Registered Nurse Surgery Center

Azura Vascular Care in Los Angeles is looking to hire a FT RN for our outpaitent surgery center. Hours are Monday through Friday with one Saturday per month. Typical shifts are 8 hours. On the week you work a Saturday, you will have one day off during the week. Quarterly Bonus Opportunities! Excellent benefits: Medical, dental, prescription, vision paid maternity & paternity leave, 401K w/ match, PTO, tuition assistance,  life insurance, Long Term and Short Term disability, Flexible Spending for Healthcare,  Dependent Care & Commuter Expenses Azura Vascular Care's Los Angeles, CA surgery center offers a supportive, team-oriented workplace where employees are valued and patient care is a shared priority. Our culture is built on respect, collaboration, and a genuine commitment to helping one another succeed. You can enjoy company-sponsored quarterly outings that provide opportunities to connect outside of the clinical setting. We also provide everyday amenities such as stocked snacks and beverages to support staff throughout the workday. We believe that engaged, supported employees help create exceptional patient experiences. We work collaboratively, fostering a respectful environment where every team member’s contributions are valued. Professional growth is actively encouraged. We support employees in pursuing advancement opportunities and developing their careers through the many pathways available within the organization. ​Must have a CA RN license with 3+ years of acute-care, procedural, PACU, ED, ICU, OR, cath lab, endoscopy, or ambulatory-surgery experience plus leadership experience. Join a focused outpatient procedure team providing pre-, intra-, and post-procedure care. Ideal for a RN who values a smaller clinical team, predictable operations, and specialized procedural practice. PURPOSE AND SCOPE: Supports the Organization mission, vision, core values and customer service philosophy.  Adheres to the Organization Compliance Program, including following all regulatory and Organization policy requirements. Provides direct nursing care pre, during and post procedure, under the direction of the Facility Manager, Director of Nursing and/or Charge Registered Nurse, utilizing standard nursing techniques to assist the physician in optimum patient outcomes following facility policies and procedures. PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: QUALITY: Responsible for supporting and driving organization quality standards through meeting regulatory and accrediting body requirements and the practice of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), including use of CQI tools. Assists with implementation of organization quality goals and facility specific action plans in order to achieve organization quality standards. Accountable for outstanding quality of patient care, as defined by the organization quality goals, to ensure that organization policies and procedures are followed. Responsible for addressing and acting on adverse events and action thresholds in collaboration with facility management. Maintains integrity of medical records and other organization administrative and operational records. Complies with all data collection and auditing activities. Maintains facility environmental integrity and safety. PATIENT: Obtains necessary medical history, discusses procedure and answers questions, and performs nursing assessment on the day of the procedure. Provides education to patients and patient’s family regarding post procedure care of vascular access. Monitors patient condition before, during and after the procedure, especially patients having moderate sedation and contrast media injections for possible complications or reactions. Acts as a resource for the patient to address patient concerns and questions. Identifies and communicates patient related issues to facility management, as needed. Completes documentation of patient information from admission to discharge in an accurate manner. Confirm written orders, consents and lab work are completed and documented in accordance with facility policies. This includes appropriate preparation of lab requisitions; delivery to appropriate labs; reporting and forwarding of lab results to appropriate physician. Maintains competency with all emergency operational procedures, and initiates CPR and emergency measures, as needed. Administers medications and IV moderate sedation to patients as directed per physician’s orders, and in compliance with organization, company, federal, state and local regulations. Acts as scrub technologist to assist the physician during procedure as needed, maintaining a sterile technique. Assists with patient workflow by transporting patients as needed. Performs point – of – care laboratory testing as directed per physician’s orders and in compliance with organization, company, federal, state and local regulations. Performs IV insertion as per physician orders. Performs additional tasks as designated by Physician, practicing in compliance with state regulations. PHYSICIANS: Provides regular and effective communication with physicians on an as needed basis. Attends and participates in CQI meetings with physicians, reporting on assigned topics. May assist facility management in working with the physicians and staff to verify all necessary instruments and equipment. Assists the physician in completing and reporting state required adverse event reports and reporting internally as per organization/FMC policy and procedure. MAINTENANCE/TECHNICAL: Operates appropriate facility equipment and technology, including but not limited to, patient monitors, defibrillators, medical recording devices, sterilizers and computers in a safe and efficient manner. Inspects operation of all facility equipment and reports malfunctions, and maintenance needs to ensure the safe and effective operation of all vascular access equipment. Inspects operation of all facility