Overview:

Medical, Dental and Vision Premiums paid by employer!

Up to $20,000 sign-on bonus

Schedule: Monday-Friday 0630-1500 with call

Vacation Rotation B

$42.82-$72.85 Hourly

DEFINITION OF POSITION: 

The Registered Nurse specializing in perioperative nursing practice performs nursing activities in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of the patient’s surgical experience. He/she works to ensure provision of quality care of surgical patients through utilization of the nursing process, established standards of care, policies and procedures. The perioperative nurse acts as the patient advocate and is responsible for the direction and supervision of any personnel assigned to him/her. He/she will be on call for the Surgery Unit on a regular scheduled rotation. The RN is responsible to the Unit Nurse Manager, House Supervisor, or RN Team Leader.

Responsibilities:

A.  Personal Traits, Qualities, and Aptitudes

Must be able to:

Perform a variety of duties often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure

Accept responsibility for the direction, control, planning, of an activity

Make evaluations and decisions based on measurable or verifiable criteria

Work independently

Recognize the rights and responsibilities of patient confidentiality

Convey empathy and compassion to those experiencing pain, grief, or trauma

Relate to others in a manner that creates a sense of teamwork and cooperation

Communicate effectively and therapeutically with people from every socioeconomic background

Incorporate guest relations in daily activities

B.           Working Conditions

Inside environment, protected from the weather but not necessarily temperature changes.  Subject to frequent exposure to infection, contagious disease, and hazardous materials and equipment.  Occasionally subject to combative patients.  Variable noise levels.  Also subject to rapid pace, multiple stimuli, unpredictable environment, and critical situations.

C.           Physical Demands/Traits

Must be able to:

Perceive the nature of sounds by the ear

Express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word

Perceive characteristics of objects through the eyes

Extend arms and hands in any direction

Seize, hold, grasp, turn, or otherwise work with hands

Pick, pinch, or otherwise work with fingers

7.   Perceive such attributes of objects or materials as size, shape, temperature, or texture. Stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. 

Must be able to lift 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.  Continuous walking and standing.  Must be able to identify, match, and distinguish colors.  Rare lifting of greater than 100 pounds.

Qualifications:

Education:

Required: Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing. Evidence of continuing education appropriate for skill level and area of practice.

Desired: BSN

Experience:

Required: Previous RN Circulator experience or Operating Room RN skills class 

Desired: Scrub experience.

Licenses, Certifications, and/or Registrations: Current RN license in the State of Oregon; ACLS, BLS, PALS, and TNCC certification required. IV certification preferred.

Equipment/Tools/Work Aids: Infusion pumps, and other medical equipment, computer terminal printer, photocopier, and patient charts.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills: Ability to provide care for the patient's age-specific, cultural, physical, and psychosocial well-being.