Registered Nurse (Per Diem)
Palm Desert, California
- Eligibility
- RNOphthalmologyPerioperative CareOutpatient SurgeryAmbulatory Surgery
Posted Jul 16
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Per Diem
- Setting
- Ambulatory Surgery
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Below most CA PRN postings
CA PRN postings that state pay run $35/hr to $92/hr, the middle half $43/hr to $73/hr, across 510 postings.
About this role
The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for preparing the patient for surgery and providing post-operative care after surgery. Essential functions include utilizing the nursing process in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating a plan of patient care; providing patient care including administering medication, performing procedures, and monitoring patient status; providing counsel and education to patient/family regarding surgical procedures, outcomes, preparation and follow-up; maintaining medical records; consulting with members of the health care team; assisting the health care provider with examinations, procedures, prescription refills; maintaining required skills and competencies; maintaining compliance with State, Federal and other regulations (OSHA, WC, HIPAA, ADA, FEHA, DOL); preparing for upcoming surgical procedures and ensuring the ASC has all necessary nursing supplies and equipment; working closely with Anesthesia in screening and communicating clearances; going through monthly outdates and medication recalls.
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Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited nursing program
- 1-year experience working in outpatient/inpatient nursing
- Valid and current California RN License (Department Consumer Affairs)
- Valid BLS certificate (American Heart Association)
- Valid ACLS certificate (American Heart Association)
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience (desirable)
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- Experience in the Ophthalmology Industry with multiple Surgery Center locations (desirable)
- Experience with Regulatory and Accreditation Surveys (AAAHC Accreditation) (desirable)
Place
- City
- Palm Desert, California
- Median rent
- $1,778/mo
- Local household income
- $77,513/yr
- State price level
- 11% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
California index 110.7, where 100 is the national average.
Palm Desert sits in the Coachella Valley, offering nurses a relaxed desert lifestyle with abundant sunshine, golf courses, and upscale shopping along El Paseo. It's a resort community popular with retirees and seasonal residents, giving healthcare workers a calm, scenic backdrop between shifts.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
Acuity Eye Group is a physician-owned ophthalmology organization founded in 2007, headquartered in Pasadena, California, with 50 locations and growing. The organization operates as a vertically integrated network of ophthalmic service clinics, focused on helping ophthalmologists and optometrists deliver best-in-class…
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
