RN - Recovery Room

Job Description

Description

PeaceHealth is seeking a RN - Recovery Room for a Full Time, 1.00 FTE, Evening position to provide professional nursing direct patient care in compliance with professional practice and unit standards. Promotes a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach towards patients, families and all members of the care delivery team. Hourly compensation starts at $41.39, more depending on experience.

Must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 including 2 doses of a 2-dose series or 1 dose of a 1-dose series plus 14 days beyond the final dose prior to start date.

**$10,000 Sign on bonus for eligible candidates!**

**Relocation assistance available**

Are you looking for your next adventure? Do you believe each patient deserves safe, evidence-based, and compassionate care? If so, Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield, Oregon might be the place for you. Our hospital is located alongside the beautiful McKenzie River (hence Riverbend!). Only minutes away from University of Oregon, you’ll experience the great combination of living near the city while taking in the fresh air and plush greenery the Pacific Northwest. 

At PeaceHealth Riverbend, we're about creating exceptional an experience for both our patients and our employees. Our goal is to provide possibilities for our diverse employee population that develop and grow careers in a team-oriented environment focusing on patient care. We are a mission driven culture that consistently demonstrates its core values of Respect for Individual Human Dignity and Worth, Stewardship, Collaboration and Social Justice. PeaceHealth Riverbend in Springfield, Oregon is known for its specialty programs and clinical excellence. PeaceHealth Riverbend features renowned doctors in cancer care, neurosurgery, General Surgery, weight-loss surgery, robotic surgery, Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery and more. As a Level II Trauma center and the regional receiving hospital, we are the primary hospital for many of our patients needing routine to trauma surgeries. We have a state-of-the Art facility that takes care of patients from infants to geriatrics. 

DETAILS OF THE POSITION:

As the Peri Anesthesia nurse, you will be responsible for assessing patient and family needs, planning and coordinating care, and for consultation of interdisciplinary services. Procedures and treatments that you would provide in the Peri Anesthesia Department include but are not limited to placing venous access, drawing bloodwork, medication administration, fluid, and blood administration, placing of peri-procedural pain blocks, ultrasonography, intubation, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Patient population and diagnoses vary from minor to critical to include both elective and emergent surgeries. As part of the Peri Anesthesia Team, you will work to determine level of care based on patient stability, discharge appropriateness, and resource and referral allocation. The nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:1 to 1:4 based on ASPAN standards and the patient’s dynamic stability and acuity.

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care needs.
• Documents patient care in the healthcare record according to established standards.
• Directs and delegates care to other team members in accordance with their education, credentials, and demonstrated competence.
• Ensures own professional effectiveness through education and professional development.
• Participates in the development of and maintains established hospital policies, procedures and objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection prevention program.
• Nurses may be able to work in another nursing unit within Sacred Heart Medical Center UD and RiverBend provided that they have completed the necessary CareConnect training, unit specific competencies and have been deemed competent by a leader of the unit. Including but not limited to the unit manager, assistant nurse manager or clinical nurse educator they are floating to.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing required.
• BSN or current enrollment in a BSN program preferred.
• Specialty certification preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patient’s needs.
• One year PACU experience OR 3 years critical care experience required.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION:

• Current Registered Nurse licensure in the state in which nurse will be practicing.
• BLS and ACLS required at date of hire.
• PALS required at date of hire.
• CPAN preferred.
• See community specific document for each Unit/Department required credentials.

• Work requires active physical exertion up to 66% of the time
• Ability to lift objects weighing 50 lbs. or less.
• Work requires frequent exposure to minor cold, heat, poor ventilation or sharp instruments; reasonably anticipated exposure to blood and body fluids once per month or more.
• Job duties frequently require intense concentration or attention to detail (34-65% of work time).
• Job duties may require use of additional PPE such as eye shield, respirator and mask.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Generous Relocation Assistance
• Great shift differentials
• Medical and Dental, Vision, Retirement, and Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance
• PTO with no waiting period
• Professional practice support
• Collaborative team environment

This position is represented by a collective bargaining agreement. There may be more than one opening on this posting.

See how PeaceHealth is committed to Inclusivity, Respect for Diversity and Cultural Humility.

For full consideration of your skills and abilities, please attach a current resume with your application. EEO Affirmative Action Employer/Vets/Disabled in accordance with applicable local, state, or federal laws.