Clinical Coordinator

Samaritan Health Services; Albany (OR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Samaritan Health Services in Albany, Oregon seeks an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to deliver age-appropriate, direct and indirect patient care in the Emergency Department. The RN will apply the nursing process within the Oregon State Board of Nursing scope, handling a wide range of urgent and emergent cases.

Requirements include a current Oregon RN license, BLS, and within 90 days ACLS/PALS; TNCC/ATCN within six months; and at least three years of ED experience, with discharge planning

Qualifications

• Current unencumbered Oregon RN license.
• Healthcare Provider Level BLS required upon hire.
• ACLS and PALS required within 90 days of hire.
• TNCC/ATCN required within six (6) months of hire.
• Three (3) years of Emergency Department Experience required.
• Experience and/or training in discharge planning or case management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, age-appropriate nursing care using the nursing process and within the scope defined by the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
• Deliver direct and indirect patient care in the Emergency Department for a wide range of acute and urgent conditions.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality patient outcomes and efficient care transitions.

Skills

Emergency Department experience

BLS

ACLS

PALS

TNCC

ATCN

Education

Oregon RN license

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

• The Emergency Department provides care for patients with a wide variety of needs from non-critical to emergent medical conditions including emergent and urgent mental health care. All patients are welcome whether walking in or arriving by emergency transport. All Emergency Department staff are certified to care for critical cardiac and trauma patients including children.

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS

• Current unencumbered Oregon RN license required.
• Healthcare Provider Level BLS required upon hire.
• AGH Emergency:
• ACLS and PALS required within 90 days of hire.
• TNCC/ATCN required within six (6) months of hire.
• Three (3) years of Emergency Department Experience required.
• Experience and/or training in discharge planning or case management preferred.

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 judgement 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)
• (11 - 33% of the time)

Summary

Occasionally

(34 - 66% of the time)

Continually

(67 - 100% of the time)

• CLIMB - STAIRS
• LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0"-36") 40 - 60 Lbs
• SQUAT Static (hold >30 sec)
• KNEEL (on knees)
• ROTATE TRUNK Sitting - (Circulating RN)
• 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 (Waist to Eye: up to 54") 20 - 40 Lbs
• LIFT (Overhead: 54" and above) 0 - 20 Lbs
• CARRY 1-handed, 0 - 20 pounds
• CARRY 2-handed, 20 - 40 pounds
• SQUAT Repetitive
• 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
• ROTATE TRUNK Sitting - (Scrub RN)
• 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)