"Clinical Nurse II- Ambulatory Surgery- F/T, Day Shift"

Position Summary: The Operating Room Nurse uses the nursing process to design, coordinate, and deliver patient care that meets the identified needs of patients having operative procedures. May act as scrub or circulating nurse in various procedures. Acts as a role model to nursing students and new nurses to the unit. Functions as a Pt. Care Coordinator as requested.

Required Qualifications: Minimum of six months recent nursing experience working in an acute-care perioperative environment. If applicable, internal UCI candidate with 2+ years of UC service and possession of ADN with current enrollment in an accredited BSN program, with anticipated completion within 2 years. Demonstrated knowledge of aseptic technique, surgical instrumentation and equipment, and practice of infection control techniques, body mechanics and age related acuity levels. All external candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Ability to scrub and circulate in most surgical specialties.

Preferred Qualifications: Demonstrated experience working in a Level I Trauma Center. Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families. BSN and CNOR.

Licenses and Certifications: Registered Nurse, Basic Life Support.

Education: Not specified in detail.

Who We Are: UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County. To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.