Registered Nurse, RN| Women's & Children's Center - NICU & Pediatrics

POSITION SUMMARY

Pay range: $49.34/hr - $74.08/hr plus 10% per diem differential

 

About the team:

• Highly desirable working environment: nursing staff is welcoming, encouraging, and provides ongoing support
• You will be mentored by nurses across the WCC units as you orient and continue to grow your clinical practice
• Enjoy the camaraderie and collaboration between nurses and providers in the unit; providers are always available for questions and have a strong presence on the unit
• Join a team where you will focus on two specialties within Women’s and Children’s; if you want to continue to grow your skills you can also cross-train in Labor, Post-partum, Pediatrics and NICU, without needing to re-apply or transfer departments
• Nursing leadership in WCC cultivates a culture of growth and learning; there are many opportunities to get involved and make your voice heard by joining unit-based committees

About the Department:

• We’re a small community hospital with many of the resources available to big hospitals; our OB hospitalist team, respiratory therapists, CRNAs and midwives are all in-house and available 24/7
• Level 2 NICU, Pediatric and low-to-moderate risk LDRP services provided
• Ensure an outstanding patient experience in private rooms, where patients can labor, deliver, recover and be discharged all from the same room for their comfort
• Our holistic approach includes welcoming doulas and midwives, participating in the Home Birth Transfer Partnership, supporting pain management alternatives and providing a jacuzzi tub in every room
• Find fulfillment in serving Hillsboro and its surrounding communities, located in one of Oregon’s most diverse counties

The RN for Women’s and Children’s Center ensures the delivery of quality nursing care to patients throughout the Women’s & Children’s Center, including those who require cardiac monitoring, in accordance with age-related and individual needs, physician’s orders, hospital policy, standards of care and nursing practice.  Responsible for the assessment of patient needs, planning nursing care based on those needs, and ensuring that the plan of care is implemented, documented and evaluated according to the nursing process. Demonstrates skill sets and competencies that are needed to accept a regular patient care assignment in a minimum of two areas within the Women’s & Children’s Center, including neonatal intensive care, pediatrics, labor and delivery, or post-partum. For those employees who have completed a specialty training program at Hillsboro Medical Center in either NICU or post-partum, these employees will be required to choose a second area/specialty within one year of program completion and apply for a residency or fellowship program in chosen second specialty. As needed by the hospital, the expectations of additional areas of assignment will be considered. Supervises care given by supportive staff including techs and CNA’s.

 

Main Responsibilities:

• Administers and documents medications/IV’s fluids safely and accurately following hospital policy.
• Provide developmental care.
• Derives nursing goals from assessment data to identify expected patient outcomes.
• Collaborates with patient, partner and health care team to develop individualized goals and plan of care.
• Provide concise, pertinent report to health care team, physicians, and clinical managers.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications:

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Current Registered Nurse license in the State of Oregon
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS
• NRP required within six (6) months of hire
• S.T.A.B.L.E. certification required within six (6) months of hire
• For NICU openings in the Women’s and Children’s Center to ensure appropriate skill mix, two (2) years of NICU experience required within the last 3 years.

Pediatrics: 

• • For Pediatrics openings in the Women’s and Children’s Center to ensure appropriate skill mix, two (2) years of inpatient Pediatric experience required within the last 3 years.
  • American Heart Association PALS certification required within six (6) months of hire

 

 

Additional Posting Information

Hillsboro Medical Center believes in providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals. Recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, working conditions, training, and compensation will be based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, creed, national origin, marital status, family relationship, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. We further commit ourselves to continuing the practical application of this policy in our daily business conduct.