If you are a skilled, caring, and compassionate Med Surge 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:

• Patient demographics: adult to geriatric
• Facility: Long term stay acute care hospital
• Specialized competences: Surgical and decubitus ulcer wound care, post-vent tracheostomy care, PICC and central line care, laboratory blood draw as permitted by license.
• Conducts an individualized patient assessment prioritizing patient care based on immediate condition or needs and conducts ongoing reassessments as determined by the patient’s condition change and reprioritizes care accordingly.
• Develops plan of care that is individualized for each patient reflecting collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.
• Actively participates in daily care review during Grand Rounds.
• Performs medication administration as ordered by physician.
• Performs appropriate treatments as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely manner.
• Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as established by individualized plan of care for the patient and his/her family.
• Provides medical care education plan customized to the patient and his/her family.
• Documents patient assessment findings, physical/psychosocial responses to nursing interventions and progress towards medical issue resolution.

Qualifications

• 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
• 1 year minimum experience