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Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location: Portland, Oregon
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

Specialty: Registered Nurse
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Facility Type: Short Term Acute Care
Total Staffed Beds: 418
Charting System: Epic
Scrub Color: Any color allowed; OR/L&D scrubs provided; Micro Bio Tech wears business appropriate street clothes with lab coat; MLT can wear any color scrubs or business casual
Parking: No fee
Floating: Yes, floating between units based on needs and skill set is required. Floating may include multiple facilities in the region.
On-Call: No
Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
Block Schedules: Not required
Patient Ratios: 1:20
Vehicle: Must have a vehicle for this assignment
Additional Floating Info:
- Floating to Seaside facility includes additional incentives and hotel accommodations for consecutive shifts.
- Facility will provide as much notice as possible for floating assignments.

Experience Requirements

Years of Specialty Experience: Minimum 1 year (1YR/1ST TIMERS OK)
Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required

Certifications Required

ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support): Must be AHA or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation certified
BLS (Basic Life Support): Must be AHA or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation certified
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support): Must be AHA or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation certified
NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program): Current certification required if applicable
CHEMO (Chemotherapy): Verify if required based on unit
EFM (Electronic Fetal Monitoring): Verify if required; AWHONN or NCC-EFM accepted
IV Certification: Verify if required
Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB): Verify if required
NIH Stroke Certification: Required every 2 years if applicable
CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute): Verify if required

Licensure

State License: Must have valid Oregon RN license
NURSYS Verification: Required for all RNs
Other License Verifications: As applicable

Background and Compliance Requirements

Background check within 45 days of start, covering all locations lived/worked in past 7 years
Various state-specific searches and verifications as required
Drug screening: 10-panel drug screen within 90 days of start (no instant tests)
Physical exam within 1 year of start, signed by MD, NP, PA, or DO
Immunizations and health documents required:
- Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap (within 10 years or declination)
- Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 12 months
- MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccination or positive titer
- Hepatitis B vaccination or signed declination
- Varicella vaccination or positive titer
- Flu vaccine during flu season or declination
- COVID vaccine or declination
Fit mask testing required for travel starts after 2/5/2024, updated annually
Respirator safety clearance required for travel starts after 2/5/2024, updated annually

Training and Competency

Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam as applicable
Competency exams as required by specialty/unit
Color Blind Testing if specifically requested
Skills checklist updated annually for applicable units
Epic training modules required prior to or shortly after start
Providence WorkRamp modules (Core, Specialty, Regional) required based on region and specialty
Floating policy acknowledgment required

Scheduling and Work Conditions

Floating between multiple Providence facilities in the region may be required
No on-call duties
Weekend shifts every other weekend
No block scheduling required
Patient ratio approximately 1:20

Additional Notes

Must have reliable transportation
Floating assignments may include multiple locations: Milwaukie, Newberg, Portland, Hood River, Willamette Falls, Seaside, and Saint Vincent
Incentives and accommodations provided for floating to certain locations (e.g., Seaside)

This position is suitable for RNs with at least 1 year of experience who are flexible with floating and weekend shifts, and who meet the certification and licensure requirements for Oregon.

Facility

Providence Portland Medical Center

4.5rating(43 reviews)

5 nurses recommend working with Providence Portland Medical Center

5.0rating

Pros

The unit is Traveler friendly all the staff is helpful and resourceful. A great team to work with.

Cons

A negative con would be the Hospital's located in an expensive city . so it's better to live out in the suburbs . So a little bit of drive from 30 minutes to an hour if you want to keep your expenses down because the contract itself versus the cost of living does not match . unless you live out in the suburbs.

Gladys B

Sterile Processing Technician (Allied Health Professional)

Jul '25

Review of Providence Portland Medical Center on Dec 11, 2025

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Short Term Acute Care
369 beds

ADDRESS4805 Northeast Glisan StreetPortland, OR 97213

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Portland, OR

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Portland is a colorful, eclectic city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in Oregon. It sits on the Willamette and Columbia Rivers, with snowcapped Mt. Hood looming in the distance, offering panoramic views. You get the best of all worlds in Portland, a thriving city with fantastic restaurants and coffee shops, plus lots of accessible nature nearby. Check out the Japanese Garden and Powell’s City of Books, and don’t forget to grab an iconic pink box of donuts at Voodoo Doughnut. If you’re feeling adventurous, take a day trip to visit some of the many mossy waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge or hike around Mt. Hood National Forest for a close-up view of the enormous stratovolcano.

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