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Hermiston, Oregon
Good Shepherd Medical Center

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Location: Hermiston, Oregon
Setting: Operating room / perioperative services
Employment Type: Contract
Shift: Day, 5x8
Hours per Week: 40
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Role Summary

Registered Nurse specializing in perioperative nursing practice during intraoperative surgical experience. Responsible for safe, effective, patient-family centered care in the operating room and other perioperative services. Acts as patient advocate and may be floated to other departments where qualified before core staff is floated.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Oregon
• OR - Operating Room (1 year of experience)
• OR - Operating Room experience within the last year
• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS
• TNCC
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing
• CNOR
• Peri-op 101
• Previous RN circulator experience
• Scrub experience

Additional Requirements

• On-call for the Surgery Unit on a regular scheduled rotation
• CRASE training is required if the travel assignment extends beyond 6 months

Key Responsibilities

• Direct, control, plan, and evaluate care activities
• Work independently
• Protect patients from injury and surgical site infection
• Prevent retained surgical items
• Verify correct site, side, and level for procedures
• Manage specimens according to policy
• Communicate patient status throughout the continuum of care
• Administer medications safely
• Maintain wound/tissue perfusion and physiologic stability
• Protect patient rights, dignity, privacy, and confidentiality
• Document nursing care accurately, completely, and legibly
• Collaborate with other disciplines
• Use problem-solving and conflict resolution skills
• Maintain required competencies and pursue professional growth
• Support mission, vision, values, policies, and procedures
• Participate in required DNV education
• Perform other related duties as assigned