RN, Circulator (FT, Days)
Hillsboro, Oregon
Posted Sep 2 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- Days
- Hours a week
- 40
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What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days · 40 hours
- Term
- Permanent
- Practice
- Union position
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 0.75+ years
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Pay
About this role
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.
Essential Responsibilities
Assessment: standard of performance: 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. Reassesses patient throughout hospitalization.
Performs complete discharge assessment. Planning: standard of performance: Develops an individual nursing plan of care. Nursing plan of care is sensitive to the developmental needs of the patient.
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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. Appropriately delegates patient care activities based on patients condition and scope of practice of other health care providers.
Established priories for patient care. Classifies acuity level of assigned patients. Implementation: standard of performance: Initiates appropriate measures based on protocol for the management of the medical and/or surgical patient.
Bases nursing care on protocol in place for management of each patient. Correctly carries out the physicians plan of care. Accurately documents in the emr.
Documents care according to policy and procedure. Utilizes a multidisciplinary approach when appropriate. Performs all necessary procedures correctly.
Utilizes available teaching plans in addressing patient teaching needs. Accurately calculates and administers medications. Initiates appropriate measures in emergency situations.
Evaluation: standard of performance: Evaluates assessment methods, plan of care, and patients response to treatment. Participates in unit quality assurance activities.
Experience
Basic
Qualifications
Minimum nine (9) months of RN experience. Minimum one (1) year of experience circulating in an inpatient or ambulatory O. R. setting -or- passing or completion of preceptorship program from accredited school.
Education
Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
License, Certification, Registration
Basic Life Support required at hire Registered Nurse License (Oregon)
Additional Requirements
Computer keyboarding skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Previous health care experience. Bachelors degree in nursing or related field. Two (2) years O. R. circulating and scrubbing. CNOR ACLS Pre-Op area IV skill Completion/certification from approved peri-op program
- Primary Location: Oregon,Hillsboro,Westside Hospital
- Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
- Shift: Day
- Workdays: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
- Working Hours Start: 06:45 AM
- Working Hours End: 05:15 AM
Job
Schedule
Full-time
- Job Type: Standard
- Worker Location: Onsite
- Employee Status: Regular
- Employee Group/Union Affiliation: W01|AFT|Local 5017
- Job Level: Individual Contributor
- Department: Westside Medical Cntr - Nursing Administration - 1001
- Pay Range: $53.28 - $79.02 / hour
Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.
Travel: No Work Setting: Onsite
Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.
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Requirements
- Minimum nine (9) months of RN experience.
- Minimum one (1) year of experience circulating in an inpatient or ambulatory O. R. setting -or- passing or completion of preceptorship program from accredited school.
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- License, Certification, Registration
- Basic Life Support required at hire
- Registered Nurse License (Oregon)
- Computer keyboarding skills.
- Preferred Qualifications: Previous health care experience.
- Preferred Qualifications: Bachelors degree in nursing or related field.
- Preferred Qualifications: Two (2) years O. R. circulating and scrubbing.
- Preferred Qualifications: CNOR
- Preferred Qualifications: ACLS
- Preferred Qualifications: Pre-Op area
- Preferred Qualifications: IV skill
- Preferred Qualifications: Completion/certification from approved peri-op program
- Preferred Qualifications: Primary Location: Oregon,Hillsboro,Westside Hospital
- Preferred Qualifications: Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
- Preferred Qualifications: Shift: Day
- Preferred Qualifications: Workdays: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
- Preferred Qualifications: Working Hours Start: 06:45 AM
- Preferred Qualifications: Working Hours End: 05:15 AM
- Preferred Qualifications: Job
Place
- City
- Hillsboro, Oregon
- Median rent
- $1,978/mo
- Local household income
- $106,409/yr
- Metro price level
- 5% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Hillsboro area index 105.4, where 100 is the national average.
Hillsboro sits in Oregon's Silicon Forest, where tech campuses meet rolling farmland west of Portland. The Tuality Forest groves and Jackson Bottom Wetlands give nurses easy nature escapes between shifts, while MAX light rail connects you downtown in about 40 minutes.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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