The Clinical Nurse III – Perioperative role provides direct patient care in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act for assigned patients in a Perioperative unit. The nurse collaborates with other disciplines of the health care team to ensure the delivery of safe, timely and appropriate quality patient care. This includes providing physical assessments, nursing interventions, pain management, medication administrations, specimen collection, meeting nutritional needs, and teaching and discharge needs of the patients assigned. Utilizes the nursing process based on evidence-based best practices to meet patient care needs. Evaluates and adjusts the nursing care process as necessary with consultation as needed, and confers with the appropriate resource personnel when making ethical/legal/medical dilemma decisions. Performs other duties as assigned.
Additionally, the Clinical Nurse III meets the requirements outlined in the Clinical Ladder program respective to his/her department. The Clinical Nurse III demonstrates a commitment to hospital involvement and professional growth by participating in committees, attending related meetings, and presenting education projects and/or supplemental activities.
QualificationsEducation and Experience
BSN required
Three years’ nursing experience required
Successful completion of an ECG course or equivalency required only for units with telemetry monitoring
Additional department specific requirements are as follows:
- Heart Catheterization Lab:
- Experience in cardiac telemetry required
- Three years’ of nursing experience required with at least one year of experience in critical care specialty
- Successful completion of an ECG test required.
Licenses Required: Registered Nurse in the State of California - Current and in good standing
Certifications Required
- Current BLS - Basic Life Support (AHA) upon hire
- National Certification in Specialty area
- Additional department specific certification requirements are as follows:
- Heart Catheterization Lab: ACLS
Certifications Preferred
- Heart Vascular Institute: PCCN
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is a nonprofit regional health care delivery network in Orange County, California, consisting of three acute-care hospitals with sixteen urgent care centers, eleven health centers and a network of more than1,800 physicians, 100 allied health members, 8,000 employees, and 2,000 volunteers. More than 30,000 inpatients and 550,000 outpatients choose Hoag each year.
For over 70 years, Hoag has delivered a level of personalized care that is unsurpassed among Orange County’s health care providers. Since 1952, Hoag has served the local communities and continues its mission to provide the highest quality health care services through the core strategies of quality and service, people, physician partnerships, strategic growth, financial stewardship, community benefit and philanthropy.
Hoag offers a comprehensive blend of health care services including six institutes providing specialized care in the areas of cancer, heart and vascular, neurosciences, women's health, orthopedics, and digestive health through our institutes.
Hoag was the highest ranked hospital in Orange County in the 2024-2025 U.S. News &World Report, the only Orange County hospital ranked in the top 10 for California. The organization was ranked the #5 hospital in the Los Angeles Metro Area and the #10 hospital in California.
To learn more about Hoag’s awards and accreditations, visit: https://www.hoag.org/about-hoag/awards-accreditations/.
Hoag is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Hoag is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Hoag hires a diverse group of people in a manner that allows them to reach their full potential in the pursuit of organizational objectives.
Skills Required
- BSN
- Three years nursing experience
- Experience in cardiac telemetry
- At least one year critical care specialty experience
- Successful completion of an ECG course or equivalency / ECG test
- Registered Nurse license in the State of California (current, in good standing)
- Current BLS (AHA)
- National certification in specialty area
- ACLS (for Heart Catheterization Lab)
- PCCN
Hoag Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hoag and has not been reviewed or approved by Hoag.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, vision, mental health, disability, and wellness programs are extensive, with additions like FSAs and pet insurance. These offerings are presented as comprehensive and a meaningful component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays and sick time, and parental leave feature prominently. These time-off provisions are described as supportive of work-life balance across roles, including fellowship programs.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Tuition reimbursement, continuing education stipends, certification bonuses, and a clinical ladder link development to higher pay and broader involvement. Promote-from-within practices further connect performance and growth to compensation over time.
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What We Do
Since 1952, Hoag has been serving the local communities of Orange County by providing personalized health care services of an unsurpassed level. Hoag Digital Health is a new customer-centric product management, design, and engineering unit on a mission to bring together Hoag's nationally renowned care in key medical specialties with the everyday experience of primary, urgent, and preventative care and well-being through a variety of digital mediums.
Why Work With Us
To date, we have been helping fundamentally rethink the care experience for multiple customer groups with hybrid digital-physical solutions – from becoming go-to guides for first-time parents delivering at Hoag through re-imagining the primary care and annual wellness experience to improving Hoag’s “digital front doors,” including its websites.
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