Registered Nurse - Operating Room

Currently recruiting Registered Nurses - Operating Room to provide perioperative nursing services at Naval Medical Center San Diego in San Diego, California. Services will be provided Monday through Friday, normally between 6: 00 a.M. And 11: 00 p.M., based on department needs. Shifts are normally scheduled as 8-hour shifts with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break, or four 10-hour shifts with a 60-minute unpaid lunch break. This position supports surgical care, operating room readiness, and perioperative services in a military medical center environment.




DUTIES OF THE REGISTERED NURSE - OPERATING ROOM:

• Provide direct perioperative nursing care, including circulating duties.
• Perform patient assessments and support safe, effective surgical care.
• Coordinate patient care in collaboration with surgical teams, anesthesia teams, and other healthcare professionals.
• Support maintenance of aseptic technique in the operating room environment.
• Ensure equipment readiness and support safe operating room workflows.
• Facilitate optimal outcomes related to clinical care, quality, and cost effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice in accordance with Military Treatment Facility policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Perform physical exams and obtain health histories.
• Provide health promotion, counseling, and education.
• Administer medications, perform wound care, and provide other individualized nursing interventions.
• Collaborate with and provide clinical guidance to members of the healthcare team in the coordination of patient care.
• Make patient care assignments based on scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel, as applicable.
• Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and respond quickly in emergency situations.
• Communicate and collaborate with patients, families, and members of the healthcare team regarding plans, actions, teaching, and education.
• Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
• Perform nursing services identified in the task order.
• Conduct research in support of improved practice and patient outcomes.
• Adhere to AORN and Joint Commission standards.
• Function as a team leader and provide relief charge coverage as required.
• Participate in performance improvement, risk management, peer review, training, and other required meetings.
• Perform timely, accurate, and concise documentation of patient care.
• Operate and document in required automated systems, including MHS GENESIS, as applicable.

QUALIFICATIONS OF THE REGISTERED NURSE - OPERATING ROOM:

• Associate Degree of Nursing required.
• Graduate from a college or university accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
• Minimum of one year within the last two years as a full-time operating room nurse in a surgical center or hospital operating room.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of perioperative standards and infection control practices required.
• Must be able to complete required credentialing before providing services.
• Must be able to complete required health, immunization, tuberculosis, and Hepatitis B screening requirements before providing services.
• Must be able to complete required background/security processes for access to a Navy and Defense Health Agency medical facility.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen for access to U.S. Government networks.
• Must comply with all applicable facility policies, procedures, training, safety, infection control, documentation, and patient privacy requirements.

ABOUT THE ARORA GROUP:

The Arora Group is an award-winning, Joint Commission-certified nationwide healthcare services company that has supported the health care needs of the men and women who serve our country, their families, and veterans since 1989. We connect skilled healthcare professionals with meaningful opportunities to serve military and federal healthcare communities while continuing to grow their careers in mission-driven clinical environments.