RN, Inpatient, OFN

Kaiser Permanente • Hillsboro, OR

88d

About The Position

Under general supervision and in collaboration with other members of the health care team, uses clinical judgment skills to diagnose and treat human responses to actual or potential health problems. The RN is responsible for assessing, planning, directing, providing and evaluating nursing care for patients and coordinating nurses care activities with other health care disciplines.

Requirements

• Minimum nine (9) months of RN experience.
• A minimum 1 year experience Operating Room Nurse or Surgical Technologist OR 1 Year RN experience AND Successful completion of a formal Operating Room Transition to Practice Program OR Operating Room Fellowship Program.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Registered Nurse License (Oregon).
• Basic Life Support certification.
• Computer keyboarding skills.

Nice To Haves

• Previous health care experience.
• Three (3) to five (5) years of operating room circulating and scrubbing experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field.
• CNOR preferred.
• ACLS preferred.
• Pre-op area skills preferred.
• IV start skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs accurate multi-system assessments, including biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, education needs and discharge planning needs.
• Identifies deviations from normal on routine lab diagnostic tests and reassesses patients throughout hospitalization.
• Develops an individual nursing plan of care sensitive to the developmental needs of the patient.
• Coordinates patient care activities and discharge planning with other hospital and clinic departments and community agencies.
• Develops patient teaching plan and documents on care plan or teaching plan.
• Delegates patient care activities based on patients condition and scope of practice of other health care providers.
• Establishes priorities for patient care and classifies acuity level of assigned patients.
• Initiates appropriate measures based on protocol for the management of the medical and/or surgical patient.
• Correctly carries out the physician's plan of care and accurately documents in the EMR.
• Utilizes a multidisciplinary approach when appropriate and performs all necessary procedures correctly.
• Utilizes available teaching plans in addressing patient teaching needs and accurately calculates and administers medications.
• Initiates appropriate measures in emergency situations and evaluates assessment methods, plan of care, and patients response to treatment.
• Participates in unit quality assurance activities.
• Performs accurate pre-operative assessments including pre-operative checklist, operative consent, H&P, lab results and anesthesia evaluation.
• Continuous reassessment through intra-operative period and utilizes knowledge of procedure to plan for appropriate set up.
• Applies principles of aseptic technique and proper body alignment.
• Initiates and facilitates room turnovers, light housekeeping duties, cleaning of instruments, procurement of equipment, supplies, and PACS images.
• Restocks unused supplies and equipment and participates in pre-operative briefing, surgical time-out, and debriefing processes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree