Samaritan Health Services

Charge Nurse

Samaritan Health Services • $80K — $95K *
Corvallis, OR 97330In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Current unencumbered Oregon RN license required
  • Healthcare Provider Level BLS certification required
  • Computer literacy with hardware and software applications
  • Strong critical thinking skills
  • Problem-solving ability with accountability in decision-making

Responsibilities

  • Utilize the nursing process to provide safe and effective patient care
  • Assess and evaluate patient needs and health status
  • Recognize and address symptoms and drug interactions
  • Organize resources to meet patient and family needs
  • Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary mental health team

Benefits

  • Comprehensive mental health services environment
  • Opportunities for ongoing training and professional development
  • Supportive team dynamic with skilled healthcare professionals
  • Possibility of working in a collaborative and innovative healthcare setting
Full Job Description
  • JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE
    • The Registered Nurse (RN) is accountable for utilizing the nursing process to provide safe, age-appropriate, direct and indirect patient care, while practicing within the scope of practice of the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
  • DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
    • The Mental Health teams at Samaritan Health Services provide a full range of professional mental health services through a team of highly skilled psychiatrists, psychologists, nurse practitioners and licensed clinical social workers.
  • EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS
    • Current unencumbered Oregon RN license required.
    • Healthcare Provider Level BLS required. Other certifications may be required for department specific positions.
  • KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES
    • Computer Literacy - Knowledge of electronic equipment, computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. Ability to operate applications, write software, set up functions, enter data, and manipulate and process information.
    • Critical thinking - Ability to analyze, organize, prioritize and make effective critical decisions.
    • Problem Solving - Ability to identify complex problems, review related information, employ creativity and alternative thinking to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. Possess skills to make appropriate, independent decisions or seek help appropriately. Ability to initiate proper action and accept responsibility for such actions. Demonstrates professional accountability.
    • Patient Care - Possess the skills and knowledge needed to assist and care for others. Ability to recognize symptoms, drug properties and interactions, treatments, and preventive health-care measures within scope of practice. Ability to assess, evaluate and reassess, using the nursing process; the ongoing needs of the patient, patient's family and organize resources to meet those needs. Knowledge of role for applicable Plain Language Alerts.
  • PHYSICAL DEMANDS
    • Rarely
      (1 - 10% of the time)
      Occasionally
      (11 - 33% of the time)
      Frequently
      (34 - 66% of the time)
      Continually
      (67 - 100% of the time)
      WALK - INCLINE
      LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0"-36") 40 - 60 Lbs
      LIFT (Knee to chest: 24"-54") 20 - 40 Lbs
      LIFT (Knee to chest: 24"-54") 40 - 60 Lbs
      CARRY 2-handed, 40 - 60 pounds
      SQUAT Static (hold >30 sec)
      KNEEL (on knees)
      PUSH (40 - 60 pounds force)
      PULL (40 - 60 pounds force)
      WALK - LEVEL SURFACE
      LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0"-36") 0 - 20 Lbs
      LIFT (Floor to Waist: 0"-36") 20 - 40 Lbs
      LIFT (Knee to chest: 24"-54") 0 - 20 Lbs
      CARRY 2-handed, 20 - 40 pounds
      SQUAT Repetitive
      BEND FORWARD at waist
      PUSH (0 - 20 pounds force)
      PUSH (20 - 40 pounds force)
      PULL (0 - 20 pounds force)
      PULL (20 - 40 pounds force)
      SIT
      STAND
      CLIMB - STAIRS
      LIFT (Waist to Eye: up to 54") 0 - 20 Lbs
      LIFT (Overhead: 54" and above) 0 - 20 Lbs
      CARRY 1-handed, 0 - 20 pounds
      CARRY 2-handed, 0 - 20 pounds
      ROTATE TRUNK Sitting
      ROTATE TRUNK Standing
      REACH - Upward
      PINCH Fingers
      GRASP Hand/Fist
      REACH - Forward
      MANUAL DEXTERITY Hands/wrists
      FINGER DEXTERITY

About Samaritan Health Services

Samaritan Health Services is a not-for-profit network of hospitals, clinics and health services caring for more than 250,000 residents in the mid-Willamette Valley and central Oregon Coast. It is based in Corvallis, Oregon and has facilities in Albany, Lebanon, Newport, Lincoln City and Waldport. The health system includes five hospitals, more than 80 primary care and specialty clinics, senior living communities, and home health and hospice services. Samaritan Health Services is affiliated with the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine and is a partner in the OHSU Partners network. The health system is also a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network.
Learn more about Samaritan Health Services
Size
5,500 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Founded
1970
* Ladders Estimates

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