ER RN
Portland, Oregon
Providence Saint Vincent Medical Center

ER RN (Travel Registered Nurse)

Overview

• Location: Portland, Oregon
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• First-time travelers: Accepted
• Setting: Short-term acute care teaching hospital with 536 staff beds
• Unit: ER
• Scrub color: Any color; OR and Cath Lab scrubs provided
• Charting system: Epic
• Parking: No fee

Schedule

• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00 to 07:00)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedule: Not required
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 3:1 average
• 48-hour approval: Not approved

Float Policy

• Travelers will float between units and may float to other units based on skill set.
• Travelers may float to other facilities in the health system to meet needs.
• Advance notice is given as much as possible when floating to one particular other facility.
• Floating consecutive shifts comes with an offered hotel (at additional cost).

Required Qualifications

• Valid Oregon Registered Nurse license, verified through NURSYS
• Vehicle required for this assignment
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing, verified by a third-party education verification
• Emergency Department (ED) experience of at least 1 year, with ED experience within the last year

Certifications

The source lists the following certifications, to be confirmed against the unit's requirements. The source does not state that all of them are required.

• ACLS (AHA Instructor, Provider, or RQI, or Heart & Stroke certification from the Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation)
• BLS (same certifying options as ACLS)
• PALS (same certifying options as ACLS)
• NRP (current, from AAP, AHA, or Canadian Paediatric Society)
• CHEMO
• TNCC
• EFM (AWHONN or NCC-EFM accepted)
• NIH Stroke Certification (renewed every 2 years unless the card states otherwise)
• MAB
• CPI
• IV Certification

Health and Compliance

• Background check: Completed within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years; updated annually
• Federal exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG): Within 30 days of start; updated monthly
• Drug screen: 9-panel within 12 months of start; instant tests accepted
• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start, signed by MD, NP, PA, or DO
• TB screening: IGRA/TSPOT, QuantiFERON, or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start
• Vaccines: MMR (2 doses or positive titer), varicella (2 doses or positive titer), hepatitis B (signed declination or positive titer plus vaccination), Tdap within 10 years (declination accepted), COVID (documentation preferred; declination not required)
• Flu: Vaccine or declination during flu season
• Fit test: Required; any mask type is acceptable
• RespSafety clearance: Required, renewed annually
• Annual regulatory modules: About 3.5 hours, plus ER-specialty modules, assigned through the LMS
• EHR training: Epic modules completed within one week of orientation, with transcripts required
• Badge photo: Passport-style with neutral background
• Float Policy Acknowledgement: Required

Work History and Competencies

• References: Minimum of 2 covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty or setting
• Employment application: Must cover at least the last 5 years
• Skills checklist: Required for the applicable unit; updated annually
• Competency exam: Required for the applicable specialty
• Medication/pharmacology competency exam: Required as applicable