Surgical Registered Nurse

Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties has a full-time opportunity for a
Surgical Registered Nurse
in Orange, CA.

Provide family planning, prenatal, and/or abortion services to patients in accordance with Board of Registered Nursing and Planned Parenthood regulations and protocols. Provide quality patient care by providing contraceptive, prenatal and abortion education and assessment. Facilitate referrals to internal and external referral sources.

• A competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and eligible dependents, life insurance, and long term disability.
• Benefits coverage starts after one full month of employment!
• Generous vacation, sick, and holiday benefits!
• Generous 401(k) matching contributions and more!
• To view our detailed benefits guide, please visit our career site sbccareers.org

Essential functions encompass the required tasks, duties and responsibilities performed as part of the job and the reason the job exists.

• Adhere to agency's policies, procedures, and protocols in regards to performing physical exams, procedural skills, judgement, charting and communication with patients. This may include successfully completing agency, regional and/or state certification requirements.
• Adhere to all OSHA requirements.
• Provide clinical and surgical services as outlined in the PPOSBC Medical Standards and Guidelines, Standardized Procedures, and Policies and Procedures, and any other guidelines recommended by the affiliate.
• Meet quality metrics and goals.
• Participate in a team approach to patient care, and deliver care in a professional, confidential, and expeditious manner.
• Act as resource person to medical staff.
• Adhere to affiliate goals and policies on professionalism, wait time in-clinic, and on the system for addressing client complaints.
• Use nonjudgmental approach to patient care.
• Demonstrate teamwork and dependability with colleagues.
• Attend medical meetings, as required.
• May be deployed to other sites including San Bernardino County locations.
• Required to take after-hour calls (on-call rotation).

• Meet or exceed customer satisfaction survey benchmarks as set by the Patient Services Administration team.
• Participate in health center efforts to achieve established goals for productivity, cycle times, and wait times.
• Document patient data accurately and completely in the medical record.
• Provide pregnancy test, contraception, and STI treatment visits per RN Standardized Procedures.
• Dispense/administer medications and contraceptive devices as per physician/clinician or standing orders.
• Provide information and education regarding reproductive health care; family planning, pre-term labor, labor and delivery, breastfeeding, postpartum care, abortion procedure (surgical & medical) and discharge instructions.
• Monitor lab reconciliation process per policy. Review lab reports and initiate follow-up.
• Provide laboratory tests as needed, including phlebotomy.
• Manage emergency situations as they arise in the center and consult with other licensed providers as necessary.
• Daily performance of controls and completion of control logs for moderate complexity tests.
• Daily monitoring and recording of medication, controls, and specimen refrigerators for temperature accuracy.
• Manage medication inventory including ordering, and confirmation of expiration dates when stocking and administering medications.
• Assist with clinic upkeep: sterilization of instruments, cleaning lab, and exam rooms, set up and restocking rooms as appropriate.
• Complete and submit incident report when necessary.
• Perform monthly chart audits, as required.
• Participate in a regularly scheduled peer review process, as required.
• Cross-train with case management duties.

• Provide continuity of care for abortion services in a patient-centered flow environment.
• Counsel and perform physical exams on abortion patients.
• Review medical history and perform pre-operative assessment.
• Perform appropriate lab work.
• Insertion and removal of IV line.
• Provide contraceptive counseling.
• Provide conscious sedation.
• Perform recovery room responsibilities.
• Review discharge orders and counsel patients on discharge instructions.
• Assist Sedation Provider with opening and closing narcotic inventory management.
• Assist Physicians and other licensed staff as required.
• Perform Ultrasound.

• Other duties as assigned.

The physical requirements of this position are identified below. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

• Welcoming: Anticipates customer requirements and gives high priority to customer satisfaction and service. Handles problems quickly and efficiently. Maintains a pleasant, positive and professional approach. Embraces opportunities to help team members, stakeholders, and other departments.
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