Function/Duties of Position

Patient Populations:
• Neurosurgery: Involves all aspects of pre and post neurosurgery care involving frequent neuro assessment, safety checks, and pain management. Craniotomies - for intracranial hemorrhages, brain tumors, shunts, deep brain stimulators, vagal nerve stimulators, aneurysms, neuralgias, and traumatic brain injuries. Spine surgeries - for disc herniation, fractures, tumor removal, and congenital disorders. Transphenodial resection of pituitary tumors - care involves management of lumbar drains, frequent labs, close monitoring of specialized assessments.
• Neurology: Care for patients with encephalopathies, multiple sclerosis, Guillian-Barre syndrome, myasthenia gravis, auto-immune diseases, seizure disorders including and neurological disorders of unknown etiologies.
• Stroke: Certified acute care- includes frequent observation and neuro assessment, potentially unstable and at high risk for complications.
• 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.
• Designated care unit for all lumbar drains, deep brain stimulators, acute strokes, new tracheotomies.
• Overflow unit for ophthalmology, orthopedic-spine, and cardiac/thoracic patients.

Department Specific Requirements:
• Annual Lumbar Drain (LD) Competency
• 8 hours of Stroke Continuing Education annually
• Annual Trans-radial (TR) Band Competency

Required Qualifications

• 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 Education in Nursing (ACEN) or Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA) 30 days before start date.

• ADN Graduates: Associate Degree in Nursing from an accredited program 30 days before the start date.
• Associate degree Nurses required to enroll in BSN program within 3 years of hire and complete within 5 years of hire
• Current, unencumbered Oregon State Registered Nurse License
• BLS at time of hire and must be issued by the American Heart Association (AHA)
• BLS must not expire during orientation
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation

Preferred Qualifications
• National certification in the specialty area is desired.
• Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse (CNRN) certification
• Certified Medical-Surgical Nurse (CMSN) certification.
• Stroke Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN) certification
• Experience in a high-level acuity medical facility.

Additional Details

Length of Orientation - Experienced Nurse

• External candidates: OHSU & Nursing New Employee Orientation (NEO) for about a week.
• Either Transition to Practice (TTP) Program Specialty Fellowship/Fellowship Learning Pathway or Orientation experience for 3 days-26 weeks depending on the care area. An employment service agreement may apply.

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