The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN’s care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the American Nurses Association (ANA) Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, practitioner, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN’s engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical RN exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.

Nurses perform patient visits, telephone triage and advice, and manage an in-basket workload in EPIC where pts. are reviewed for Care Management, Care Coordination, and follow up for hospital and ED discharges.

Visit types offered at Family Medicine at Scappoose for all providers are: In-person, virtual, and telephone.

Provider Services Offered:

• Primary Care
• Behavioral health and counseling services
• Reproductive health services
• Transgender health care
• Podiatry and foot care clinics
• Prenatal care (including deliveries)
• Pediatric care
• Medication-assisted treatment (MAT)
• Sports medicine
• Minor procedures
• Health maintenance with preventive care

Most nursing work occurs outside of scheduled visits and services include

• Nurse telephone triage, with some in-clinic Nurse triage
• OB intake and support visits
• Wound Care
• IV visits
• Patient education

Department Specific Requirements:

• New Grad:
  • Must have 90 hours of direct patient care through a practicum or capstone in a community health setting.
• Experienced:
  • Must have two years of direct patient care experience within the last three years.
• Annual and just in time competencies and health compliance requirements determined by organization, unit, regulatory body, and other evidence-based factors.

• Current clinical nurse experience in an ambulatory care setting including telephone triage.
• Experience working in Primary Care, a Rural Health Center (RHC) or a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) setting within the last three years.
• Nursing professional certification in Ambulatory Nursing or other relevant specialty-population.