Registered Nurse - Operating Room | San Diego, California

Advance your operating room nursing career with a specialized opportunity supporting surgical teams and delivering high-quality patient care. This contract position focuses on the operating room environment, where your experience in perioperative nursing will make a vital impact on patient and family outcomes.

Schedule and Hours:

• Day shift
• 2–8 hour call shifts every 4 weeks
• 30-minute response time requirement

Qualifications:

• Current California RN license
• CPR and NRP certifications required
• Minimum three years’ recent RN experience
• At least two years’ recent experience in a surgical specialty or operating room role
• Completion and submission of an OR nursing questionnaire

Responsibilities:

• Provide individualized, holistic nursing care to patients and families, utilizing comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation methodologies
• Safely execute the nursing process from admission through discharge, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to promote optimal outcomes
• Act as a patient advocate, ensuring active participation of patients and families in care decisions and supporting their rights
• Identify priorities and care needs, developing actionable care plans in concert with healthcare team members
• Implement age- and culturally-appropriate nursing interventions, adapting plans as necessary in dynamic or high-risk situations
• Continuously evaluate patient and family progress toward identified goals, modifying plans following conferences and feedback
• Address educational needs through thoughtful assessment and application of adult learning theories, revising educational plans as required
• Maintain thorough and accurate documentation per clinical guidelines and departmental standards
• Delegate appropriately to other healthcare professionals while ensuring accountability and quality of care

Use your skills in a collaborative, fast-paced surgical environment where every decision supports patient safety and positive outcomes. If you thrive on providing patient-centered operating room care and meeting challenging situations with professionalism, we encourage you to apply today to help shape meaningful surgical experiences for patients and their loved ones.