Job Description

Employment Type: Part time Shift:

Description: At Saint Alphonsus Health System, we are looking for people who are living out their calling. We want you to be passionate about coming to work, and challenged to achieve your potential. Living by these virtues, we pride ourselves on exceptional service and the highest quality of care.

GENERAL SUMMARY AND PURPOSE:

To ensure high quality, cost-effective nursing and related services to patients, physicians, and appropriate customer groups.

This role functions as a clinical expert within their service area in the management of the unit including quality improvement activities; interacts with patients and staff on an ongoing basis.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Licensed in the State of Oregon as a Registered Nurse as defined by the Oregon State Board of Nursing is required.

BSN (Bachelor\'s Degree in Nursing) highly preferred. Two years of acute hospital experience in specialty area preferred.

One year supervisory experience preferred Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers certification from either AHA, ARC or the Military Training Network is required at hire in all units, unless currently certified in ACLS and/or PALS as defined in the SAHS Certification Crosswalk.

Other certifications may be required as identified in the SAHS Certification Crosswalk.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Meets Medical Center\'s Guiding Behaviors and Caring Standards including interpersonal communication and professional conduct expectations.

Responsible for overseeing department operations; responsible for shift operations, quality of care, staffing, program development and evaluations and medical staff relations.

Plans, assigns and monitors work of staff.

Participates in supervisory duties including hiring, salary review, competency assessments, staff development, and coaching/counseling of employees.

Participates in development & review of polices and procedures and ensures they are reviewed, revised, and implemented in appropriate time frames.

Exhibits professional conduct with all co-workers, other departments, and with patients and visitors.

Effectively communicates and collaborates with administration, physicians, departments, other clinicians, and hospital staff regarding patient needs.

Maintains regular and ongoing communication with the CNO and department leaders.

Engages in staff development, arranging regular in-services as well as providing individual instruction and orientation.

Coordinates department specific skills development activities.

Collaborates with other Department Leaders and Education Department to identify and address department learning needs.

Provides a consistent flow of communication between administration and staff which emphasizes cooperation and team work within and between work groups.

Provides administrative report of important occurrences.

Collaborates with Quality and Risk Manager to facilitate the interdisciplinary quality assurance program for nursing service delivery and overview of Quality and Safety initiatives.

In cooperation with other clinical supervisors, monitors, documents and provides feedback to department staff on job performance.

C onsistently performs the essential functions of a Registered Nurse in the assigned patient care unit and assists the nursing staff with patient care as needed.

Serves as a role model for nursing staff; maintains a current knowledge base of unit-specific nursing theory and skills.

Plans and/or participates in specific orientation of new employees including coordination of preceptors.

Serves as a mentor to new staff.

Reviews patient grievances and incident (VOICE) reports.

Schedules and facilitates ongoing departmental staff meetings and attends other meetings as assigned.

Other duties may include: Kronos (timekeeping), scheduling, supply maintenance and/or other items as assigned by the CNO.

Excellent communication and team building skills.

Requires intermediate computer knowledge.

Colleagues of Saint Alphonsus Health System enjoy c ompetitive compensation and opportunity for growth throughout SAHS and Trinity Health!

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Saint Alphonsus and Trinity Health are committed to promoting diversity in its workforce and to providing an inclusive work environment where everyone is treated with fairness, dignity and respect. We are committed to recruit and retain a diverse staff reflective of the communities we serve. Saint Alphonsus and Trinity Health are equal opportunity employers and prohibit discrimination against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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