Registered Nurse RN - Surgery bei Good Shepherd Health Care

Wage Range: $45.83- $78.03

Per- Diem

Surgery

DEFINITION OF POSITION: Assesses, prescribes, delegates, coordinates, and evaluates the nursing care provided. Ensures provision of quality care for selected groups of patients through utilization of nursing process, established standards of care, policies and procedures. 

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 Circulator Experience. Peri-op 101 course. Scrub 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.