I. Scientist
a. Evaluates knowledge of self and others:
i. Evaluates own knowledge and nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and evidence-based knowledge; identifies areas of strength and professional growth; sets and achieves professional development goals.
ii. Evaluates knowledge and nursing practice of peers, recognizing strengths, providing constructive feedback and maintaining caring and compassionate relationships
b. Identifies complexities within OHSU systems and participates in identifying and resolving work flow barriers to effective, efficient, and fiscally responsible care delivery.
c. Evaluates patient outcomes against quality goals or benchmarks. Promotes innovation through participation in data collection, data analysis, evidence-based performance improvement plans, nursing or interdisciplinary research, and education about change methods.
II. Leader
a. Uses an evidence-based decision making process to determine the patient’s priority goals and care activities in relation to:
i. Nursing’s independent scope of practice (safety, comfort, hygiene, restorative measures, and health promotion)
ii. The interdisciplinary plan of care
iii. Documenting decision making in the patient’s plan of care and hand-off communication
b. Protects and advocates for patient safety, health and wellbeing:
i. Communicates and formally reports concerns and/or seeks change where individual or institutional behavior in the practice setting jeopardizes the well-being of patient, families, or team members. (e.g. Patient Safety Net report, chain of command).
ii. Speaks up and intervenes when an individual’s actions or practice is not in alignment with patient safety. The nurse speaks directly to the responsible party, and takes responsibility to support those who identify potentially questionable practice.
c. Keeps the patient as the focus when exercising judgment in accepting responsibilities, seeking consultation, and assigning activities to others who carry out nursing care:
i. Assigns or delegates tasks based on the needs and condition of the patient, potential for harm, stability of the patient’s condition, complexity of the task, predictability of the outcome, availability to monitor and supervise, and competency of the individual being delegated to.
ii. Allocates resources based on identified patient and family needs
iii. Speaks up immediately about concerns regarding assigned responsibilities
III. Practitioner
a. Acts as a patient advocate by partnering with the person, family, significant others, and caregivers, as appropriate, to implement and evaluate the plan of care. Assures that the plan is aligned with the patient’s physical, spiritual, and psychosocial goals, initiating changes as appropriate.
b. Delegates and supervises tasks consistent with other caregivers’ scope of practice, adhering to standards, regulations, and role expectations including self-care and collaborative teamwork.
c. Delivers care in a manner that preserves and protects patient autonomy, privacy, dignity, confidentiality and rights.
d. Implements direct and indirect nursing care consistent with evidence-based practices, hospital policies and procedures, and scope and standards of practice.
IV. Knowledge Transfer
a. Develops a therapeutic relationship with patients and families, effectively transfers information about disease, health and recovery, Engages patients and families in decision-making about the plan of care. Evaluates capacity for self-care and addresses concerns about transition to next level of care, different healthcare facility or home.
b. Communicates evaluation of patient’s stability, progress, discharge plan and recommendation for continuity of the medical and nursing plan to other members of the health care team, including through accurate and timely documentation of the patient’s electronic record.
c. Effectively transfers knowledge to other members of the team to support the safety of their practice (e.g. educating students, precepting, in-services, giving and receiving feedback during handoffs). Seeks knowledge from other members of the team to ensure safety of own practice. Engages in collaborative and effective decision-making with other members of the team while maintaining caring and compassionate relationships.
Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available
The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN’s care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association (ANA) Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, practitioner, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN’s engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.
The Registered Nurse Coordinator is a key member of a multi-disciplinary patient care team, which includes providers, residents, fellows and other clinical support staff. The RN Coordinator provides direct and indirect professional nursing care for patients seeking care at OHSU for Oncology services including bone marrow/stem cell transplant, cellular therapies, chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments. S/he assesses patient and family needs, assists in developing a plan of care, implements, educates, and evaluates the care delivered. The RN Coordinator serves as a key communication link between the patient, his/her family and the care team. The RN Coordinator is a continuous advocate for patients and their families, ensuring that clinical and business systems are customer service focused. The RN Coordinator practices in accord with professional standards, core values and with a commitment to service excellence. The RN Coordinator reports to the Care Management and Coordination Manager in Ambulatory Oncology.
Department Specific Responsibilities
1. The RN Coordinator works with the Providers to ensure that all baseline clinical information, both diagnostic and therapeutic, is gathered together in a systematic fashion prior to the patients visit. S/he works to ensure that new patients are prepared for the testing, evaluation and potential outcome of the visits ahead of time.
2. The RN Coordinator collaborates with the Nurse Navigators, Team Coordinators, Care Coordinators and Managed Care Coordinators to ensure that all appropriate business-related information is gathered prior to the visit, authorizations have been obtained and pre-registration has taken place.
3. The RN Coordinator collaborates with multiple interdisciplinary teams to ensure timely and accurate care is provided to patients and their families.
4. The RN Coordinator may be called upon to assign tasks to team members after assessing patient needs, staff skills and resources.
5. The RN Coordinator collaborates with other members of the team to ensure that patient flow is expedited during clinical practice sessions.
6. The RN Coordinator ensures that Provider orders that result from the new patient visit are recorded and executed. S/he also works to ensure that laboratory and other diagnostic findings are available to clinicians in a timely fashion after tests are performed. S/he tracks the post visit flow information to ensure that plans of care are executed in a timely fashion.
7. The RN Coordinator ensures that when hospitalization is required; those patients and their family members understand prior to admission, what they can expect during the pre-hospitalization, hospital stay and post discharge period. The RN Coordinator is expected to troubleshoot any problems that patients and their families may encounter in preparing for or during their hospital stay.
General Clinical/Patient Care
1. Identifies the needs of patients through observations of disease symptoms, emotional state, cultural and socioeconomic background and response to medical regimen and treatment. Uses knowledge of the cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological maturation process. Incorporates assessment of pain, nutritional and functional need.
2. Triages and responds or refers inquiries appropriately. Recognizes and reports specific physical and emotional conditions/needs/concerns of the patients to appropriate members of the health care team. Alerts Providers to unusual observations of patients to facilitate immediate attention e.g. respiratory distress.
3. Plans as appropriate for the needs of patients and uses knowledge of the cognitive, physical, emotional and chronological maturation process. Collaborates with Providers and other members of the clinical support team in planning for the needs of the patients.
4. Provides individualized nursing care that responds to the needs of patients and demonstrates an understanding of the range of treatment required by patients.
5. Responds to the emotional needs of patients by demonstrating sensitivity to the emotional state of patients. By developing a therapeutic relationship, the RNC will communicate to patients in an appropriate manner, utilizing assessment and professional problem solving to resolve conflict or barriers experience by the patient. Refers to appropriate members of the health team indicated.
6. Assesses patient/family learning needs; including barriers to learning and the most effective teaching methods. Implements patient teaching utilizing all available resources.
Inpatient Clinical Care
1. RN Coordinator will coordinator appointments and order planned admissions and communicate the plan to the inpatient staff to ensure optimal clinical outcomes.
2. RN Coordinator will work with the Nursing Manager and the service chief in development of protocol and pathway driven care for most common malignancies treated on the Hem/Onc service as well as key measures of quality of care for the Med Onc Service, including adherence to pathways.
3. RN Coordinator will work with the Nursing Manager and Clinical Director to periodically review key quality indicators. On the basis of these reviews, RN Coordinator will assist the Nursing Manager and the Clinical Director in developing or modifying relevant processes of care to ensure continuous quality improvement.
Outpatient Clinical Care
1. Assesses patient/family status and needs both actual and potential according to established standards
2. Educates patient/family on chemotherapy and plan of treatment as established by the Physician.
3. Coordinates and implements initiation of treatment plan of care.
4. Monitors, maintains and modifies the plan of care based on patient/family response to interventions.
5. Collaborates with call center staff and triage nurses to triages all patient calls; triages Provider calls and assists with communication when necessary. Uses standing orders to manage patient care when appropriate triage.
6. Recognizes and effectively responds to emergencies. Speaks with Providers directly in all emergency situations.
7. Assists with appropriate program placement if needed.
8. Acts as a patient advocate, preserving basic patients and family rights. Provides support to patients and families.
9. Demonstrates knowledge of practice specific standards of care in actual performance.
10. Clarifies and accurately executes provider orders, per established protocol.
11. Recognizes ethical issues and takes appropriate action in the provision of care.
12. Maintains current knowledge of pharmacology and competency in modes of administration.
13. Collaborates with support services based on patient and family needs (genetic counseling, social worker, nutrition, etc.)
Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available
The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.
I. Scientist
a. Evaluates knowledge of self and others:
i. Evaluates own knowledge and nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and evidence-based knowledge; identifies areas of strength and professional growth; sets and achieves professional development goals.
ii. Evaluates knowledge and nursing practice of peers, recognizing strengths, providing constructive feedback and maintaining caring and compassionate relationships
b. Identifies complexities within OHSU systems and participates in identifying and resolving work flow barriers to effective, efficient, and fiscally responsible care delivery.
c. Evaluates patient outcomes against quality goals or benchmarks. Promotes innovation through participation in data collection, data analysis, evidence-based performance improvement plans, nursing or interdisciplinary research, and education about change methods.
II. Leader
a. Uses an evidence-based decision making process to determine the patient’s priority goals and care activities in relation to:
i. Nursing’s independent scope of practice (safety, comfort, hygiene, restorative measures, and health promotion)
ii. The interdisciplinary plan of care
iii. Documenting decision making in the patient’s plan of care and hand-off communication
b. Protects and advocates for patient safety, health and wellbeing:
i. Communicates and formally reports concerns and/or seeks change where individual or institutional behavior in the practice setting jeopardizes the well-being of patient, families, or team members. (e.g. Patient Safety Net report, chain of command).
ii. Speaks up and intervenes when an individual’s actions or practice is not in alignment with patient safety. The nurse speaks directly to the responsible party, and takes responsibility to support those who identify potentially questionable practice.
c. Keeps the patient as the focus when exercising judgment in accepting responsibilities, seeking consultation, and assigning activities to others who carry out nursing care:
i. Assigns or delegates tasks based on the needs and condition of the patient, potential for harm, stability of the patient’s condition, complexity of the task, predictability of the outcome, availability to monitor and supervise, and competency of the individual being delegated to.
ii. Allocates resources based on identified patient and family needs
iii. Speaks up immediately about concerns regarding assigned responsibilities
III. Practitioner
a. Acts as a patient advocate by partnering with the person, family, significant others, and caregivers, as appropriate, to implement and evaluate the plan of care. Assures that the plan is aligned with the patient’s physical, spiritual, and psychosocial goals, initiating changes as appropriate.
b. Delegates and supervises tasks consistent with other caregivers’ scope of practice, adhering to standards, regulations, and role expectations including self-care and collaborative teamwork.
c. Delivers care in a manner that preserves and protects patient autonomy, privacy, dignity, confidentiality and rights.
d. Implements direct and indirect nursing care consistent with evidence-based practices, hospital policies and procedures, and scope and standards of practice.
IV. Knowledge Transfer
a. Develops a therapeutic relationship with patients and families, effectively transfers information about disease, health and recovery, Engages patients and families in decision-making about the plan of care. Evaluates capacity for self-care and addresses concerns about transition to next level of care, different healthcare facility or home.
b. Communicates evaluation of patient’s stability, progress, discharge plan and recommendation for continuity of the medical and nursing plan to other members of the health care team, including through accurate and timely documentation of the patient’s electronic record.
c. Effectively transfers knowledge to other members of the team to support the safety of their practice (e.g. educating students, precepting, in-services, giving and receiving feedback during handoffs). Seeks knowledge from other members of the team to ensure safety of own practice. Engages in collaborative and effective decision-making with other members of the team while maintaining caring and compassionate relationships.
The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.
I. Scientist
a. Evaluates knowledge of self and others:
i. Evaluates own knowledge and nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and evidence-based knowledge; identifies areas of strength and professional growth; sets and achieves professional development goals.
ii. Evaluates knowledge and nursing practice of peers, recognizing strengths, providing constructive feedback and maintaining caring and compassionate relationships
b. Identifies complexities within OHSU systems and participates in identifying and resolving work flow barriers to effective, efficient, and fiscally responsible care delivery.
c. Evaluates patient outcomes against quality goals or benchmarks. Promotes innovation through participation in data collection, data analysis, evidence-based performance improvement plans, nursing or interdisciplinary research, and education about change methods.
II. Leader
a. Uses an evidence-based decision making process to determine the patient’s priority goals and care activities in relation to:
i. Nursing’s independent scope of practice (safety, comfort, hygiene, restorative measures, and health promotion)
ii. The interdisciplinary plan of care
iii. Documenting decision making in the patient’s plan of care and hand-off communication
b. Protects and advocates for patient safety, health and wellbeing:
i. Communicates and formally reports concerns and/or seeks change where individual or institutional behavior in the practice setting jeopardizes the well-being of patient, families, or team members. (e.g. Patient Safety Net report, chain of command).
ii. Speaks up and intervenes when an individual’s actions or practice is not in alignment with patient safety. The nurse speaks directly to the responsible party, and takes responsibility to support those who identify potentially questionable practice.
c. Keeps the patient as the focus when exercising judgment in accepting responsibilities, seeking consultation, and assigning activities to others who carry out nursing care:
i. Assigns or delegates tasks based on the needs and condition of the patient, potential for harm, stability of the patient’s condition, complexity of the task, predictability of the outcome, availability to monitor and supervise, and competency of the individual being delegated to.
ii. Allocates resources based on identified patient and family needs
iii. Speaks up immediately about concerns regarding assigned responsibilities
III. Practitioner
a. Acts as a patient advocate by partnering with the person, family, significant others, and caregivers, as appropriate, to implement and evaluate the plan of care. Assures that the plan is aligned with the patient’s physical, spiritual, and psychosocial goals, initiating changes as appropriate.
b. Delegates and supervises tasks consistent with other caregivers’ scope of practice, adhering to standards, regulations, and role expectations including self-care and collaborative teamwork.
c. Delivers care in a manner that preserves and protects patient autonomy, privacy, dignity, confidentiality and rights.
d. Implements direct and indirect nursing care consistent with evidence-based practices, hospital policies and procedures, and scope and standards of practice.
IV. Knowledge Transfer
a. Develops a therapeutic relationship with patients and families, effectively transfers information about disease, health and recovery, Engages patients and families in decision-making about the plan of care. Evaluates capacity for self-care and addresses concerns about transition to next level of care, different healthcare facility or home.
b. Communicates evaluation of patient’s stability, progress, discharge plan and recommendation for continuity of the medical and nursing plan to other members of the health care team, including through accurate and timely documentation of the patient’s electronic record.
c. Effectively transfers knowledge to other members of the team to support the safety of their practice (e.g. educating students, precepting, in-services, giving and receiving feedback during handoffs). Seeks knowledge from other members of the team to ensure safety of own practice. Engages in collaborative and effective decision-making with other members of the team while maintaining caring and compassionate relationships.
Strategic Planning:
- Partners with others to develop a department strategic plan that reflects the division strategic plan and nursing’s vision.
- Participates in formulating objectives/ goals and integrating evidence-based strategies and professional practice standards to advance strategic initiatives.
- Assists in coordinating the implementation of interventions to meet department-level goals.
- Assists with communicating implementing, and evaluating the unit/department/program strategic plan.
Operational Leadership
- Partners with others to enhance healthcare and, ultimately, patient care through interdisciplinary activities, such as education, consultation, management, technological development, or research opportunities.
- Ascribes to systems theory with an understanding that how parts of a system relate to the overall system.
- Maintains knowledge of current nursing practice and the roles and functions of care team members (e.g. charge nurse, code team, RRT)
- Facilitates the development and implementation of evidence-based interventions and systems to achieve defined patient and system outcomes.
- Facilitates the development and revision of standards of care and practice to reflect national and regional standards and current research.
- Provides expert nursing consultation to nurses, interdisciplinary team members, patients and families to promote quality care and to strategize interventions for complex patients who do not follow the expected plan of care.
- Serves as a subject matter expert on program/departmental, hospital and system-wide committees and task forces.
- Evaluates staff’s professional practice and intervenes to optimize performance and ensure safe, quality, effective and efficient patient care.
- Collaborates with nursing leadership to identify educational and clinical activities to facilitate specialty nursing development.
- Collaborates with others to determine division specific versus nursing wide educational needs and learning plans.
- Facilitates the translation of research for integration into practice and participates in and supports nurses in the conduction of research.
- Promotes and practices patient/family advocacy and promotes patient-centered decisions and outcomes with consideration for cultural influences.
- Provides clinical input in the evaluation of products, services and new technologies and assesses their impact on patient care outcomes.
- Communicates plans and decisions to department staff and other stakeholders.
- Practices within shared-governance structures and promotes that decision-making by the group who has the authority within the governance structure
Financial Management
- Collaborates in determining department/division level learning and practice priorities; and collaborates with manager in allocating and measuring fiscal resources.
- Develops innovative solutions and applies strategies to obtain appropriate resources for nursing initiatives. Measures cost effectiveness of evidenced-based strategies, innovative learning and professional development approaches.
- Promotes activities that inform others about cost, risks, and benefits of care, including the plan and solution to minimize risk and maximize benefits.
Human Resources
- Uses evidence-based leadership to promote desired behaviors
- Collaborates with department leadership, develops high performing nurses, advancing and rewarding their practice along the novice-expert continuum.
- Mentors and coaches nurses to self-reflect on their practice against identified clinical standards and self-direct their ongoing professional development.
- Monitors, evaluates, and communicates the application of specialty practice standards in the initial and on-going competency evaluation processes.
- Collaborates with department leadership to facilitate behaviors that impact safety, quality, patient satisfaction, and employee satisfaction.
- Provides leadership in maintaining a healthy work environment in coordination with nursing department and organizational initiatives.
- Influences the hiring and retention of clinical RNs who are aligned with the OHSU Nursing Vision.
- Participates in succession planning.
- Identifies individual practice issues and engages with clinical nurses todevelop improvement approaches.
- Coordinates with the PPLs in the implementation of the nursing orientation program and with the management team in the evaluation of new nurses’ progression towards benchmarks.
- Collaborates with the NM and PPL to identify individual professional practice issues, develop improvement strategies and evaluate specialty performance for all nursing staff in assigned unit(s)
- Collaborates with staff educators, facilitates progressive development, and consults with RN director and managers to determine the role of staff educators in the following:
- Competency, training, information, & education
- Initial and on-going competency of nursing staff in specialized skills unique to assigned clinical area.
- Educational programs for assigned areas.
Performance Improvement
- Partners with others to develop the department/division quality plan.
- Uses data to identify areas for improvement based on assessment and current states.
- Monitors and uses data to determine patient care quality improvement objectives.
- Engages staff in department initiatives.
- Evaluates the practice environment in relation to existing evidence, research, specialty standards, and care delivery best practices.
- Designs and implements quality improvement strategies to patient population outcomes meet or exceed established goals.
- Evaluates the impact/benefits of organizational, nursing, and department initiatives, and communicates learning to disseminate best practices.
- Identifies areas of risk and makes suggestions for reducing risk and improving outcomes.
- Investigates concerns and errors to identify risky or reckless practice decisions, systems issues or barriers to nurses enacting their role. Consults with the Professional Practice Role Board in apply just culture principles when reviewing individual nursing practice concerns.
Professionalism
- Maintains knowledge of professional and current practice standards.
- Reflects on own method of decision-making and the role of beliefs, values and inferences in leading effectively.
- Promotes clinical nurses’ translation of theory, scope & standards into practice to exercise autonomy and decision-making authority
- Advances practice excellence by communicating a clear and consistent vision about the ownership of role and standards -based professional practice
- Particpates in local and national specialty organizations and maintains professional certification
- Promotes communication of information and advancement of the profession through writing, publishing, and presentations for professional or lay audiences.
- Mentors and supports others to access resources for their professional development
- Engages in informal and formal processes of giving and seeking feedback regarding role performance from individuals, professional colleagues, representatives, administrators, and others.
Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available
The Department of Radiation Medicine serves over 1,500 new patients per year from the OHSU Hospital and OHSU clinics, the Knight Cancer Institute, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, the Portland Veteran’s Administration Hospital, Beaverton Knight Cancer Institute, Columbia Memorial Hospital, Community Cancer Center, Mid-Columbia Medical Center, Hillsboro Medical Center and Bay Area Hospital. In addition to the patients cared for from these hospitals, the Department of Radiation Medicine also supports clinical off-site partnerships with seven clinical sites throughout the state.
The Department offers three primary types of radiation therapy: external beam radiation, internal radiation (or brachytherapy), and intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT). Within external beam radiation, the Department offers multiple treatment options to treat various types of cancers. Presently, the department employs a variety of external beam radiation treatments, including 3D conformal radiation therapy (3D CRT), intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), TomoTherapy, total body irradiation (TBI), total skin electron beam therapy (TSEB), and tumor treating fields (TTF). While brachytherapy is the most frequently utilized form of internal radiation offered at OHSU, the Department also uses selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) and systemic radiation therapy. OHSU was the first center in the U.S to use the hybrid Geneva application brachytherapy and is the only center in Oregon with brachytherapy guided by MRI.
The Department is also proud to offer some of the most advanced technology for intraoperative radiation therapy, such as the Mobetron portable electron IORT device. The Department plans to build on its reputation of offering the most advanced treatment options in radiation medicine to the people of Oregon.
Strategic Planning:
- Partners with others to develop a department strategic plan that aligns with the division strategic plan and nursing’s vision.
- Collaboratively formulates department objectives, goals and specific strategies related to initiatives.
- Develops short and long-term goals that identify the target conditions.
- Coordinates the implementation of interventions to meet department-level goals.
- Communicates, implements, and evaluates the department strategic plan.
Operational Leadership
- Partners with others to enhance healthcare and, ultimately patient care through interdisciplinary activities, such as education, consultation, management, technological development, or research opport departmenties.
- Applies systems theory with an understanding that how parts of a system relate to the overall system.
- Maintains knowledge of current professional practice and roles and functions of care team members (e.g. nursing and interdisciplinary)
- Evaluates staff’s competency and intervenes to optimize performance and ensure safe, quality, effective and efficient patient care.
- Leads and practices patient/family advocacy and promotes patient-centered decisions and outcomes.
- Maintains visibility and open communication with the staff and department leadership
- Communicates plans and decisions to department staff and other stakeholders.
- Asserts view in a non-judgmental manner.
- Reflects on own method of decision-making and the role of beliefs, values and inferences to develop leadership and performance capacity.
- Practices within shared-governance structures to distribute leadership and promote decision-making appropriate level within the governance structure
- Celebrates successes and accomplishments.
Financial Management
- Achieves financial targets: Manages productive, non-productive and premium pay to optimize performance goals.
- Collaborates with a Professional Practice Leader to prioritize and allocate resources for department/division level education & practice priorities.
- Develops innovative solutions and applies strategies to obtain appropriate resources for initiatives.
- Promotes activities that inform others about cost, risks, and benefits of care, or of the plan and solution.
- Responsible to build the business and clinical case for additional targeted resources associated with the strategic plan.
Human Resources
- Uses evidence-based leadership to promote desired behaviors
- Develops a high-functioning workforce in collaboration with the department leadership
- Recognizes and rewards exemplary professional practice
- Mentors and coaches staff in an ongoing and progressive manner
- Monitors and evaluates the application of practice standards
- Collaborates with department leadership to facilitate behaviors that impact safety, quality, patient satisfaction, and employee satisfaction.
- Collaborates with a PPL to identify individual practice issues, develops improvement strategies, and evaluates performance for all nursing staff on assigned departments.
- Leads department efforts to recruit & retain highly qualified staff.
- Develops department succession planning initiatives.
Performance Improvement
- Develops the department/division quality plan in collaboration with the department’s formal and informal leaders.
- Utilizes data to identify areas for improvement based on assessment and current states.
- Monitors and uses data to determine patient care quality improvement objectives.
- Evaluates the practice environment and designs and implements quality improvement strategies to ensure professional sensitive outcomes meets or exceeds established goals.
- Engages staff in department initiatives.
- Evaluates the impact/benefits of organizational, nursing, and department initiatives.
- Identifies areas of risk and makes suggestions for reducing risk and improving outcomes.
- Trends and investigates concerns and errors to understand the root cause of occurrences of errors or adverse events and success.
- Communicates learning to disseminate best practices.
- Supports workflow processes that builds a culture of safety.
- Uses current research findings and other evidence to expand clinical knowledge, enhance role performance, and increase knowledge of professional issues.
Professionalism
- Evaluates practice in relation to the professional practice standards and existing evidence.
- Promotes care team members’ translation of theory, scope & standards into practice to exercise autonomy and decision-making authority
- Advances practice excellence by communicating a clear and consistent message about the the ownership of role and standards -based professional practice.
- Engages in informal and formal processes of giving and seeking feedback regarding role performance from individuals, professional colleagues, representatives, administrators, and others.
- Mentors and supports others to access resources for their professional development.
OHSU has 0.8, 0.70 and Per Diem (Resource) positions available. Some are days and some are evenings. Hiring bonus and relocation packages are available for all positions that are not 0 FTE. Apply to the position of your choice here: OHSU Case Manager Positions
The 0.80 position is considered full time for insurance benefits purposes! Here are just a few of OHSU's overall benefits:
- Comprehensive health care plans covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents
- $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee
- Two separate above market pension plans to choose from
- Vacation: 192 to 288 hours per year depending on length of service, prorated for part-time
- Sick Leave- 96 hours per year, prorated for part-time
- Substantial public transportation discounts (Tri-met and C-Tran)
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including extensive wellness resources
OHSU is a Level 1 Trauma Center with a vast variety of medical and surgical specialties. RN Case Managers work at the top of their license with admin delegation support and OHSU has a robust team. There are UM Case Managers who support initial and concurrent reviews. There are also unique Case Management support roles such as Mission Control that oversees patient transfers.
Transitional Care and Post-Acute Care programs.
RN Care Managers assess each patient on admission for available family support, insurance resources, and potential discharge planning needs. They use established criteria to determine appropriateness of admission and continuing stay and work with insurance companies to assure on going authorization for continued stay and post hospital needs. Daily care coordination rounds occur on each nursing unit Monday through Friday at which Case Managers meet various disciplines to discuss the plan for the day and the plan for the patients stay. They will also frequently lead and/or be involved in multidisciplinary care conferences with family involving complicated care situations.
RN Case Managers are responsible to be aware of and comply with regulatory requirements of DNV, Medicaid, Medicare and Oregon Nurse Practice Act.
Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available
The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.
Evening Shift Case Manager:
- Provide nurse case management support to patients, families and staff in the evening shift 7 days per week
- Assure hand over of information to day shift CM.
- Receives referrals from day shift CM’s
- Trouble shoots any SNF placement issues that occur after hours
- Root Cause Analysis for any failed SNF discharge
- Admit/ED Case Manager functions as needed
- RN Case Managers are responsible to be aware of and comply with regulatory requirements of DNV, Medicaid, Medicare and Oregon Nurse Practice Act.
The nurse in this position will provide comprehensive care to home infusion patients in an outpatient setting, including, but not limited to, the administration of antibiotics, immunologics, TPN, chemotherapy, and supportive care. The RN will be required to travel to the patient’s home and provide infusion therapy for patients. The nurse will be assigned to coordinate care and ensure the patient and family are receiving OHSU’s highest quality of nursing care. This nurse should be available to work Monday through Friday and be available to be on call.
The OHSU registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The RN’s care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics and meets the standards/expectations of a Professional Practice Model. In that model, the RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, practitioner, and knowledge transferor. Professional accountability enriches the RN’s engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork.
Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available. Start dates are ongoing and not dependent on a cohort.
The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.
I. Scientist
A. Evaluates knowledge of self and others:
1. Evaluates own knowledge and nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and evidence-based knowledge in consultation with peers and colleagues.
2. Evaluates knowledge and nursing practice of peers in relation to professional practice standards and evidence-based knowledge and provides feedback that enhances their growth and development.
B. Identifies complexities within OHSU systems and participates in resolving barriers to effective, efficient, and fiscally responsible care delivery.
C. Evaluates patient outcomes against nurse-sensitive indicators and participates in raising the standard of nursing practice when results are below benchmark.
II. Leader
A. Uses an evidence-based decision making process to determine the patient’s priority goals and care activities:
1. Gathers pertinent information from patient and others to establish relevant data base about the patient and the patient’s condition.
2. Determines changes in the patient’s condition and stability based on clinical parameters, population data, and nursing knowledge and evidence.
3. Uses a population and evidence based approach to determine the patient’s individualized priority goals and care activities in relation to: Nursing’s independent scope of practice (safety, comfort, hygiene, restorative measures, and health promotion); and in relation to the interdisciplinary plan of care
4. Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of care by evaluating the patient’s response, outcomes, and changes in stability and makes recommendations for modifications to the plan of care.
B. Speaks up immediately about concerns regarding assigned responsibilities and available resource.
III. Practitioner
A. Develops a therapeutic relationship with patients and families.
B. Implements direct and indirect nursing care consistent with evidence-based practices, hospital policies and procedures, scope and standards of practice, and Nursing’s Code of Ethics.
C. Delegates and supervises tasks consistent with other caregivers’ scope of practice, adhering to standards, regulations, and role expectations including self-care and collaborative teamwork.
IV. Knowledge Transfer
A. Collaborates with the patient/family in developing a teaching plan to meet learning needs. Effectively transfers information about disease, health, treatment plan and recovery to patient, family and documents teaching and plan in the electronic record.
B. Communicates evaluation of patient’s stability, progress, discharge plan and recommendation for continuity of the medical and nursing plan to other members of the health care team, including accurate and timely documentation in the patient’s electronic record.
C. Effectively transfers knowledge to other members of the team to support the safety of their practice
D. Engages in collaborative and effective decision-making with other members of the team while maintaining caring and compassionate relationships.
Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available
Here are just a few of OHSU's overall benefits:
- Comprehensive health care plans covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents
- $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee
- Two separate above market pension plans to choose from
- Vacation: 192 to 288 hours per year depending on length of service, prorated for part-time
- Sick Leave- 96 hours per year, prorated for part-time
- Substantial public transportation discounts (Tri-met and C-Tran)
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including extensive wellness resources
OHSU is a Level 1 Trauma Center with a vast variety of medical and surgical specialties. RN Case Managers work at the top of their license with admin delegation support and OHSU has a robust team. There are UM Case Managers who support initial and concurrent reviews. There are also unique Case Management support roles such as Mission Control that oversees patient transfers.
Transitional Care and Post-Acute Care programs.
RN Care Managers assess each patient on admission for available family support, insurance resources, and potential discharge planning needs. They use established criteria to determine appropriateness of admission and continuing stay and work with insurance companies to assure on going authorization for continued stay and post hospital needs. Daily care coordination rounds occur on each nursing unit Monday through Friday at which Case Managers meet various disciplines to discuss the plan for the day and the plan for the patients stay. They will also frequently lead and/or be involved in multidisciplinary care conferences with family involving complicated care situations.
RN Case Managers are responsible to be aware of and comply with regulatory requirements of DNV, Medicaid, Medicare and Oregon Nurse Practice Act.
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Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available
Here are just a few of OHSU's overall benefits:
- Comprehensive health care plans covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents
- $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee
- Two separate above market pension plans to choose from
- Vacation: 192 to 288 hours per year depending on length of service, prorated for part-time
- Sick Leave- 96 hours per year, prorated for part-time
- Substantial public transportation discounts (Tri-met and C-Tran)
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including extensive wellness resources
OHSU is a Level 1 Trauma Center with a vast variety of medical and surgical specialties. RN Case Managers work at the top of their license with admin delegation support and OHSU has a robust team. There are UM Case Managers who support initial and concurrent reviews. There are also unique Case Management support roles such as Mission Control that oversees patient transfers.
Transitional Care and Post-Acute Care programs.
RN Care Managers assess each patient on admission for available family support, insurance resources, and potential discharge planning needs. They use established criteria to determine appropriateness of admission and continuing stay and work with insurance companies to assure on going authorization for continued stay and post hospital needs. Daily care coordination rounds occur on each nursing unit Monday through Friday at which Case Managers meet various disciplines to discuss the plan for the day and the plan for the patients stay. They will also frequently lead and/or be involved in multidisciplinary care conferences with family involving complicated care situations.
RN Case Managers are responsible to be aware of and comply with regulatory requirements of DNV, Medicaid, Medicare and Oregon Nurse Practice Act.
Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available
Cohorts for this position are expected to start July, 2023
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, which is associated with a three-time Magnet designated hospital, Oregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU), is a regional referral center in Portland Oregon, for acute and critically ill children, At Doernbecher,Pediatric Float Pool nurses provide state-of-the-art, high-quality, innovative, and compassionate family-centered nursing care. Pediatric Float Pool (PFP) nurses support pediatric Acute and Critical Care units as well as the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Here are some reasons to be excited about the Pediatric Float Pool (PFP) at Doernbecher:
- You become an expert in pediatric nursing – as there is a separate float pool for adult care areas.
- PFP RNs provide seamless care for patients across the continuum of care, from the NICU, to the PICU, to acute care, and upon discharge.
- PFP RNs float to 6 different Pediatric units including: Medical, Surgical, Intermediate, Hematology/Oncology, Pediatric ICU and NICU.
- Surgical services include Ortho, General Surgical, Cardiac, ENT, Plastics, Urology
- OHSU/Doernbecher is nationally recognized Level 1 Trauma Organization.
- The state of Oregon is ranked very high for RN pay as compared to the rest of the country.
- Your professional development is supported by our staff educator and orientation coordinator, as well as our team’s robust Shared Governance.
- This job posting is a night shift only position, meaning there is no required rotations between night and day shift. Opportunities to switch to day shift arise when there are open day shift positions to transfer into.
- Once minimum requirements are met , you will earn an $8/hour float differential on top of your base pay. There are also additional differentials such as night shift and weekend.
Here are some reasons to be excited about living in Portland:
- The Pacific Northwest is an outdoor enthusiast’s playground! We have extraordinary beaches to the West and the wild, scenic, and fun Columbia River Gorge to the East. National forests are everywhere. You can be skiing, beach combing or deep in a forest within a 1-2 hour drive from Portland.
- Portland is quirky, independent, fiercely intelligent, intensively livable and totally down to earth:
- It's a great walking and biking city, with plenty of public transportation, a beautiful airport with non-stop flights to loads of international destinations, a population that celebrates the arts, a culture of great food, artisan coffee, and neighborhoods full of shops selling handmade clothes, crafts and furniture.
- Take a look at more information about Portland here: https://www.travelportland.com/
This position also comes with great benefits! Some highlights include:
- Comprehensive health care plans paid 100% for employees.
- $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee.
- Two separate above market pension plans to choose from.
- Vacation: 192 to 288 hours per year depending on length of service.
- Sick Leave: up to 96 hours per year for full time.
- Holidays: accrue up to 64 holiday hours per year.
- Substantial public transportation discounts.
- Tuition Reimbursement program.
- Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, which is associated with a three-time Magnet designated hospital, Oregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU), is a regional referral center in Portland Oregon, for acute and critically ill children, At Doernbecher,Pediatric Float Pool nurses provide state-of-the-art, high-quality, innovative, and compassionate family-centered nursing care. Pediatric Float Pool (PFP) nurses support pediatric Acute and Critical Care units as well as the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Here are some reasons to be excited about the Pediatric Float Pool (PFP) at Doernbecher:
- You become an expert in pediatric nursing – as there is a separate float pool for adult care areas.
- PFP RNs provide seamless care for patients across the continuum of care, from the NICU, to the PICU, to acute care, and upon discharge.
- PFP RNs float to 6 different Pediatric units including: Medical, Surgical, Intermediate, Hematology/Oncology, Pediatric ICU and NICU.
- Surgical services include Ortho, General Surgical, Cardiac, ENT, Plastics, Urology
- OHSU/Doernbecher is nationally recognized Level 1 Trauma Organization.
- The state of Oregon is ranked very high for RN pay as compared to the rest of the country.
- Your professional development is supported by our staff educator and orientation coordinator, as well as our team’s robust Shared Governance.
- This job posting is a night shift only position, meaning there is no required rotations between night and day shift. Opportunities to switch to day shift arise when there are open day shift positions to transfer into.
- Once minimum requirements are met , you will earn an $8/hour float differential on top of your base pay. There are also additional differentials such as night shift and weekend.
Here are some reasons to be excited about living in Portland:
- The Pacific Northwest is an outdoor enthusiast’s playground! We have extraordinary beaches to the West and the wild, scenic, and fun Columbia River Gorge to the East. National forests are everywhere. You can be skiing, beach combing or deep in a forest within a 1-2 hour drive from Portland.
- Portland is quirky, independent, fiercely intelligent, intensively livable and totally down to earth:
- It's a great walking and biking city, with plenty of public transportation, a beautiful airport with non-stop flights to loads of international destinations, a population that celebrates the arts, a culture of great food, artisan coffee, and neighborhoods full of shops selling handmade clothes, crafts and furniture.
- Take a look at more information about Portland here: https://www.travelportland.com/
This position also comes with great benefits! Some highlights include:
- Comprehensive health care plans paid 100% for employees.
- $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee.
- Two separate above market pension plans to choose from.
- Vacation: 192 to 288 hours per year depending on length of service.
- Sick Leave: up to 96 hours per year for full time.
- Holidays: accrue up to 64 holiday hours per year.
- Substantial public transportation discounts.
- Tuition Reimbursement program.
- Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
The OHSU registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The RN’s care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics and meets the standards/expectations of a Professional Practice Model. In that model, the RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, practitioner, and knowledge transferor. Professional accountability enriches the RN’s engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork.
The nurse in this position will provide comprehensive care to home infusion patients in an outpatient setting, including, but not limited to, the administration of antibiotics, immunologics, TPN, chemotherapy, and supportive care. The RN will be required to travel to the patient’s home and provide infusion therapy for patients. The nurse will be assigned to coordinate care and ensure the patient and family are receiving OHSU’s highest quality of nursing care. This nurse should be available to work Monday through Friday and be available to be on call.
The nurse in this position will provide comprehensive care to home infusion patients in an outpatient setting, including, but not limited to, the administration of antibiotics, immunologics, TPN, chemotherapy, and supportive care. The RN will be required to travel to the patient’s home and provide infusion therapy for patients. The nurse will be assigned to coordinate care and ensure the patient and family are receiving OHSU’s highest quality of nursing care. This nurse should be available to work Monday through Friday and be available to be on call.
The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.
Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available
Scientist
- Evaluates knowledge of self and others:
- Evaluates own knowledge and nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and evidence-based knowledge; identifies areas of strength and professional growth; sets and achieves professional development goals.
- Evaluates knowledge and nursing practice of peers, recognizing strengths, providing constructive feedback and maintaining caring and compassionate relationships
- Identifies complexities within OHSU systems and participates in identifying and resolving work flow barriers to effective, efficient, and fiscally responsible care delivery.
- Evaluates patient outcomes against quality goals or benchmarks. Promotes innovation through participation in data collection, data analysis, evidence-based performance improvement plans, nursing or interdisciplinary research, and education about change methods.
Leader
- Uses an evidence-based decision making process to determine the patient’s priority goals and care activities in relation to:
- Nursing’s independent scope of practice (safety, comfort, hygiene, restorative measures, and health promotion)
- The interdisciplinary plan of care
- Documenting decision making in the patient’s plan of care and hand-off communication
- Protects and advocates for patient safety, health and wellbeing:
- Communicates and formally reports concerns and/or seeks change where individual or institutional behavior in the practice setting jeopardizes the well-being of patient, families, or team members. (e.g. Patient Safety Net report, chain of command).
- Speaks up and intervenes when an individual’s actions or practice is not in alignment with patient safety. The nurse speaks directly to the responsible party, and takes responsibility to support those who identify potentially questionable practice.
- Keeps the patient as the focus when exercising judgment in accepting responsibilities, seeking consultation, and assigning activities to others who carry out nursing care:
- Assigns or delegates tasks based on the needs and condition of the patient, potential for harm, stability of the patient’s condition, complexity of the task, predictability of the outcome, availability to monitor and supervise, and competency of the individual being delegated to.
- Allocates resources based on identified patient and family needs
- Speaks up immediately about concerns regarding assigned responsibilities
Practitioner
- Acts as a patient advocate by partnering with the person, family, significant others, and caregivers, as appropriate, to implement and evaluate the plan of care. Assures that the plan is aligned with the patient’s physical, spiritual, and psychosocial goals, initiating changes as appropriate.
- Delegates and supervises tasks consistent with other caregivers’ scope of practice, adhering to standards, regulations, and role expectations including self-care and collaborative teamwork.
- Delivers care in a manner that preserves and protects patient autonomy, privacy, dignity, confidentiality and rights.
- Implements direct and indirect nursing care consistent with evidence-based practices, hospital policies and procedures, and scope and standards of practice.
Knowledge Transfer
- Develops a therapeutic relationship with patients and families, effectively transfers information about disease, health and recovery, Engages patients and families in decision-making about the plan of care. Evaluates capacity for self-care and addresses concerns about transition to next level of care, different healthcare facility or home.
- Communicates evaluation of patient’s stability, progress, discharge plan and recommendation for continuity of the medical and nursing plan to other members of the health care team, including through accurate and timely documentation of the patient’s electronic record.
- Effectively transfers knowledge to other members of the team to support the safety of their practice (e.g. educating students, precepting, in-services, giving and receiving feedback during handoffs). Seeks knowledge from other members of the team to ensure safety of own practice. Engages in collaborative and effective decision-making with other members of the team while maintaining caring and compassionate relationships.
The PICU is a regional referral center for all critically ill and injured children that operates 24/7. We provide optimal state of the art critical care nursing to any infant, child or adolescent who presents with a serious injury and/or illness. Care is provided for patients from birth to 18 years of age.
Here are some reasons to be excited about the PICU program at OHSU:
- This is a Level 1 trauma unit with 20 beds.
- OHSU is a Magnet designated hospital.
- There is 24x7 Attending coverage so you will have the support you need at all times.
- We have our own Pediatric and Neonatal Transport team. The DCH PANDA (Pediatric And Neonatal Doernbecher Ambulance) Team transports critically ill children by ambulance, helicopter, or fixed wing aircraft from hospitals all across the Pacific Northwest to Doernbecher Children's Hospital located in Portland, OR. PANDA is the largest and longest running pediatric and neonatal intensive care transport program in Oregon.
- OHSU is a member of Extracorporeal Life Support Organization. If ECMO support is required for Fetal Therapy, it is delivered on this unit.
- The Heart Center does congenital defect work here and conduct intrauterine surgeries and therapies.
- Our PICU RN’s support Renal Transplants.
- The state of Oregon is among the top 10 across the country in terms of RN pay.
- This is a night shift only position. There are no rotations between night and day shift.
Here are some reasons to be excited about living in Portland:
- The Pacific Northwest is an outdoor enthusiast’s playground! We have extraordinary beaches to the West and the wild, scenic, and fun Columbia River Gorge to the East. National forests are everywhere. You can be skiing, beach combing or deep in a forest in 2 hours.
- Portland is quirky, independent, fiercely intelligent, intensively livable and totally down to earth: Just the kind of place you'd like to live.
- It's a great walking and biking city, with plenty of public transportation, a beautiful airport with non-stop flights to loads of international destinations, a population that celebrates the arts, a culture of great food, artisan coffee and neighborhoods full of shops selling handmade clothes, crafts and furniture.
- Take a look at more information about Portland here: https://www.travelportland.com/
Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available. This position also comes with great benefits! Some highlights include:
- Comprehensive health care plans
- $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee
- Two separate above market pension plans to choose from
- Vacation: 192 to 288 hours per year depending on length of service
- Sick Leave: 96 hours per year for full time
- Holidays: 8 paid holidays per year
- Substantial public transportation discounts
- Tuition Reimbursement program
- Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Here are some reasons to be excited about the Hematology, Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant unit at OHSU:
- OHSU is the only hospital in Oregon that performs Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy (CAR-T) and Bone Marrow Transplants.
- OHSU is a Magnet designated hospital.
- The OHSU Nursing shared governance structure is designed to support nurses’ engagement, decision making and service. As a result, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in unit-based committees and councils that bring nurses from different areas together. You have a seat at the table to make impactful decisions.
- OHSU nurses are represented by the Oregon Nurse Association union.
- Attending providers are available 24x7 so you always have backup when you need it.
- OHSU works collaboratively with other hospitals in the region as they refer patients for specialized care.
Here are some reasons to be excited about living in Portland:
- The Pacific Northwest is an outdoor enthusiast’s playground! We have extraordinary beaches to the West and the wild, scenic, and fun Columbia River Gorge to the East. National forests are everywhere. You can be skiing, beach combing or deep in a forest in 2 hours.
- Portland is quirky, independent, fiercely intelligent, intensively livable and totally down to earth: Just the kind of place you'd like to live.
- It's a great walking and biking city, with plenty of public transportation, a beautiful airport with non-stop flights to loads of international destinations, a population that celebrates the arts, a culture of great food, artisan coffee and neighborhoods full of shops selling handmade clothes, crafts and furniture.
- Take a look at more information about Portland here: https://www.travelportland.com/
Currently only accepting candidates with recent Level 2-4 NICU experience.
Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available
The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN’s care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, practitioner, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN’s engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical Nurse exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.