Registered Nurse Charge -Operating Room

RN Charge Nurse Full Time

Scripps Encinitas Surgery Center is seeking a RN Charge Nurse to join our Team!

As the Operating Room Charge Nurse, you will oversee the day-to-day operations of the OR, ensuring the highest quality patient care, promoting team efficiency, and fostering a positive environment. You will act as a clinical resource for staff, ensuring adherence to evidence-based practices and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and oversee patient care in the operating room
• Act as a mentor and resource for the OR team
• Assist in the OR as needed
• Facilitate communication between surgical staff, anesthesiologists, and other departments
• Support adherence to safety and infection control protocols
• Assist in developing and implementing policies and procedures to optimize OR efficiency
• Communicate with physicians to resolve equipment or instrument issues by coordinating ordering or getting repairs done.
• Communicate with vendors and representatives for supplies, equipment or instruments that are needed for cases.
• Works closely with Materials and Sterile Processing Dept to coordinate supplies & instrument needs.
• Preparing and administering annual evaluations
• Prepare schedules in the afternoon for next day.
• Coordinates and assists in Performance Improvement Projects.

Starting Hourly Wage Range: $48.00 - $67.00/hour depending on experience

What We Offer (based on status)

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Paid time off (vacation & sick leave) - Starting PTO accrual is 15 days per year.
• 401k retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• 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, AD&D, auto & home insurance.

Required Skills:

Qualifications:

• Graduate of accredited school of professional nursing, BSN preferred
• Current California RN License
• BLS, ACLS accredited by AHA required
• Independent decision-making skills.
• Demonstrates clinical competency, leadership, and teaching capabilities.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects.
• Excellent communication skills with staff, physicians, patients, families and vendors.
• Knowledgeable of hospital policies and procedures specific to the operating room.
• Clinically proficient in OR nursing skills, demonstrating knowledge of the developmental needs of the pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.
• Shall be physically able to stand, walk, and maintain varied body motions and positions for long periods of time.
• Shall be able to move up to 100 lbs.

Who We Are

We are part of a much larger team with United Surgical Partners International (USPI). At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.