Relocation Assistance available up to $15,000
Pay range: $52.51/hr - $79.29/hr plus $6.00/hr night shift differential
About the Department:
- We’re a small community hospital with many of the resources available to big hospitals; our OB hospitalist team, respiratory therapists, CRNAs and midwives are all in-house and available 24/7
- Level 2 NICU, Pediatric and low-to-moderate risk LDRP services provided
- 8 private, individual NICU or Pediatric rooms
- 14 LDRP rooms
- Approximately 70-80 births per month
- Ensure an outstanding patient experience in private rooms, where patients can labor, deliver, recover and be discharged all from the same room for their comfort
- Our holistic approach includes welcoming doulas and midwives, participating in the Home Birth Transfer Partnership, supporting pain management alternatives and providing a jacuzzi tub in every room
- Find fulfillment in serving Hillsboro and its surrounding communities, located in Oregon’s most diverse county
Position Summary:
Functions as the Nurse Leader for a nursing unit. Provides leadership and direction in accordance with the organizational philosophy and objectives. Assumes shift responsibility and accountability for all patient care activities, unit operation, and staff function. Ensures continuity of care on the unit by providing direct care as well as supervising the care given by nurses and supportive staff. Fosters highly skilled professional practice and develops high functioning interdisciplinary teams. Participates in committees/teams as assigned. Provides timely, effective feedback to staff and actively contributes to the performance evaluation process in conjunction with the nurse manager or director. Functions in direct patient care 80% of time, education functions, unit projects as assigned, and relief administrative supervisor. Hold staff accountable during their shift to ensure quality metrics are achieved for the department. Practices in adherence with the Oregon Board of Nursing (OSBN) nurse practice act and the American Nurses Association’s (ANA) Nursing Administration: Scope and Standards of Practice for Nurse Administrators and the ANA Code of Ethics.
Main Responsibilities:
- Assists in patient education/preparation for procedures as indicated.
- Assists the team with various activities to support daily operations.
- Transcribes/checks patient charts to ensure that physician orders have been carried out.
- Determines daily staffing assignments based on available staff and patient needs in compliance with Oregon Nurse Practice Act.
- Ensures nurse staffing plan for the unit is followed for their respective shift
- Completes staff scheduling according to staffing plans to assure adequate availability of staff for patient care (day shift CMs for day shift schedules only).
- Ensures onboarding of new staff is consistent and complete and documented
- Coordinates nursing activities with other units and departments to provide optimal care to patients.
- Ensures compliance with shift productivity tool is completed and staffing targets are met.
- Leads shift huddle utilizing the organization’s preferred methodology
- Accurately completes consents for treatment and transfers.
- Maintains vigilance in assessing team and individual wellbeing through consistent leader rounding.
- Coordinates daily activities efficiently to achieve desired results and communicates with professionalism and transparency.
