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Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency

Relocation Allowance (up to): $8,000 Facility: Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Req #: 79112 Location: Corvallis, OR Schedule - Shift:.8 (64 hrs/pp) - Day Department: GSR Emergency Remote Status: OnSite Salary Range: $55.53 - $85.29

*Starting bonus and/or relocation available to new employees. Previous experience may be required. Employment commitment to Samaritan is required.

Job Summary/Purpose

The Registered Nurse (RN) is accountable for utilizing the nursing process to provide safe, age-appropriate, direct and indirect patient care, while practicing within the scope of practice of the Oregon State Board of Nursing.

Department Description

The Emergency Department provides care for patients with a wide variety of needs from non-critical to emergent medical conditions including emergent and urgent mental health care. All patients are welcome whether walking in or arriving by emergency transport. All Emergency Department staff are certified to care for critical cardiac and trauma patients including children.

Experience/Education/Qualifications

• Current unencumbered Oregon RN license required.

• Healthcare Provider Level BLS required upon hire.

• GSR Emergency: ACLS and PALS required within 90 days of hire. TNCC/ATCN required within six (6) months of hire. Verification of high school diploma or equivalent required due to the College of American Pathologists (CAP) requirements for moderate complexity testing.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Social Perceptiveness: Ability to work with a diverse population from pediatrics to geriatrics. Basic understanding of age-related differences in caring for and/or communicating with patients and caregivers. Possess personal sensitivity to the needs and experiences of others and a non-judgmental attitude towards persons of differing standards, values, lifestyles, and ages.

• Adaptability/Flexibility: Ability to respond quickly and appropriately to situations that may arise with high risk or diverse patient populations. Ability to adjust actions in relation to others and adapt to offer best possible care to patients.

• Time Management: Ability to organize, plan and prioritize work to complete within required time frames and to follow-up on pending issues. Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in dynamic fast-paced environments and under pressure.

• Communication: Effective written and oral communication skills to explain complex issues, exchange information between team members, and tactfully discuss issues.

Physical Demands

• Rarely (1 - 10% of the time)

• Occasionally (11 - 33% of the time)

• Frequently (34 - 66% of the time)

• Continually (67 100% of the time)

• CLIMB - STAIRS

• LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0"-36") 40 - 60 Lbs

• LIFT (Waist to Eye: up to 54") 20 40 Lbs

• SQUAT Static (hold >30 sec)

• KNEEL (on knees)

• SIT

• LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0"-36") 20 - 40 Lbs

• LIFT (Knee to chest: 24"-54") 0 - 20 Lbs

• LIFT (Waist to Eye: up to 54") 0 - 20 Lbs

• LIFT (Overhead: 54" and above) 0 - 20 Lbs

• CARRY 1-handed, 0 - 20 pounds

• CARRY 2-handed, 20 - 40 pounds

• SQUAT Repetitive

• ROTATE TRUNK Sitting

• REACH Upward

• PULL (20-40 pounds force)

• WALK - LEVEL SURFACE

• LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0"-36") 0 - 20 Lbs

• CARRY 2-handed, 0 - 20 pounds

• ROTATE TRUNK Standing

• MANUAL DEXTERITY Hands/wrists

• FINGER DEXTERITY

• PINCH Fingers

• PULL (0-20 pounds force)

• STAND

• BEND FORWARD at waist

• REACH - Forward

• GRASP Hand/Fist

• PUSH (0-20 pounds force)

• PUSH (20-40 pounds force)

• PUSH (40-60 pounds force)

• PUSH (60 or more pounds force)