Job Description
- JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE
- The Registered Nurse (RN) is accountable for utilizing the nursing process to provide safe, age-appropriate, direct and indirect patient care, while practicing within the scope of practice of the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
- DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
- Ambulatory Surgery provides pre, intra and post op care to surgical and procedural sedation patients.We provide service for the patient population of pediatrics, adolescents, adult and elderly patients.We work with a variety of provider specialties in caring for people going home that day or are being admitted to the hospital.
- EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
- Current unencumbered Oregon RN license required.
- Healthcare Provider Level BLS required upon hire.
- PCH Surgery Ambulatory:
ACLS required within 90 days of hire.
- KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES
- Social Perceptiveness: Ability to work with a diverse population from pediatrics to geriatrics. Basic understanding of age-related differences in caring for and/or communicating with patients and caregivers. Possess personal sensitivity to the needs and experiences of others and a non-judgmental attitude towards persons of differing standards, values, lifestyles, and ages.
- Adaptability/Flexibility: Ability to respond quickly and appropriately to situations that may arise with high risk or diverse patient populations. Ability to adjust actions in relation to others and adapt to offer best possible care to patients.
- Time Management: Ability to organize, plan and prioritize work to complete within required time frames and to follow-up on pending issues. Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in dynamic fast-paced environments and under pressure.
- Communication: Effective written and oral communication skills to explain complex issues, exchange information between team members, and tactfully discuss issues.
- Compliance: Ability to evaluate information to determine compliance with laws, regulations, or standards. Use knowledge and judgment skills to determine whether events or processes comply.
- Problem Solving: Ability to identify complex problems, review related information, employ creativity and alternative thinking to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Team Building: Ability to work, function and communicate on a multi-disciplinary team. Possess the knowledge and skills to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintain them over time.
- PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Rarely
(1 - 10% of the time)Occasionally
(11 - 33% of the time)Frequently
(34 - 66% of the time)Continually
(67 – 100% of the time)CLIMB - STAIRS
LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0"-36") 40 - 60 Lbs
LIFT (Waist to Eye: up to 54") 20 – 40 Lbs
SQUAT Static (hold >30 sec)
KNEEL (on knees)
SIT
LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0"-36") 20 - 40 Lbs
LIFT (Knee to chest: 24"-54") 0 - 20 Lbs
LIFT (Waist to Eye: up to 54") 0 - 20 Lbs
LIFT (Overhead: 54" and above) 0 - 20 Lbs
CARRY 1-handed, 0 - 20 pounds
CARRY 2-handed, 20 - 40 pounds
SQUAT Repetitive
ROTATE TRUNK Sitting
REACH – Upward
PULL (20-40 pounds force)
WALK - LEVEL SURFACE
LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0"-36") 0 - 20 Lbs
CARRY 2-handed, 0 - 20 pounds
ROTATE TRUNK Standing
MANUAL DEXTERITY Hands/wrists
FINGER DEXTERITY
PINCH Fingers
PULL (0-20 pounds force)
STAND
BEND FORWARD at waist
REACH - Forward
GRASP Hand/Fist
PUSH (0-20 pounds force)
PUSH (20-40 pounds force)
PUSH (40-60 pounds force)
PUSH (60 or more pounds force)
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Newport, OR |
Skills
- Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Establish Prioritiesunmatched
- Geriatricsunmatched
- Healthcare Providersunmatched
- Hospitalunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Nursingunmatched
- Options Analysisunmatched
- Patient Careunmatched
- Pediatricsunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
- Regulatory Complianceunmatched
- Riskunmatched
- Safety Processunmatched
- Surgical Nursingunmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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