Nurse Surgery

As the community’s only not-for-profit, faith-based health care system; Dignity Health Nevada has been guided by the vision and core values of the Adrian Dominican Sisters for more than 70 years.  As the Henderson and Las Vegas communities grow, Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican facilities and its more than 3,400 employees will continue the Sisters’ mission of serving people in need.  St. Rose Dominican is a member of Dignity Health, one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems, a 22-state network of more than 9,000 physicians, 60,000 employees, and 400 care centers, including hospitals, urgent and occupational care, imaging and surgery centers, home health, and primary care clinics.  Headquartered in San Francisco, Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved.  You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Surgery provides inpatient and outpatient care to patients undergoing a surgical procedure.  Surgical specialties include general/gynecological/urology, robotics, colorectal, orthopedic/spine/neurology, cardiovascular/thoracic, pediatric urology, ear, nose and throat procedures, and podiatry.  6 operating rooms are available from 0700 to 1530 five days per week for normal scheduling.  3 operating rooms are available for procedures scheduled from 1530 to 1900.  There are two on-call teams after normal business hours, weekends, and holidays.  There is a General call team and a Heart call team.

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Position Summary:

The OR Registered Nurse provides perioperative care for patients undergoing surgical procedures.

• The registered nurse employs critical thinking to integrate objective data with knowledge gained from an assessment of the subjective experiences of patients.
• Registered nurses use this critical thinking process to apply the best available evidence and research data to the processes of diagnosis and treatment.
• Nurses continually evaluate quality and effectiveness of nursing practice and seek to optimize outcomes.

• Medical/clinical knowledge, technical and clinical skills, clinical judgment, interpersonal skills and communication as indicated in the current Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals are essential components of nursing practice. 

• This position is represented by CNA and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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Minimum Qualifications:

• One (1) year of general operating room experience as an RN or hospital approved peri-operative course.  Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Ability to work in a high stress environment.

• RN - Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Nevada.

• CT CPRBLS - Basic Life Support – AHA

• CT CPRACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support – AHA 

• CT CPRPALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support – AHA

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two (2) years OR experience. 

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

• Computer skills desired.

• CNOR Certification.