Part-Time | 6-Hour Night Shift
Compensation & Differentials
- Base Pay Range: $49.34/hr – $74.08/hr
- Break/Lunch Differential: Additional $3.00/hr
- Night Shift Differential: Additional $6.00/hr
Schedule
- 6-hour night shift
- 60 hours per two-week pay period
- Provides break and lunch coverage for Geriatric Psych unit nursing staff
About the Team
- Nurse Staffing: Our unit is supported by a dedicated team that includes Staff RNs, a Charge Nurse with no patient assignments, a designated break relief nurse with no patient assignments, and three Certified Nursing Assistants/Patient Care Technicians to promote high-quality care and a sustainable and balanced workload.
- Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: We maintain a 6:1 RN-to-patient ratio.
- Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Care: Our team includes Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, and experienced nurses for a coordinated approach to patient care.
- Teaching Hospital Environment: We provide student opportunities for aspiring Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs).
About the Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry Unit
We are a 21-bed unit for patients 50 years of age and older. Our unit is one of only three acute psychiatric centers in Oregon that specialize in geriatrics.
- Our focus is psychiatric stabilization. Treated conditions include:
- Depression and other mood disorders
- Anxiety
- Psychosis: delusions and hallucinations
- Self-destructive or threatening behavior due to a psychiatric illness
- Holistic, Trauma-Informed Care: We include patients, their families, guardians, and/or healthcare representatives in the plan of care. Our approach includes group sessions with Occupational Therapists and Social Workers, music therapy and spiritual care visits, and daily visits with the assigned Nurse and Psychiatrist or PMHNP.
- Assessing Care Needs: Our Occupational Therapists support the activities of daily living and perform cognitive assessments to determine if a higher level of care is needed. Recommendations are shared during care conferences with families or loved ones.
- Discharge Planning: Each patient is assigned a Social Worker to assist with discharge planning and the coordination of outpatient community resources. The average length of stay on our unit is approximately two weeks.
Position Overview
The Break/Lunch Team Nurse servicing the nursing departments, as a professional practitioner, assumes responsibility and accountability for the application of the nursing process and the delivery of patient care while relieving other licensed nurses during break/meal periods. Demonstrating critical thinking and performance ability in the coordination of patient care and consistently performs according to the standards of the profession. The Break/Lunch Team Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of skilled, high quality patient care; for assisting in planning, organizing, implementing and evaluating nursing practice and collaborating with members of the healthcare team.
