Job Description
In a bustling cosmopolitan area surrounded by nature, Adventist Health Portland has been one of the area's leading healthcare providers since the 1800s. In partnership with OHSU, we are comprised of a 302-bed hospital, 11 medical offices, home care services, comprehensive cancer care and a vast scope of award-winning services located throughout East Portland and the surrounding areas. There are many outdoor adventures readily available, including carving the snow at North America's only year-round ski resort, hiking along the Columbia River Gorge or taking a day trip to the unmatched beauty of the Oregon coast.
Job Summary:
Delivers coordinated nursing care for a patient or an assigned group of patients according to established standards of care and the nursing process. Supervises and directs the activities of various levels of assigned nursing staff, and coordinates care with other disciplines while utilizing critical thinking, professional and supervisory discretion, and independent judgment.
Adventist Health Portland's Telemetry Unit is a 46-bed unit that provides care for adult patients requiring cardiac monitoring. Complex diagnoses, conditions, and procedures include, but are not limited to:
- Chest pain
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Hypertensive disorders
- Non-ST Segment myocardial infarctions
- Acute and chronic dysrhythmias
- Acute and chronic renal failure
- COVID
- Medically complex patients
- Watchman procedures
- Pre and post PCI and electrophysiology procedures
Qualifications: You'll be successful with the following qualifications:
Education & Work Experience: - 9 Months registered nurse experience or completion of the Adventist Health RN residency program: Required
- 1-year Acute care facility experience preferred.
- Previous RN experience working on a Telemetry Dept preferred.
- BSN preferred.
Required Licenses/Certifications: - Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA): Required
- Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification from the American Heart Association (AHA): Required
Essential Functions:
- Collects relevant data pertinent to the patient's health or situation. Analyzes the assessment data in determining diagnosis and care issues. Develops a plan that prescribes interventions to attain outcomes. Implements the plan, coordinates care delivery, and employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment. Evaluates progress toward attaining outcomes. Identifies outcomes for the patient or the patient's situation.
- Collaborates with the team of patient, family, and healthcare providers in providing patient care in a safe, healing, humane, and caring environment. Provides learning opportunities for patients/family members and team members. Directly provides health information to patients, families, and treatment team.
- Participates in discharge planning in order to provide continuity of care.
- Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties of healthcare team members.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Organizational Requirements:
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
About Us Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 90 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 400 sites of care, including 26 acute care facilities, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of 37,000 includes employees, physicians and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.
