ER Registered Nurse

Job Type Medical
Branch Portland
Assigment type Temp
Job Location Portland Metro Area
Salary $42-43/hour DOE
Schedule Varies
Job Information

If you are a skilled, caring, and compassionate ER RN seeking permanent, traveling, or per-diem assignment we have a selection of excellent placements for you.  All of our openings are in Oregon or southern Washington; most are in the Portland Metro area but we also have exciting opportunities from the coast to Hood River and south to the Springfield/Eugene area.

We only hire the best of the best.  All of our staff adhere to the highest standards of medical care.  We expect our staff to be flexible in their professional practices to be able to adhere to each client facility’s policies, procedures or protocols.  We also expect strict compliance with all HIPAA regulations involving confidentiality in matters related to patient, family and client facility staff.  Our staff provide care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to every patient and family’s diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity and rights.

 Duties:
• RN is responsible for delivering care to patients through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluations;
• Effectively interacts with patient, significant others and health team members while maintaining standards of professional nursing;
• Initiates discharge planning and health care education to the patient and/or significant other to promote recovery.
• Performs physiological, educational and psychosocial assessments while applying effective interviewing skills to elicit information from the patient and/or significant other that is necessary to plan, implement and evaluate nursing care in accordance with unit standards.
• Understands the application and interpretation of normal and abnormal diagnostic data and incorporates it into written assessment.
• Demonstrates the ability to calculate and administer all types of medications via various routes accurately and safely for all patients served.

Qualifications
    General

        • Ability to promote favorable facility image with physicians, patients, insurance companies, and  general public
        • Unencumbered license/certification in state of Oregon and/or Washington
        • Computer literacy
        • BLS certification
        • Leadership qualities  
        • 1 year minimum experience

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