Or Nurse

**OR Nurse (Per Diem)**

**Thousand Oaks**

DISC Surgery Center is the pinnacle of excellence in spine care, orthopedics, interventional pain management, and sports medicine. With cutting-edge facilities strategically located in Newport Beach, Marina Del Rey, and Walnut Creek
- to name a few. DISC has become the premier provider of innovative and mínimally invasive surgical solutions not only in California, but beyond. Our commitment to pioneering medical advancements is embodied by our state-of-the-art outpatient surgery centers and full-service clinics, setting a groundbreaking benchmark for high-acuity procedures in an outpatient setting.

**Why work here?**
- Competitive pay
- Excellent benefits
- Family
- like environment
- Boutique, state-of-the-art outpatient facility
- Team of nationally recognized surgeons
- Room for growth
- No weekends or holidays
- Keeping patients and their families informed about surgical procedures
- Administering medication and using medical equipment under the direction of a surgeon
- Overseeing the safe, effective, and efficient care of patients in the operating room by sterilizing equipment, preparing rooms, and assessing patients before and after surgery
- Participating as a team member to support the total perioperative process
- Keeping good records and maintaining patients’ charts
- Using basic math skills adequate for dosage calculations
- Working with surgeons, medical/surgical nurses and post-acute caregivers to create comprehensive patient care from pre
- to post-op
- Performing defibrillator testing
- Processing intake for patients
- Cross-training in both Pre-Op/PACU
- Correlates clinical data with patient’s medical condition
- Sets priorities, and anticipates the needs of the case, surgeon, and patient
- Participates in room turnover, assisting the team where needed for safety, quality, and efficiency.
- Functioning as a patient advocate and maintaining patients’ dignity and privacy
- Participates as a team member to support the total perioperative process.

**Education Required**:

- CA RN License (Unrestricted)

**Experience Required**:

- At least two years acute care Hospital Operating Room experience
- Must have excellent Safety, Quality, Infection Control, Risk Management Skills
- Excellent phone etiquette required
- Competent MS Word, and basic Excel
- At least 2 years acute care, pre-op, PACU or Critical Care experience
- 1 year critical care or emergency experience is a must
- Ability to work within the team, has good language and writing skills, communicates well with the entire surgical team, patients, and families

**Experience Preferred.**
- Experience in Spine, Ortho, Brain, and Pain Procedures preferred.
- SPD experience a plus.
- Experience in Pre-Op / PACU a plus.
- Bilingual is a plus.

**License and Certification Required**:

- BLS
- ACLS

**License and Certification Desired**:

- PALS

**Position Reports to**:

- OR Manager, Facility Manager and Administrator

**Salary**:

- $55.00-$65.00 per hour, DOE.

**Job Type**:

- Per Diem

**Standard Shift**:

- Day Shift

**Medical Specialties**:

- Surgery

**Physical setting**:

- Ambulatory surgery center

**Ability to Relocate**:

- Thousand Oaks, CA 91320; Relocate before starting work (required)

**Work Location**:

- In person

Physical Requirements: Good visual acuity, accurate color vision. Ability to lift / transfer patients more than 100 pounds, which may require pushing, pulling, and essentially utilizing a full range of body movement. Ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch and / or crawl. Ability to reach, grasp, use fine finger movement and feel fine sensation to discern temperature, texture, size, and shape. Ability to speak and hear.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Per diem

Pay: $55.00 - $65.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20 - 40 per week

**Benefits**:

- Paid time off

Medical specialties:

- Surgery

Physical setting:

- Ambulatory surgery center
- Clinic
- Operating room
- Outpatient

Standard shift:

- Day shift

Weekly schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to Relocate:

- Thousand Oaks, CA 91320: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person