RN Surgery

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1928, Dignity Health - St. Bernardine Medical Center is a 342-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in San Bernardino, California. Serving nearly 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level III NICU, heart care, stroke care and orthopedics. Additionally, St.Bernardine Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center and was recently awarded AMA/ASA’s Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was named one of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery in 2026.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our RN Surgery,  you will be a central figure in our patient care team, delivering exceptional, compassionate care that truly makes a difference in our patients' lives.

Every day you will collaborate on comprehensive screenings, conduct critical risk assessments, provide vital preventative health education, and expertly coordinate care for diverse patient populations, leveraging technology to streamline processes. You will be expected to ensure patients feel informed and at ease, patiently guiding them through instructions and addressing their concerns.

To be successful in this role, you will combine robust clinical knowledge and technological proficiency with genuine compassion, strong communication skills, and an adaptable approach to learning and patient-centered care.

Responsibilities:

• Identifies patient with procedure and surgeon by verbalization, chart consent and I.D. band. Nurse checks all consents, I.D. bands, chart and has patient verbalize name, name of surgeon, planned procedure. Checks NPO status and medical allergies.
• Nurse takes initiative on own to gather information for patient's chart by checking folders for results/and or call appropriate departments herself.
• Determines patient's perception of planned procedure and expected outcome. 
• Nurse makes all attempts to overcome patient sensory impairment difficulties in order to provide adequate communication.
• Identify past and present health problems by checking chart, lab results, EKG, X-ray and H&P. H
• Completes overall system review, restrictions to ROM, allergies, current medications, health problems. Communicates all necessary information to the team.

Job Requirements

Required

• Associated Degree in Nursing.
• Active RN license from State of California upon hire. 

• Minimum one (1) year experience as an O.R. Staff Nurse required.

• Basic Life Support(BLS) American Heart Association.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) American Heart Association.