Registered Nurse; RN - Operating Room
Job in
San Ramon, Contra Costa County, California, 94583, USA
Listing for:
Tenet Healthcare
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-02-05
Job specializations:
-
Nursing
RN Nurse, Healthcare Nursing, Surgical Assistant
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room
About Us
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 San Ramon Regional Medical Center, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:
- 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
Note
:
Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status
Job Summary Shift: Days
Job type:
Full time
Hours:
Position Summary
Provides direct patient care to pediatric through geriatric patient populations. Uses unique knowledge and skills to contribute to perioperative patient outcomes that are defined as observable or measurable physiological, psychosocial and psychological responses to perioperative nursing interventions. Communicates and collaborates with surgeon(s) and the anesthesiologist continuously regarding the patient’s condition. Assists with the maintenance of surgical equipment and inventory. Obtains supplies for individual cases, ensures that operating room equipment is available and functioning, and that all appropriate needs of the patient and surgical team are met.
When on-call must arrive to the Hospital within 30 minutes.
Responsibilities
Provides patient with explanations and verbal reassurance consistently.Demonstrates ability to provide and adapt care to meet the individual needs of pediatric (e.g., thermoregulation, keeps parents with child as long as possible), adolescent, adult and geriatric (e.g., keeps noise level to a minimum, pads all pressure points and bony prominences) patients.Demonstrates knowledge of preoperative patient factors that impact the intraoperative phaseEnsures preoperative preparation (e.g. history & physical, interval note and operative consent) of the patient is complete before patient is taken into operating room.Identifies physical symptoms/changes and takes appropriate action in a timely manner.Positions patient safely padding and protecting bony prominences, skin, tissue and nerves.Directs and/or assists in maintenance, handling and operation of special equipment and instruments.Coordinates cleaning and preparing operating rooms before and between cases.Is able to open sterile supplies and set up for procedures.Prepares the patient’s skin and assists with draping for all procedures.Carries out surgical asepsis during all proceduresAccurately records, handles and labels specimens; demonstrates care of specimens.Effectively communicates with the surgeon in accounting for all sponges, needles and instruments, if applicable, during and after the procedure and documents in the appropriate area. Adheres to Hospital policy utilizing sponge accounting system.Demonstrates thorough knowledge of instrument processing, sterilization and biological monitoring.Carries out established techniques for safe administration of medications according to hospital and unit policies and procedures.Coordinates patient care giving explanations and teaching to patient/family, as necessaryProtects the patient’s dignity and right to privacy.Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.Demonstrates the ability to make independent and ethical nursing decisions in the care of Operating Room patientsResponds appropriately to the patient in an emergency and physically distressful…
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