Registered Nurse; RN – Ambulatory Surgery

Registered Nurse (RN) – Ambulatory Surgery – Samaritan Health Services

• Accountable for utilizing the nursing process to provide safe, age‑appropriate direct and indirect patient care within the scope of practice of the Oregon State Board of Nursing.

• Ambulatory Surgery provides pre‑, intra‑, and post‑operative care to surgical and procedural sedation patients across all age groups. We collaborate with a variety of provider specialties to care for patients who go home the same day or are admitted to the hospital.

• Current, unencumbered Oregon RN license required.
• Healthcare Provider Level BLS required.
• For PCH Surgery Ambulatory: ACLS required within 6 months of hire.

• Social Perceptiveness – ability to work with diverse populations from pediatrics to geriatrics.
• Adaptability/Flexibility – respond quickly to high‑risk or diverse patient situations.
• Time Management – organize, plan, and prioritize work, perform multiple tasks.
• Communication – effective written and oral communication.
• Compliance – evaluate information for compliance with laws, regulations, and standards.
• Problem Solving – identify complex problems and implement solutions.
• Team Building – work, function, and communicate on a multidisciplinary team.

• Rarely (1‑10% of the time):
  Climb stairs; lift floor to waist 0‑36” 40‑60 lbs; lift waist to eye up to 54” 20‑40 lbs; static squat >30 sec; kneel; sit; lift floor to waist 20‑40 lbs; lift knee to chest 24‑54” 0‑20 lbs; lift waist to eye 0‑20 lbs; lift overhead 54”+ 0‑20 lbs; carry 1‑handed 0‑20 lbs; carry 2‑handed 20‑40 lbs; repetitive squat; rotate trunk sitting; reach upward; push 20‑40 lbs force; pull 20‑40 lbs force;
  
  stand; walk – level surface; lift floor to waist 0‑20 lbs; carry 2‑handed 0‑20 lbs; bend forward at waist; rotate trunk standing; reach forward; manual dexterity; finger dexterity; pinch fingers; grasp hand/fist; push 0‑20 lbs; pull 0‑20 lbs; none specified.