Surgical Registered Nurse (Healthcare)

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

At PPOSBC, we understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits program and are dedicated to providing you with unique benefits that meet the needs of you and your family. We are proud to offer a range of plans that help protect you in the case of illness or injury including:

• 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 at www.pposbccareers.org

Responsibilities

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

General Requirements:

• 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). 

Heath Center Duties:

• 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, as approved.
• 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. 

Surgical 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 Ultrasound.
• 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.

Non-Essential Functions:

• Other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

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.

 

CORE COMPETENCIES – WE CARE:

• 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.
• Equitable: Creating equitable access and opportunity for all through education, practicing inclusive behavior, elevating others' voices, creating spaces for honest conversation, and listening without judgment.  Values and uplifts our collective diversity within in our agency.
• Confidential: Respects the information shared by our patients, employees, and vendors and maintains appropriate confidentiality.  Follows all policies and laws that protect private & privileged information.
• Accessible: Is available and approachable to others, open-minded, fair and non-defensive.  Appreciates constructive feedback and is a team player.  Demonstrates good listening skills.
• Respectful:  Values diversity and treats everyone with dignity and courtesy.  Dependable and courteous of other people's time and commitments.
• Empathetic: Demonstrates interest and understanding in other people's feelings, attitudes and reasoning.  Maintains an open and non-judgmental demeanor that is patient, flexible, and understanding.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Licensure and/or Certification Requirements:

• Current California Nurse License.
• CPR and ACLS certification required. 

Minimum Education:

• AS/BS in Nursing.
• Preferred Maternal Child Health (MCH) education, including family planning. 

Minimum Work Experience:

• 1-2 years of ambulatory, reproductive health care, prenatal, and/or abortion services required.
• Med/surgical experience preferred. 

Language Requirements/Preference:

• Bilingual skills preferred (English/Spanish). 

Other Requirements:

• Possess a warm, caring manner and excellent customer service skills and relate well to diverse communities.
• Ability to work cooperatively as part of a team, communicate and interact well with staff, volunteers, and patients.
• Required to take after-hour calls up to six days annually.
• Availability to work flexible hours and at all locations within PPOSBC as required.
• Ability to work cooperatively within a team approach and communicate and interact well with staff, volunteers, and patients.
• After orientation, must be capable of adjusting to patient flow per agency guidelines.
• Ability to relate to diverse communities.
• Accuracy and attention to detail essential.
• Ability to physically assist a patient in distress.
• Maintain professional demeanor at all times.
• Availability to work flexible hours, including weekends and locations within PPOSBC, as required.
• On-call responsibility required.

Agency Standard Requirements:

• Strong commitment to quality healthcare and excellent customer service is required.
• Must thrive in a fast paced, rigorous environment with changing priorities.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
• Must demonstrate high level computer skills including; Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. Electronic medical records experience may also be required.
• This position requires travel to other sites and locations; if using a personal vehicle to meet this requirement, a valid CA driver's license and current auto insurance in compliance with the minimum requirements of CA vehicle code are required.
• Abortion patients are cared for at each of our health centers and in part through the administrative, support, and other non-clinical services provided at all PPOSBC locations and by all PPOSBC employees, and supporting these critical services is an essential job duty and fundamental responsibility of all employees.