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 ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, 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, a Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.

Hiring Bonus and Relocation Package Available

As an RN with Clinical Transplant Services, you are integral to our team. Providing direct and indirect care for our patients, you are also a liaison between the patients and Liver Transplant Team. Bring your skills and expertise to a new level with OHSU. Join us!

Our transplant team consists of physicians, social worker, financial counselor, psychiatrists, etc.) Once the patient is transplanted, the RN is responsible for the post-transplant call-in follow-up, attending discharge rounds, transplant specific discharge education, and coordinating discharge needs with the interdisciplinary team. After discharge, the RN is responsible for patient follow-up including clinic visits, diagnostic procedures, laboratory tests, biopsies, medication regimen and education accomplished through frequent contact with the patients and families, the physicians, and other team members. The RN assesses patient and family needs, develops a plan of care, implements and evaluates the care delivered, working closely with all members of the interdisciplinary team. The RN provides pre-transplant cross coverage for essential functions. The RN provides after hours on-call coverage including responding to after-hours emergency calls from candidates and recipients, coordinating work-ups for transplant, coordinating admissions for transplant, and providing care as ordered by the LIPs. The RN is expected to practice in accordance with professional standards, core values, and with a commitment to service excellence.

• External applicants - 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)
• Current OHSU employee: Associate of Science in Nursing required
• Current, unencumbered Oregon RN license
• Current BLS required at time of hire
• Minimum 3-5 years of acute-care hospital nursing
• Able to triage and prioritize patient issues using critical thinking skills
• Excellent written and verbal (incl. face-to-face) communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with attention to detail
• Able to work as part of a team and to work independently and problem-solve
• Able to work with frequent interruptions
• Able to work in a space shared by multiple staff and/or telework
• Able to sit and/or stand for long periods of the day performing repetitive computer related tasks and phone work
• Able to complete assignments with numerous disturbances
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation

• Adult care nursing experience
• Transplant nursing experience (inpatient or outpatient setting)
• Certified Clinical Transplant Coordinator

Usual Orientation Time:

• New Grads: N/A. This is not a position for a new grad
• Specialty Experience: 12-16 weeks
• Experience, but not in specialty area: 16-24 weeks
• Resource: N/A,. This is not a resource position