Surgery RN

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1958, Dignity Health at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital is a 104-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Grass Valley, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center. It has been named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for three consecutive years, one of only 16 rural hospitals in the US to achieve this award.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.Every day you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Collects patient data based on diagnosis, age and/or developmental age. Analyzes data collected.
• Plans and prioritizes individualized care based on the assessment, utilizing nursing diagnosis, including teaching and discharge needs of the patient and family, and sets outcome goals in coordination with other disciplines.
• Ensures that the patient/family participates in the plan of care as able, and that plan of care addresses age-specific and cultural needs.
• Implements appropriate standards based on assessment.
• Prioritizes and organizes care within the allotted time frames.
• Coordinates discharge steps or ensures appropriate referral to address timely, appropriate discharge needs.

Job Requirements

Required

• Recent operating room experience in an acute care setting
• Active Registered Nurse license in the State of California
• Basic Life Support - CPR (BLS) from the American Heart Association 

Preferred

• Recovery room or other critical care experience