Title: RN, ONA Charge/PACU
Location: Portland, OR
Participates with the Health Care Team in delivering quality health care to patients in a manner
which reflects Kaiser Permanente's mission, vision, and values while supporting the Labor Management
Partnership (LMP) principles and practice. Participates in creating a high-performance culture based on a joint
decision making process in accordance with the 'Labor Management Partnership Vision Reaffirmation and
Understandings Booklet'. Provides support and assistance to the patient and Health Care team to promote
population-based care, continuity of care, customer satisfaction, and self-care. Demonstrates strong
interpersonal and communication skills with a caring, courteous, flexible, supportive, respectful, open minded,
appreciative attitude that is committed to a team environment. Maintains and provides professional,
organizational, clinical competence as it relates to the Ambulatory Surgery Center RN which includes the
Peri-Operative RN and O.R. RN positions defined.
Essential Functions:
Practices clinical and team building leadership skills:
- Evaluates and prioritizes, with workgroup, staffing needs on a daily basis and collaborates with manager /staffing specialist to resolve issues.
- Collaborates with manager and director and team to design and facilitate work flow processes.
- Advocates for patients, clinicians, and staff.
- Identifies addresses and monitors scope of practice issues and takes action leading to processes for resolution.
- Collaborates with physician lead, team members and manager in developing policies and procedures for the department.
- Acts as mentor and coach in assisting team members with issues and concerns related to patient care and work flow.
- Utilizes critical thinking and has authority to make decisions and delegate appropriate work.
- Facilitates resolution of staff and member concerns as they relate to direct medical care issues.
- Demonstrates effective communication with patients, clinicians, and staff.
- Upholds unit norms - promotes accountability.
- Establishes trust by monitoring integrity and confidentiality.
- Lifting and carrying:
- Follow standards for safety modules. Demonstrate proper body mechanics utilizing lift equipment to
- move patients and equipment safely.
- Able to lift and carry at least 40 pounds unassisted.
- Able to bend at both the waist and the knees throughout shift.
- Able to stand and/or walk for entire shift.
- Able to push/pull with assistance.
- Performs light housekeeping duties.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- 1 year experience in leadership role. - Graduate of accredited School of Nursing
- Current Oregon State R.N. license
- Peri-Op Charge RN/Team Leader - Current ACLS/PALS Certificate and procedural sedation competency.
- O.R. Charge RN /Team Leader: Current BLS w/AED certification
Preferred Qualifications:
- 2 - 5 years nursing in leadership role.
- Previous experience in mentoring and coaching clinical staff.
- OR Charge RN / Team Leader: CNOR Certificate.
Salary Range $34.10-$48.32
