staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care - $48-72 per hour

  • Portland
  • Legacy Health

Legacy Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care for a nursing job in PORTLAND, Oregon.

Job Description & Requirements
  • Specialty: PICU - Pediatric Intensive Care
  • Discipline: RN
  • Duration: Ongoing
  • Employment Type: Staff

Overview:

 

 

Every day, patients look to the skilled professionals at Legacy to make their lives better. They seek care that is as compassionate as it is innovative. Our patients want to be involved in their healthcare decisions; they want to feel respected. If you strive to deliver this level of care, every day, you may be a perfect fit in our healthcare community.

 

This position works in collaboration with physicians to provide complete physical examinations, diagnosis, and treatment of both chronic and episodic disorders. Assigned principal responsibility for primary health care of patients. Seeks the expert opinion or advice of a physician whenever the incumbent decides a case falls outside the scope authorized by policies and protocol.

 

The Advanced Practitioner typically remains responsible for the patient throughout the course of treatment, provides the physical examination, the diagnosis, and the health care plan, determines when the patient has recovered, and releases the patient. The APP may refer the patient to a physician for consultation or to specialized health resources for treatment, but retains responsibility for clinical management as well as any subsequent modification.

Responsibilities:
  • Assesses the physical condition of a group of patients by performing physical examinations including ordering, interpreting and evaluating diagnostic tests and obtaining medical histories. Assumes ongoing responsibility for each patient from discovery of the disorder to recovery.
  • Formulates the medical plan and prognosis based on patient's condition.
  • Consults with physician(s) regarding patient health care plans and treatment.
  • Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess the patient's clinical problems and health care needs.
  • Performs selected invasive procedures for therapeutic and/or diagnostic reasons within scope of validated competence.
  • Initiates and/or recommends medical drug therapies or other forms of related therapeutic treatment and procedures in accordance with approved protocols/policy.
  • Complies with medical records policies regarding the complete and accurate documentation of patient care. Initiates and maintains required records and legal documents.
  • Participates in quality improvement activities.
  • Counsels patients, families and significant others about health and illness, and promotes health maintenance.
  • Establishes and documents the health care plan and prognosis, maintaining records of each case and evaluates the effectiveness of the plan.
  • Initiates drug therapy, taking full responsibility for such therapy. Consults with a physician prior to implementing the therapy, as necessary.
  • Determines when the patient has recovered from the disorder and releases the patient.
  • Qualifications:

    Education: As required by licensure.

     

    Experience: Clinical experience requirements are dependent upon the specific position, and include a minimum of 2 years of experience in a related field.

     

    Skills/Knowledge:   Basic familiarity with computers preferred.

     

    LEGACY’S VALUES IN ACTION:  

    Follows guidelines set forth in Legacy’s Values in Action.

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled  

    Licensure:

    Certification:

    Current applicable state PA license required or...

    National Certification as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) required and applicable state RN license required.

    Nurse Practitioner - Current applicable state license as a Nurse Practitioner with Prescriptive Privileges (NP-PP) required.

    Current certification dependent upon the specific position to include Basic Life Support (BLS).

    Legacy Health Job ID #1580-a52b1cb3-caa5c-16aaca48c5a1. Posted job title: advanced practitioner - picu

    About Legacy Health

    Join our team and be a part of creating the gold standard in care safety. Together, we're building the safest environment for giving and receiving care, where both patients and caregivers thrive.

    Who is Legacy Health?  

    Good health for our people, our patients, our communities and our world — these are not just words. They are commitments that form the core of our mission, and we take them seriously. That mission matches a profound and serious footprint: Legacy Health is a locally owned nonprofit, six-hospital health system that also includes a full-service children’s hospital, a 24-hour mental and behavioral health services center, and more than 70 primary care, specialty and urgent care clinics, 14,000 employees and nearly 3,000 health care providers. 

    We provide comprehensive health care services across the Portland and Vancouver metro area and mid-Willamette Valley and have the most five-star ratings for hospitals in the region. From rural areas to urban centers, we play a critical role in the lives of 2.5 million people.

    As one of the largest employers in the area, people trust Legacy with their health and livelihoods. That is why Forbes named Legacy one of the best large employers in America in 2023. That vote of trust also demands that we leave a positive mark on our community beyond the hallways of our hospitals and clinics. As a reflective and open-minded organization, we value the ideals of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) patient care across our system.

    Benefits
    • 403b retirement plan
    • Medical benefits
    • Dental benefits
    • Vision benefits