley. Desert Care Network is committed to healthcare equality. Join our team!

Employment Practices

• Equal Employment Opportunity
• E-Verify Participation
• Healthcare Scholarships
• Leadership and Executive Development
• Coaching and Mentorship
• Military and Veterans Support

Salary

$57.00 - $87.60 hourly
Individual wages are determined based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, an individual’s qualifications and experience

Tenet Testimonials

• Leila C., Registered Nurse: My co-workers are awesome here. I feel like I'm in a really supportive environment and can rely on the people I work with.

Our Competitive Benefits

• Learning and Education: Our online learning platform provides access to thousands of free courses to help you further your education – on your schedule.
• Graduate Medical Education Programs: We offer more than 100 residencies and fellowships within our GME programs, where you can gain more experience on treating the full range of diseases within your specialty.
• Leadership and Executive Development: Wherever you are in your career, our development programs are designed to take your professional growth to the next level.
• Coaching and Mentorship: You’ll have open dialogues between your supervisors and team members to continue developing your skills and leave a large impact on care.
• Military and Veterans Support: Through our skill and experience equivalency mapping, we can help you translate your skills learned in the military toward a successful civilian career. Learn more here.
• Healthcare Scholarships: We're invested in raising the next generation of health professionals, opening doors to more scholarships to help advance education for all.

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