Operating Room RN
Bakersfield, CA
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse - Operating Room (RN-OR)

Job Description

• Independently prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care for acutely ill patients under nurse leader supervision.
• Performs nursing process including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of safe, therapeutic care.
• Practices in accordance with ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, ANA Code of Ethics, and California Nurse Practice Act.
• Creates a compassionate, patient-centered environment supporting mind, body, and spirit healing.
• Collects and documents patient data; interprets assessment data to identify physiological and psychosocial risks.
• Collaborates with patients, families, and healthcare team to develop and implement individualized care plans.
• Prioritizes nursing actions using education, experience, and assessment data.
• Establishes nursing diagnoses and evaluates effectiveness of interventions, revising care plans as needed.
• Manages rapidly changing patient situations and activates emergency protocols when necessary.
• Coordinates care activities with nurses, physicians, and Advanced Practice Providers.
• Adheres to infection control policies, medication administration procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Participates in staff meetings, professional governance, and nursing practice development.
• Completes required competencies, mandatory classes, and educational coursework.
• Maintains knowledge and competence reflecting current nursing practice.
• Monitors own and others’ compliance with safety and practice standards.
• Demonstrates clinical knowledge and skill in caring for the patient populations served.

Contract Length

• Approximately 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in California.
• Minimum of 1 year of recent Operating Room (OR) experience within the last year.
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).

Employment Type

• Staffing - Supplier Sourced