Minimum of 1 year PICU RN experience or 2 years other acute care RN experience
BSN or ADN from an accredited nursing program required before start date
Associate degree Nurses must enroll in a BSN program within 3 years and complete within 5 years
Current, unencumbered Oregon State Registered Nurse License
BLS and PALS certifications required, with completion during orientation
Ability to perform essential functions of the position with or without accommodation
Annual department-specific education requirements including trauma education and pediatric competencies
Responsibilities
Provide critical care nursing for infants, children, and adolescents with serious injuries or illnesses
Administer Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in collaboration with pediatric perfusion services
Perform continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) and hemodialysis
Conduct peritoneal dialysis and high-frequency ventilation
Manage operative procedures for unstable patients within the unit
Monitor patients in various locations outside of the PICU, including imaging and radiology
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes
Benefits
Comprehensive health care plans covering 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents
$50K term life insurance at no cost to the employee
Choice of two above-market pension plans
Generous vacation policy of 192 to 288 hours per year based on service length
Up to 64 holiday hours accrued per calendar year
96 hours of sick leave per year, prorated for part-time
Public transportation discounts for Tri-met and C-Tran
Tuition reimbursement for further education
Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with wellness resources
Full Job Description
Department Overview
The PICU at OHSU's Doernbecher Children's Hospital is a regional referral center for all critically ill and injured children that operates 24/7. The primary purpose of the PICU is to provide optimal state of the art critical care nursing to any infant, child or adolescent who presents with a serious injury and/or illness. Care is provided for patients from birth to 18 years of age. Older patients are cared for on a case-by-case basis.
This position also comes with great benefits! Some highlights include:
Comprehensive health care plans. Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents.
$50K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee
Two separate above market pension plans to choose from
Vacation - 192 to 288 hours per year depending on length of service, prorated for part-time
Holidays - up to 64 holiday hours per calendar year (employees accrue .0308 holiday hours for each hour paid - included in vacation accruals)
Sick Leave - 96 hours per year, prorated for part-time
Substantial public transportation discounts (Tri-met and C-Tran)
Tuition Reimbursement
Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including extensive wellness resources
Function/Duties of Position
The PICU team cares for children across a vast spectrum of health issues including trauma, surgery, respiratory, cardiac, hematology/oncology and neurologic disorders.
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): this service is provided in collaboration with pediatric perfusion services. Staff that provide these interventions (ECMO specialists) are selected, educated and competency validated by Pediatric Perfusion.
CRRT-continuous renal replacement therapy
Hemodialysis (provided by dialysis services)
Peritoneal dialysis
High Frequency ventilation
Operative procedures in the unit for patients too unstable to move to the OR, recovery of postoperative cardiac, neurosurgical, general surgery patients who are hemodynamically unstable or who continue to require post-operative ventilator assistance
Department Specific Working Conditions:
May be required to provide continuing care and monitoring of patients in locations outside of PICU including MRI, CT, Nuclear Med, Ultrasound, and Radiology.
Required Qualifications
Minimum of 1 year PICU RN experience or 2 years other acute care RN experience
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 and PALS from AHA required. New hires will be enrolled and required to complete during orientation
Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation
Annual Department specific education requirements include:
4 hours of Trauma Education
Annual pediatric competencies
Annual occupational health compliance requirements
