RN Medical Surgical Float
St. Charles Health System Inc., Bend, OR, United States
Full-Time, Nights**ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM****JOB DESCRIPTION****TITLE:**
RN - Acute Care - System**REPORTS TO POSITION:**
Department Manager/Director**DEPARTMENT:**
Varies**DATE LAST REVIEWED:**
February 3, 2020**OUR VISION:** Creating America’s healthiest community, together**OUR MISSION:** In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value**OUR VALUES:** Accountability, Caring and Teamwork**DEPARTMENTSUMMARY:** The **Acute Care RN** positions include bedside RNs on various units throughout St. Charles Health System. These departments include Med/Surg, Medical, Surgical, Ortho/Neuro, Pediatrics, Inpatient Rehab and Med/Surg floats. These departments provide 24/7 specialized care to patients throughout their hospitalization and discharge.**POSITION OVERVIEW:** The **RN** provides quality patient and family centered care as a member of the health care team in accordance with St. Charles Health System mission, philosophy, policies, and procedures.
Applies standards for professional nursing practice and focuses clinical care to enhance the experience for patients, families, and all others. As a nurse, this position will oversee the work of other caregivers, providing specific care to assigned patient(s) throughout the shift, as required under the scope of the RN licensure.**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:**Maintains and demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of nursing principles, practices, standards, and techniques and applies this knowledge in accordance with St. Charles Health System policies and procedures and within laws and regulations governing nursing practice in the State of Oregon.Assesses the patient’s condition and needs using critical thinking and clinical judgement sets outcomes; implements appropriate nursing actions and collaborates with other disciplines to meet the patient’s/family’s physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and intellectual needs; and evaluates patient’s progress.Calculates dosages and administers medications accurately in accordance with St. Charles Health System policies and procedures for medication administration.Documents all patient care with proficiency in compliance with hospital policies, procedures and regulatory agencies. Demonstrates awareness of and supports St. Charles departmental and operating unit goals through participation in continuous quality improvement and departmental activities.Participates in activities that promote professional growth and development of self and others.Communicates (both written and orally) effectively and maintains professional relationships with caregivers, medical staff, patients, and guests.Identifies work-related problems with possible solutions and implements solution(s) within scope of practice, as appropriate.Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.Supports Value Improvement Practice (VIP- Lean) principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion of change.Participates in creating a healing environment that supports all aspects of the care environment and the wholeness of each individual, patient and caregiver.Participates in creating intentional relationships and demonstrates focused attitudes and behaviors that enhance the care experience.Provides a therapeutic presence in service to others by purposefully responding to the needs of patients in a caring way, including introducing oneself and explaining role in patient’s care, asking the patient his or her preferred name, sitting with the patient to determine his or her care goals, active listening, communicating effectively and appropriately through touch, eye contact, etc.Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guestsConducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate.Performs stand by callback as assigned.
Varies by department.May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.**Additional Duties – Bend – Med/Surg Floats:**May be required to train and float to Behavioral Health, Post-Partum, or other units as assigned for acute care overflow**EDUCATION**
**Required:**As required by RN licensure.**Preferred:**
BSN
**LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION****Required:** Current Oregon RN licenseAHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider certification.**Preferred:** Department specific acute care certification. (i.e. CNRN, ONC, RNC, OCN, CRRN )**BEND-MED-SURG FLOATS****Additional Requirements**: Code Gray training within 30 days of hire.**Bend-Pediatrics****Additional Requirements**: PALSCode Grey training within 6 months.**Redmond – Med/Surg/ICU****Additional Requirements:** ACLS within 6 months of hire**EXPERIENCE****Required** N/A
**Preferred:** Department specific acute care experience.**BEND-MED-SURG FLOATS****Additional Requirements:** One year Med/Surg, Critical Care, or Emergency Department experience.**Preferred:**
One year Float Pool experience**Bend-Pediatrics****Additional Requirements:** One year recent pediatric acute care nursing experience.An approved pediatric internship will be considered in evaluating current experience.**PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT**Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely.**ADDITIONAL POSITION INFORMATION:****General:**Must have excellent communication skills and ability to interact with a diverse population and professionally represent St. Charles Health System.Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills.Strong teamwork and collaborative skills.Strong analytical, problem solving and decision making skills.Basic to intermediate ability and experience with computer applications, specifically electronic medical records system and MS Office..Schedule Weekly Hours:36Caregiver Type:RegularShift:Third Shift (United States of America)NoJob Family:REGISTERED NURSE ACUTE CAREScheduled Days of the Week:Variable; includes every other weekend and holidaysShift Start & End Time:1900-0730St. Charles Health System is a private, nonprofit organization, dedicated to providing high-quality care and the latest in health care technology to the communities it serves. Headquartered in Bend, Ore., St. Charles is an integrated delivery system, with a strong focus on population health, that provides a full range of evidence-based health care services within a 32,000-square-mile area in Central and Eastern Oregon.
The health system owns and operates a trauma level II, tertiary referral center in Bend, a trauma level III, type B rural hospital in Redmond, and trauma level IV critical access hospitals in both Prineville and Madras. As the largest employer in Central Oregon, St. Charles Health System and St. Charles Medical Group care for our communities in more than two dozen outpatient clinics and in more than 20 specialty areas of medicine.For additional information, such as Career FAQ's, benefits, and why your dream job awaits, please visit our
site.St. Charles Health System is required by the State of Oregon to ensure all health care workers are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or have applied for and been granted a medical or religious exception that can be reasonably accommodated for their role ***prior to their first day
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RN - Acute Care - System**REPORTS TO POSITION:**
Department Manager/Director**DEPARTMENT:**
Varies**DATE LAST REVIEWED:**
February 3, 2020**OUR VISION:** Creating America’s healthiest community, together**OUR MISSION:** In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value**OUR VALUES:** Accountability, Caring and Teamwork**DEPARTMENTSUMMARY:** The **Acute Care RN** positions include bedside RNs on various units throughout St. Charles Health System. These departments include Med/Surg, Medical, Surgical, Ortho/Neuro, Pediatrics, Inpatient Rehab and Med/Surg floats. These departments provide 24/7 specialized care to patients throughout their hospitalization and discharge.**POSITION OVERVIEW:** The **RN** provides quality patient and family centered care as a member of the health care team in accordance with St. Charles Health System mission, philosophy, policies, and procedures.
Applies standards for professional nursing practice and focuses clinical care to enhance the experience for patients, families, and all others. As a nurse, this position will oversee the work of other caregivers, providing specific care to assigned patient(s) throughout the shift, as required under the scope of the RN licensure.**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:**Maintains and demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of nursing principles, practices, standards, and techniques and applies this knowledge in accordance with St. Charles Health System policies and procedures and within laws and regulations governing nursing practice in the State of Oregon.Assesses the patient’s condition and needs using critical thinking and clinical judgement sets outcomes; implements appropriate nursing actions and collaborates with other disciplines to meet the patient’s/family’s physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and intellectual needs; and evaluates patient’s progress.Calculates dosages and administers medications accurately in accordance with St. Charles Health System policies and procedures for medication administration.Documents all patient care with proficiency in compliance with hospital policies, procedures and regulatory agencies. Demonstrates awareness of and supports St. Charles departmental and operating unit goals through participation in continuous quality improvement and departmental activities.Participates in activities that promote professional growth and development of self and others.Communicates (both written and orally) effectively and maintains professional relationships with caregivers, medical staff, patients, and guests.Identifies work-related problems with possible solutions and implements solution(s) within scope of practice, as appropriate.Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.Supports Value Improvement Practice (VIP- Lean) principles of continuous improvement with energy and enthusiasm, functioning as a champion of change.Participates in creating a healing environment that supports all aspects of the care environment and the wholeness of each individual, patient and caregiver.Participates in creating intentional relationships and demonstrates focused attitudes and behaviors that enhance the care experience.Provides a therapeutic presence in service to others by purposefully responding to the needs of patients in a caring way, including introducing oneself and explaining role in patient’s care, asking the patient his or her preferred name, sitting with the patient to determine his or her care goals, active listening, communicating effectively and appropriately through touch, eye contact, etc.Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guestsConducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality.
Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate.Performs stand by callback as assigned.
Varies by department.May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.**Additional Duties – Bend – Med/Surg Floats:**May be required to train and float to Behavioral Health, Post-Partum, or other units as assigned for acute care overflow**EDUCATION**
**Required:**As required by RN licensure.**Preferred:**
BSN
**LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION****Required:** Current Oregon RN licenseAHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider certification.**Preferred:** Department specific acute care certification. (i.e. CNRN, ONC, RNC, OCN, CRRN )**BEND-MED-SURG FLOATS****Additional Requirements**: Code Gray training within 30 days of hire.**Bend-Pediatrics****Additional Requirements**: PALSCode Grey training within 6 months.**Redmond – Med/Surg/ICU****Additional Requirements:** ACLS within 6 months of hire**EXPERIENCE****Required** N/A
**Preferred:** Department specific acute care experience.**BEND-MED-SURG FLOATS****Additional Requirements:** One year Med/Surg, Critical Care, or Emergency Department experience.**Preferred:**
One year Float Pool experience**Bend-Pediatrics****Additional Requirements:** One year recent pediatric acute care nursing experience.An approved pediatric internship will be considered in evaluating current experience.**PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT**Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely.**ADDITIONAL POSITION INFORMATION:****General:**Must have excellent communication skills and ability to interact with a diverse population and professionally represent St. Charles Health System.Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills.Strong teamwork and collaborative skills.Strong analytical, problem solving and decision making skills.Basic to intermediate ability and experience with computer applications, specifically electronic medical records system and MS Office..Schedule Weekly Hours:36Caregiver Type:RegularShift:Third Shift (United States of America)NoJob Family:REGISTERED NURSE ACUTE CAREScheduled Days of the Week:Variable; includes every other weekend and holidaysShift Start & End Time:1900-0730St. Charles Health System is a private, nonprofit organization, dedicated to providing high-quality care and the latest in health care technology to the communities it serves. Headquartered in Bend, Ore., St. Charles is an integrated delivery system, with a strong focus on population health, that provides a full range of evidence-based health care services within a 32,000-square-mile area in Central and Eastern Oregon.
The health system owns and operates a trauma level II, tertiary referral center in Bend, a trauma level III, type B rural hospital in Redmond, and trauma level IV critical access hospitals in both Prineville and Madras. As the largest employer in Central Oregon, St. Charles Health System and St. Charles Medical Group care for our communities in more than two dozen outpatient clinics and in more than 20 specialty areas of medicine.For additional information, such as Career FAQ's, benefits, and why your dream job awaits, please visit our
site.St. Charles Health System is required by the State of Oregon to ensure all health care workers are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or have applied for and been granted a medical or religious exception that can be reasonably accommodated for their role ***prior to their first day
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