Perioperative Plastic Surgery RN

Portland Face Doctor

Portland, Oregon

Posted Sep 27

Unit and setting: office-based surgery center aesthetic plastic surgery and nonsurgical treatment
License: RN license Current licensure in good standing from the Oregon State Board of NursingOregon RN license in good standing
Term: Per Diem This is a part-time role.Part-time

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License: Oregon RN license in good standing Current licensure in good standing from the Oregon State Board of Nursing Check your license
Certification: BLS certification Current BLS and ACLS certification
Certification: ACLS certification
Experience: 2 years of preoperative and postoperative care experience Minimum of 2 years of experience in preoperative and postoperative care
Experience: preoperative and postoperative care
Also asks: positive attitude and effective written and oral communication skills Maintain a positive attitude and effective written and oral communication skills
Also asks: desire to provide excellent customer service-oriented patient care in a luxury setting Desire to provide excellent customer service-oriented patient care in a luxury setting

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What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Oregon PRN rolesOregon PRN postings that state pay run $35/hr to $66/hr, the middle half $48/hr to $60/hr, across 89 postings.

Benefits

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The role and schedule

Day to day: prepare patients for surgery in the pre-operative setting, including placing IVs and putting patients at ease Prepare patients for surgery in the pre-operative setting (placing IV, putting patient at ease)
Day to day: circulate in the operating room by assisting with retrieving supplies and communicating with surgical team Circulate in the operating room by assisting with retrieving supplies when needed and communicating with surgical team
Day to day: recover patients in PACU under supervision of Surgery Nurse Manager and Surgeon Recover patients in the PACU under the supervision of the Surgery Nurse Manager and Surgeon
Day to day: perform acute post-op care, including suture removal Perform acute post-op care, including suture removal
Details: in person Work Location: In person

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Portland Face Doctor

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Portland Face Doctor, led by double-board-certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Peter Vila, provides personalized facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery and nonsurgical treatments, helping patients feel more confident through compassionate care and natural-looking results.

The staff at Portland Face Doctor are dedicated to creating the best patient experience possible for patients. By joining an inspiring team, you will function to impact the lives of many patients as they navigate an intensely personal journey.

The Perioperative Plastic Surgery RN will provide preoperative, circulating, and postoperative nursing care at a fully accredited office-based surgery center in the Portland, OR metropolitan area that dedicated solely to aesthetic plastic surgery and nonsurgical treatment. This is a part-time role. We are willing to train the right candidate for the position to expand skills if they are a good fit.

Please submit a cover letter if you are interested in this position explaining why you are interested in working in a luxury, high-touch setting to provide excellent patient care.

Specific Duties

Prepare patients for surgery in the pre-operative setting (placing IV, putting patient at ease)

Circulate in the operating room by assisting with retrieving supplies when needed and communicating with surgical team

Recover patients in the PACU under the supervision of the Surgery Nurse Manager and Surgeon

Perform acute post-op care, including suture removal

Qualifications

Licensed registered nurse (RN)

Current licensure in good standing from the Oregon State Board of Nursing

Minimum of 2 years of experience in preoperative and postoperative care

Current BLS and ACLS certification

Maintain a positive attitude and effective written and oral communication skills

Desire to provide excellent customer service-oriented patient care in a luxury setting

Pay: $50.00 - $60.00 per hour

Benefits

Employee discount

Work Location: In person

What's around it?

In Portland, OR

Portland, ORFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 5% above the US average

Median rent: $1,655/mo
Household income: $90,919/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Portland, OR

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals cluster in Nob Hill (NW District) for Victorian streets and boutique retail ($340K–$400K), the Pearl District for loft-heavy walkable living ($365K–$455K), and Alberta Arts District for a hip, colorful, still-changing scene with $330K–$420K entry points. Hawthorne’s eclectic, bohemian, bookshop culture sits around $480K–$580K. Quieter residential bets include Sellwood-Moreland—historic, antique-district, river-oriented, $580K–$680K to buy, with a studio rent cited around $1,500—and Alameda, a stately tree-lined pocket of pre-1940s Craftsman, Tudor, bungalow, and Colonial homes (median purchase about $711,033, median rent $2,244) that is safer than 90% of Portland neighborhoods, under 15 minutes from downtown, and sandwiched between Alberta Arts, Williams, and Hollywood. Goose Hollow is the transit-first budget condo option at $290K–$340K. East of the Willamette is generally more sprawling and affordable; the west side is denser and more walkable. Just outside the city, Gresham is cheaper with an easier commute but higher crime than Beaverton, whose inbound trip is busier and more complicated.

Young professionals cluster in Nob Hill (NW District) for Victorian streets and boutique retail ($340K–$400K), the Pearl District for loft-heavy walkable living ($365K–$455K), and Alberta Arts District for a hip, colorful, still-changing scene with $330K–$420K entry points. Hawthorne’s eclectic, bohemian, bookshop culture sits around $480K–$580K. Quieter residential bets include Sellwood-Moreland—historic, antique-district, river-oriented, $580K–$680K to buy, with a studio rent cited around $1,500—and Alameda, a stately tree-lined pocket of pre-1940s Craftsman, Tudor, bungalow, and Colonial homes (median purchase about $711,033, median rent $2,244) that is safer than 90% of Portland neighborhoods, under 15 minutes from downtown, and sandwiched between Alberta Arts, Williams, and Hollywood.

Goose Hollow is the transit-first budget condo option at $290K–$340K. East of the Willamette is generally more sprawling and affordable; the west side is denser and more walkable. Just outside the city, Gresham is cheaper with an easier commute but higher crime than Beaverton, whose inbound trip is busier and more complicated.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: cities.livinginoregon.net

Getting aroundSources do not name hospital campuses, MAX lines to them, or parking at medical centers. What they do establish is that neighborhood choice locks in commute rhythm more here than in many cities: the west side is denser and more walkable, the east side more sprawling, and Goose Hollow is called transit-first. Walkability, a robust public-transit system, and a strong biking culture are consistent pros; worsening traffic is a consistent con. Gresham is described as an easier, more affordable commute into Portland than Beaverton, where inbound traffic is busier and more complicated. Relocators are warned not to pick a house before they understand the daily commute that neighborhood creates.

Sources do not name hospital campuses, MAX lines to them, or parking at medical centers. What they do establish is that neighborhood choice locks in commute rhythm more here than in many cities: the west side is denser and more walkable, the east side more sprawling, and Goose Hollow is called transit-first.

Walkability, a robust public-transit system, and a strong biking culture are consistent pros; worsening traffic is a consistent con. Gresham is described as an easier, more affordable commute into Portland than Beaverton, where inbound traffic is busier and more complicated.

Relocators are warned not to pick a house before they understand the daily commute that neighborhood creates.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: cities.livinginoregon.net Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: hellolanding.com Source 5: youtube.com

OutdoorsIn town: Washington Park and the International Rose Test Garden (over 10,000 bushes and 610-plus varieties since 1924), plus Wilshire, Grant, and Irving Parks within walking distance of Alameda, and the Willamette riverfront at OMSI. Within about an hour to 90 minutes you can hike waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge (Multnomah Falls), ski or snowboard on Mount Hood, reach the Oregon coast, taste Willamette Valley wineries, or paddleboard on the Columbia. Nature access is the lifestyle feature locals mention first—often “30 minutes away” for city-adjacent green, 90 minutes for completely different terrain. Summers can turn scorching and smoky from wildfires; the rest of the year is mild but gray.

In town: Washington Park and the International Rose Test Garden (over 10,000 bushes and 610-plus varieties since 1924), plus Wilshire, Grant, and Irving Parks within walking distance of Alameda, and the Willamette riverfront at OMSI. Within about an hour to 90 minutes you can hike waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge (Multnomah Falls), ski or snowboard on Mount Hood, reach the Oregon coast, taste Willamette Valley wineries, or paddleboard on the Columbia.

Nature access is the lifestyle feature locals mention first—often “30 minutes away” for city-adjacent green, 90 minutes for completely different terrain. Summers can turn scorching and smoky from wildfires; the rest of the year is mild but gray.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: travelportland.com Source 3: culturalfoodies.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: oregonessential.com Source 6: hellolanding.com Source 7: youtube.com

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Living in Portland

Portland is less one city than a stack of neighborhoods split by the Willamette, and a relocating nurse will feel that on day one: Nob Hill and the Pearl are walkable and loft-Victorian; Alberta Arts is colorful and still relatively reachable; Sellwood-Moreland and Alameda are quieter, historic, and family-scaled, with Alameda called safer than 90% of the city. What is genuinely distinct is the pairing of a James Beard–dense food-cart and coffee culture with nature that is actually close—Washington Park’s International Rose Test Garden in town, Multnomah Falls and Gorge hikes, Mount Hood skiing, and the coast inside about 90 minutes—plus no sales tax. The honest tradeoffs are a long gray winter (SAD comes up constantly), visible homelessness and drug activity concentrated downtown even as residential neighborhoods a few miles out feel quaint and safe, steep income taxes, and housing that still runs from Goose Hollow condos near $300K to Laurelhurst near $1 million. Transit, bikes, and walk scores are real assets; Beaverton-inbound traffic is not. If food, rain-tolerant outdoor access, and an easy-going pace matter more than winter sun or a polished core, Portland still earns the move.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: cities.livinginoregon.net Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: oregonessential.com Source 4: greaterportlandinc.com Source 5: travelportland.com Source 6: hellolanding.com Source 7: youtube.com Source 8: culturalfoodies.com

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