Description
Adventist Health Portland has been caring for East Portland since 1893, growing
alongside the community we serve. Today, more than 2,300 employees are dedicated
to whole-person care, mind, body and spirit, across our 302-bed medical center,
emergency department, and network of clinics, urgent care, home care and hospice
services. The Adventist Health Northwest Heart Center, located on our medical
center campus, provides advanced cardiovascular care, bringing together expert
providers, innovative treatments and compassionate support for patients across
the region.
Job Summary:
Delivers coordinated nursing care for a patient or an assigned group of patients
according to established standards of care and the nursing process. Supervises
and directs the activities of various levels of assigned nursing staff, and
coordinates care with other disciplines while utilizing critical thinking,
professional and supervisory discretion, and independent judgment.
Job Requirements:
Education and Work Experience:
* Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN): Preferred
* Acute care facility experience: Preferred
Licenses/Certifications:
* Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
* Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS)
certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Required
Facility Specific License/Certifications:
* Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy:
Required
Department Specific License/Certifications:
* AHA-ACLS or ARC-ALS: Required
* AHA-PALS or ARC-PALS: Required
Essential Functions:
* Collects relevant data pertinent to the patient’s health or situation.
Analyzes the assessment data in determining diagnosis and care issues.
Develops a plan that prescribes interventions to attain outcomes. Implements
the plan, coordinates care delivery, and employs strategies to promote health
and a safe environment. Evaluates progress toward attaining outcomes.
Identifies outcomes for the patient or the patient’s situation.
* Collaborates with the team of patient, family, and healthcare providers in
providing patient care in a safe, healing, humane, and caring environment.
Provides learning opportunities for patients/family members and team members.
Directly provides health information to patients, families, and treatment
team.
* Participates in discharge planning in order to provide continuity of care.
* Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of healthcare team members.
* Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Organizational Requirements:
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and
patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required
vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where
applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit
https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about
E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read
the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents
therein.
Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving
more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of
care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and
values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and
hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and
talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff,
and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring
health, wholeness and hope.