RN, Ortho and spine

RN, Ortho and spine

US-OR-Portland

Requisition :
Position Category: Nursing-RN
Job Type: ONA union represented
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Posting Department: 9K Orthopaedics and Spine
Posting Salary Range: $55.24 - $92.02 per hour with offer based on experience, education and internal equity
Posting FTE: 0.90
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Schedule:

Variable Nights
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Hours:


HR Mission: Healthcare
Drug Testable: Yes
Linked In Job Code: #LI-OT1
Recruitment Incentive: Relocation Benefit

We are the Orthopedic and Spine Surgery unit as well as the Surgical Observation Unit for OHSU. Our primary patient populations include total knee and hip replacement patients, orthopedic oncology patients, spine surgery patients, and various other bone/joint patients who may be getting a revision, dealing with a fractured extremity, or a complication such as a non‑union or infection. We also see a variety of observation/short‑stay patients who may be here for Urologic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, ENT, Emergency General Surgery, and Neurosurgery.

Our unit collaborates very closely with PT/OT throughout the day to see how our patients are mobilizing and making progress. We also work together with Social Work, Case Management, Ortho and Spine Nurse Practitioners and Physicians Assistants as well as the Acute Pain Service on a regular basis to provide exceptional care for our patients. Our nurses are especially skilled in mobilizing patients, assistive devices, braces, managing chronic and post‑op pain as well as utilizing evidence‑based practice and continuing education to care for our complex orthopedic/spine/short‑stay population.

This position also comes with great benefits! Some highlights include:

• Comprehensive health care plans. Covered at 100% of the cost for full‑time employees and 88% for dependents.
• $50K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee
• Two separate above market pension plans to choose from
• Vacation – 192 to 288 hours per year depending on length of service, prorated for part‑time
• Holidays – up to 64 holiday hours per calendar year (employees accrue .0308 holiday hours for each hour paid included in vacation accruals)
• Sick Leave – 96 hours per year, prorated for part‑time
• Substantial public transportation discounts (Tri‑met and C‑Tran)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including extensive wellness resources

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KPV provides care to adolescent through geriatric patients ranging from 16 to 100+ who have a variety of diagnoses that require medical or surgical interventions and recovery for Orthopedic, Spine, Otolaryngology, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) conditions. 9

KPV also provides care for a variety of surgical observation patients who require monitoring after day surgery procedures for pain control, postoperative nausea and vomiting, surgical site monitoring or other indications.

Patient Populations:

• Orthopedics: Joint replacement surgeries and revisions, orthopedic tumor surgeries, spine surgeries, fracture repairs, and other types of orthopedic care. Involves all aspects of pre and post‑operative care including surgical site monitoring and drain assessments, safe progression of mobility, safety checks and pain management.
• Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery: Includes new tracheotomies and total laryngectomies, tissue transfers (free flap or rotational flap), thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, and resection of head and neck carcinomas. Involves all aspects of pre and post‑operative care including specialized and frequent airway management, artificial airways, respiratory, flap, drain assessments, safety checks, and pain management.
• Oral Maxillofacial Surgery: Includes jaw fractures, reconstruction, dental abscess, and complex dental procedures. Involves all aspects of pre and post‑operative care involving specialized and frequent airway management, respiratory assessments, safety checks, and pain management.

• 1 year RN experience in a hospital setting
• BSN Graduates:
  Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from a program accredited by Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), Accreditation Commission for…