RN SPA/PACU

Kaiser Permanente Northwest; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 73,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente Northwest is seeking an RN to provide perioperative nursing care in the Interspace/Surgical Center, focusing on patient safety, coordination of care, and collaboration with the Health Care Team. You will contribute to population-based care and continuity of care in a fast-paced outpatient setting.

The role requires PACU and acute/ambulatory RN experience, state licensure in Oregon, and BLS/ACLS with sedation competency within six months.

Qualifications

• Minimum two (2) years of RN experience in acute care or ambulatory care/clinic setting within the last five (5) years.
• Oregon RN license and Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 6 months of hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 6 months of hire.
• Procedural Sedation Competency required within six (6) months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care for patients during the inter-operative phase and coordinates care with other ASC professionals.
• Maintains confidentiality and adheres to organizational policies and procedures.
• Participates in Quality Assurance and continuous professional development.
• Promotes patient- and family-centered care and supports teamwork and communication.

Skills

RN

PACU experience

Critical Care

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Education

Graduate of accredited school of nursing

Job description

Job Summary

Participates with the Health Care Team in delivering quality health care to patients in a manner which reflects Kaiser Permanentes mission, vision, and values while supporting the Labor Management Partnership (LMP) principles and practice. Participates in creating a high-performance culture based on a joint decision making process. Provides support and assistance to the patient and Health Care team to promote population-based care, continuity of care, customer satisfaction, and self-care. Demonstrates strong interpersonal and communication skills with a caring, courteous, flexible, supportive, respectful, open minded, appreciative attitude that is committed to a team environment. The RN is responsible for assessing, planning, directing, providing and evaluating the nursing care for patients during the inter-operative phase and coordinating care activities with other ASC professionals.

Essential Responsibilities

• Representative Functions or Duties: Professional Practice Standards of Performance. Complies with shift, unit and organizational policies and procedures including reliability and attendance standards. Monitors and takes corrective action to prevent recurring absences. Returns promptly from breaks and schedules them to provide adequate coverage. Restricts personal business to non-patient care areas during break times. Complies with Kaisers Time Keeping Policy to accurately reflect productive time worked. Takes responsibility to keep informed of organizational policies and current information as provided by employer. Complies with contractual responsibilities related to work schedule. Participates in clinic and nursing Quality Assurance Programs. Maintains current knowledge and skill base with personal commitment to continuous learning and professional development. Utilizes professional communication techniques. Maintains confidentiality of all patient and organizational records. (HIPPA Standards). Promotes collaboration and professional interaction with the health care team. Promotes professional conduct, knows and complies with department Standards of Behavior. (group norms). Attends and constructively participates in staff meetings. Demonstrates awareness of new information posted in the communication notebook.
• Planning Standard of Performance: Utilizes assessment data when instituting plan of care. Nursing Plan of Care is sensitive to the developmental needs of the patient. Utilizes knowledge of type of procedure to plan for appropriate set up. Obtains and demonstrates the skills and knowledge needed to provide age-appropriate care to patients and families through education, training, and experience.
• Implementation Standard of Performance: Applies principles of correct body alignment in positioning and transferring patient. Organizes nursing activities in an efficient manner in both circulating and scrub role. Records and documents relevant information according to policy and procedure.
• Evaluation Standard of Performance: Demonstrates an ability to evaluate and document patient outcomes. Participates in unit quality assurance activities on a monthly basis.
• Safety Management Standard of Performance: Maintains safety in use of all equipment according to manufacturers instructions and policy and procedures. Complies with all Kaiser and unit specific policies and procedures.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum two (2) years of RN experience in acute care or ambulatory care/clinic setting within the last five (5) years.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience within the last 5 years (Critical Care positions).

Education

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing.

License, Certification, Registration

• Registered Nurse License (Oregon)
• Basic Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 6 months of hire
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Additional Requirements

• N/A
• Procedural Sedation Competency required within six (6) months of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Specialty experience within the last three (3) years.
• Minimum two (2) years of critical care experience with adult patients, preferably in the PACU environment.
• Minimum two (2) years of clinical care experience with Pediatrics, preferably in ER, ICU or PACU environment
• Minimum two (2) years of experience providing Procedural Sedation in Outpatient setting.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in Pain Management injection procedures.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience within the last 3 years (Critical Care positions).

Primary Location

Oregon,Portland,South Interstate Medical Offices

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Shift

Day

Workdays

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri

Working Hours Start

07:00 AM

Working Hours End

05:30 PM

Job Schedule

Full-time

Worker Location

Onsite

Employee Status

Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation

W11|AFT|ONA

Job Level

Individual Contributor

Department

Interstate - South Medical Ofc - Day Surgery - 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.