Department Overview

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Failure to provide this supplemental questionnaire will eliminate your application from consideration.

South Operating Room (Main OR) is a large 25-bed OR primarily an adult inpatient operating room with a small volume of outpatient procedures including: Cardiac/ Thoracic, General Surgery/Minimally Invasive/ Colorectal/Bariatric, Gynecology, Oral Maxillofacial, Neuro/neuro spine, Orthopedic/orthopedic spine, Otolaryngology, Plastics, Transplant, Urology, Vascular, Robotic (Urology/GYN/Oral), and Trauma. Surgical procedures on infants and children less than 18 years of age are also performed if the procedure requires specialized equipment found only at this location.

• This role is subject to a collective bargaining agreement with the Oregon Nurses Association (ONA).
  • We are hiring multiple positions. The positions will be distributed based on the current amount of knowledge and skills of the other nurses in the unit/departments.
• FTE: 1.0, Full Time
• Shift: Night Shift
• Shift Length: 10 Hours
• Start and Stop Times: 2045-0715 x 4 variable days depending on departmental needs.
  • Weekend Obligation: Weekend shifts are required depending on unit needs following the transition to independent practice.

  • Call Obligation: Begins in Perioperative service units following the transition to independent practice.

• Weekday Night Call: Each nurse covers two-six, 4 hour (1900-2300) or 8-hour (2300-0700) night call shifts per four-week scheduling block.
• Unit call obligation may change based on operational need.
• If staff are scheduled (not extra) to work at least four weekend days in a four-week scheduling block, they are exempt from all call in that block schedule.
• Holiday Work and Call Obligation: Each nurse works and 2 holidays per year, one-summer holiday, and one-winter holiday.
• Floating Obligation: Begins in perioperative service units after the transition to independent practice.
  • Successful completion of the TTP program necessitates attendance during all learning activities.
  • External Candidates: Vacation, paid or unpaid leave requests up to 24-weeks from the start date are permitted by manager approval prior to start date. All other vacation, paid or unpaid leave requests are subject to compliance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement between ONA and OHSU.
  • Internal Nurse Candidates: All vacation, paid or unpaid leave requests are subject to compliance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement between ONA and OHSU. Pre-scheduled vacations or leave plans must be disclosed before consideration for hire to determine the start date.

Function/Duties of Position

Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available

OHSU cares for acutely and critically ill patients in our Operating Room. We provide the latest evidence-based care and have a reputation for effective teamwork. Operating Room nurses understand the importance of their independent scope of practice and engage in dependent scope of practice decision making with the team. Operating Room nurses also provide patient and family-centered care for the full spectrum of illnesses.

The OHSU Operating Room provides around-the-clock multidisciplinary services to adult patients across their life span. The department cares for Ambulatory, Adult Acute Care and Adult ICU patients arriving from home, ED or from the In-Patient setting. OHSU is a Magnet designated hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center.

The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN's care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role(tm)]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN's engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.

To access the RN Role Description and Department Specific Requirement Addendums go to the TTP Program webpage: https://www.ohsu.edu/nursing-careers/transition-practice-ttp-program

Additional information on participating departments can be found on this webpage.

Required Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications to be eligible to interview:

Associate or Baccalaureate Degree of Nursing awarded from a program accredited by Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA).

Nursing Education:

• Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing Preferred
• Associate Degree Nurses required to enroll in BSN program within 3 years of hire and complete within 5 years of hire.

Certifications and Licensure:

• *Current, unencumbered Oregon RN license by 1 week before start date
• *Current BLS certification awarded by the American Heart Association (AHA) or Military Training Network branch of AHA by the start date

Department Specific Requirements:

• 1-year of current nursing experience in adult or pediatric acute, intermediate, emergency department observation, emergency department, intensive care, procedural, or ambulatory care areas.
• BLS must not expire during the TTP Program.

Transition to Practice (TTP) Program Individualized Orientation Schedule of 24 weeks:

• Residency Program and Specialty Fellowship Program Schedule: About 24 weeks.
• Group-based, self-directed, and preceptorship shifts are integrated weekly for up to 40 hours per week.
  • Group-based sessions: Monday-Friday variable times 0700-17:30 up to 8hrs per session
• Self-directed shifts: Monday-Friday up to 12hrs per day, variable per week.
  • Preceptorship shifts: Assigned based on preceptor team schedules during Monday-Sunday 8, 10, or 12hour shifts starting at 0645, 0845, 1045, 1445, 1645, 1845, 2045 and 2245. Transition to hired shift is based on unit readiness and the completion of group-based sessions.
• Cross Functional Role orientation to Circulating Nurse & Scrub Nurse Role

Additional Details

*Bonus Disclaimer: current RN employees at OHSU, Adventist Medical Center in Portland or Hillsboro Medical Center are not eligible for the hiring bonus.

All are welcome