Hybrid Registered Nurse RN - Hospital/Surgery bei Good Shepherd Health Care

TEMPORARY POSITION!

Wage Range: $45.68- $78.02

Day Shift

Full-time, 36 hrs/ week

Schedule: 12 -hour flex shifts 0630-1900

Hospital/Surgery

Definition of Position: 

The Registered Nurse specializing in perioperative nursing practice during intraoperative surgical experience.  Responsible for the delivery of safe, effective, and quality patient-family centered care in the operating room and other areas of perioperative services for all patient populations.  The perioperative nurse acts as the patient advocate and is responsible for the direction and supervision of any personnel assigned to him/her. He/she will be on call for the Surgery Unit on a regular scheduled rotation. 

NOTE: various departments may have additional qualifications/certification and responsibilities associated with their specific area. Copies of department specific requirements may be obtained through your HR representative.

Essential Job Functions:

• Accept responsibility for the direction, control, planning, of an activity
• Make evaluations and decisions based on measurable or verifiable criteria
• Work independently

• Implement the plan of care by:
  • Protecting the patient from injury caused by extraneous objects and chemical, electrical, laser, mechanical, and thermal sources.
  • Performing accounting procedures to protect the patient from unintended retained surgical items.
  • Performing interventions necessary to ensure that the patient’s procedure is performed on the correct site, side, and level.
  • Managing the patient’s specimens according to organizational policy and procedures.
  • Communicating the patient’s status to relevant parties throughout the continuum of care.
  • Administering medications safely and correctly.
  • Performing interventions to maintain the patient’s wound and tissue perfusion at or above baseline levels.
  • Performing interventions to maintain the status of the patient’s genitourinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, endocrine, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems and fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balances at or above baseline levels.
  • Performing interventions to protect the patient from surgical site infection.
  • Protecting the patient’s rights, dignity, and privacy.
  • Providing age-specific, culturally competent, ethical care within legal standards of practice.
  • Providing consistent and comparable care regardless of the setting.
• Document nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly.
• Collaborate effectively with other disciplines as applicable.
• Use problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to foster effective work relationships with team members.
• Maintain required competencies.
• Pursue professional growth and participating in a professional organization.
• Act as a patient advocate and maintain privacy and confidentiality of individuals and health information.
• The employee supports the hospital mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures.
• Participates in required education for DNV programs as applicable to position.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Required: Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing. Evidence of continuing education appropriate for skill level and area of practice.

Desired: BSN

Experience:

Required: None.

Desired: Previous Clinical Experience.

Licenses, Certifications, and/or Registrations: Current RN license in the State of Oregon; ACLS, BLS, PALS, and TNCC certification required. Certifications specific to areas of clinical specialty may be preferred.

Equipment/Tools/Work Aids: Infusion pumps, and other medical equipment, computer terminal printer, photocopier, and patient charts.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills: Ability to provide care for the patient's age-specific, cultural, physical, and psychosocial well-being.