ER RN
Portland, Oregon
Providence Saint Vincent Medical Center

ER RN (Registered Nurse)

Location: Portland, Oregon Assignment type: Travel/Contract, 13 weeks Facility: Short-term acute care teaching hospital, 536 staff beds First-time travelers: Welcome

Schedule and Assignment Details

• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours (19:00-07:00)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• On-call: Not required
• Block schedule: Not required
• Patient ratio: 3:1 average
• 48-hour weeks: Not approved
• Unit assignment: Will float between units based on need. Travelers commonly float to other units based on their skill sets.
• Facility floating: May be required to float to other facilities in the system to meet needs. Seaside floating is noted separately in the source. Consecutive floating shifts include a hotel offer (at additional cost).

Work Environment

• Scrubs: Any color; OR and Cath Lab scrubs provided
• Parking: No fee
• Charting system: Epic (software familiarity only)

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Oregon
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Emergency Department (ED) experience of at least 1 year, completed within the last year

Certifications (Conditional)

The source lists the following certifications as required only when the unit's job description specifies them. Confirm the exact requirement before submission.

• ACLS: AHA (Instructor, Provider, or RQI) or Heart & Stroke certification from the Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
• BLS: AHA (Instructor, Provider, or RQI) or Heart & Stroke certification from the Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
• PALS: AHA (Instructor, Provider, or RQI) or Heart & Stroke certification from the Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
• NRP: Current certification from AAP, AHA, or the Canadian Paediatric Society
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
• CHEMO (Chemotherapy)
• EFM: AWHONN or NCC-EFM accepted
• IV certification
• Management of Assaultive Behavior (MAB)
• NIH Stroke Certification: renewed every 2 years unless the card states otherwise
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute)

Competencies and Training

• Medication test/pharmacology competency exam, as applicable
• Competency exam, as applicable to specialty
• Skills checklist for the applicable unit, updated annually
• Color blind test, only if requested or noted in the job description (score of 80% or higher required)
• Annual regulatory modules via Workramp (about 3.5 hours)
• Specialty-specific Workramp modules, annually
• Epic transcripts, completed within 1 week of orientation
• Float policy acknowledgement

Onboarding Documents

• Government-issued photo ID
• Social Security card (for I-9)
• E-Verify attestation
• Passport-style badge photo with neutral background, uploaded as JPEG by the Monday before start
• Radiation badge issued by the facility (for information only)

Background and Licensing Checks

• Background check within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years, updated annually. Includes SSN trace, national sex offender search, county searches, education verification, and FACIS Level 3.
• Background hits that result in cancellation: open or active hits, any felony cases, more than one DUI charge, or any sex offender hit
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days of start, updated monthly
• Washington state search required only for Washington placements

Health Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, or DO, stating free of infectious disease and ability to work with or without accommodation
• TDAP within 10 years (declination acceptable)
• TB: IGRA/TSPOT, QuantiFERON Gold, or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start, updated annually; positive TB requires proof and a chest X-ray
• MMR (measles, mumps, rubella): 2 vaccines at least 28 days apart, or a positive titer
• Varicella: 2 vaccines at least 28 days apart, or a positive titer
• Hepatitis B: signed declination, or proof of positive titer plus vaccination
• Flu vaccine or declination on the facility form during flu season (9/1-3/30); all working candidates must provide one by 10/31
• COVID: vaccination record preferred; declinations not required
• Respirator fit test: required for travelers, completed onsite unless a valid record exists within 1 year; any mask type accepted
• RespSafety medical clearance annually for respirator use
• 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start; instant screens accepted