Kaiser Permanente-posted 3 months ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Hillsboro, OR

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 evaluation nursing care for patients and coordinating nurses care activities with other health care disciplines.

  • 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.
  • Carries out the physician's plan of care and accurately documents in the EMR according to policy and procedure.
  • Utilizes a multidisciplinary approach when appropriate and performs all necessary procedures correctly.
  • Calculates and administers medications accurately and initiates appropriate measures in emergency situations.
  • Evaluates assessment methods, plan of care, and patients response to treatment and participates in unit quality assurance activities.
  • Performs accurate pre-operative assessments including pre-operative checklist, operative consent, H&P, lab results and anesthesia evaluation.
  • Conducts 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, and performs light housekeeping duties.
  • Cleans instruments, procures equipment, supplies, and PACS images, and restocks unused supplies and equipment.
  • Participates in pre-operative briefing, surgical time-out, and debriefing processes.
  • Minimum nine (9) months of RN experience.
  • A minimum of 1 year experience as an 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.
  • 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 certification preferred.
  • ACLS certification preferred.
  • Pre-op area skills preferred.
  • IV start skills preferred.
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