RN, Neuroscience ICU in Portland, Oregon at Portland, OR (Marquam Hill)

May be required to provide continuing care and monitoring of patients in locations outside of Neuro ICU including MRI, CT, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, and Radiology.

• Self-reflective, self-directed learner who achieves progressive growth
• Identify gaps in knowledge and initiate seeking resources to identify and manage risks, practicing safely with a wide variety of patient populations
• Able to advance plan of care when there is a lack of continuity of patient assignments
• Excellent time management
• Self-management
  • The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others, including the responsibility to promote health and safety, preserve wholeness of character and integrity, maintain competence, and continue personal and professional growth” (ANA, 2015).
• Integrate into a diversity of team cultures, including:

• Speaking up about questionable assignments, identifying alternatives
• Inquiring about performance improvement changes
• Actively participating in huddles
• Seeking resources to support completion of work when going to float to another unit within shift
• Any and all additional mandatory competencies as defined by OHSU, the Critical Care Cluster Practice Council, and the Unit Based Nurse Practice Council

• Communication skills including fluency in oral and written English.

  Basic computer skills including the ability to send/receive email, navigate information technology associated with the position, and use Electronic Health Record information and tools.

6 CE hours of annual Stroke Education

• For your first year:
• If your hire date was between January 1 – September 30th, please submit 6 CE hours of annual stroke education by the end of this calendar year.
• If your hire date is between October 1 – December 31st, please submit your stroke hours during the next calendar year.
• Stroke Response RN:
• For staff who obtain the role of Stroke Response RN, they will be required to obtain an additional 2 hours of stroke education for a total of 8 stroke hours per year.
• Current NIHSS, cannot be allowed to expire
• Active and current OR RN License

CCRN, SCRN and CNRN are our unit-approved department-specific certifications.