Registered Nurse – Nursing Residency Program

POSITION SUMMARY

Pay range: $49.34/hr - $74.08/hr

The intended start date is February 9th, 2026. *Note that this date may be adjusted based on operational needs.

About the Team:

• Our OR department embodies an all-hands-on-deck approach: teamwork and collaboration are the driving forces behind our success
• You’ll love the tight-knit environment; working closely with familiar faces fosters stronger working relationships
• The size of our OR offers a distinct advantage because here you’ll have the opportunity to rotate through all the specialties and continue to grow professionally
• We prioritize your skill development; you’ll learn both circulating and scrubbing techniques that equip you with versatile skills
• Enjoy a better work/life balance with a light call burden and the same day off every week

About the Department:

Hillsboro Medical Center has 8 Operating Rooms. Our specialties include Ortho, General, Podiatry, Neuro, Gyn, Urology, Bariatrics, Plastics, Vascular, ENT, Ophthalmology, and Gender Affirming Surgery. We also have a DaVinci X and Xi that are used in our bariatric, general, gyn and urology service lines.

The Registered Nurse (RN) resident under the Nursing Residency Program provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities, and patient populations. The Residency Programs are designed to build on the educational foundation of the novice RN. Every participant in the program is responsible for providing safe, holistic care to patients throughout the continuum of this program which is designed to offer up to 6 months of didactic learning and clinical practice preceptorship to achieve the programs core objectives.

Each RN Resident will receive valuable mentorship and skill development within a supportive team environment.

The 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 and meets the standards/expectations of Professional Practice.  Professional accountability enriches the RN’s engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. 

Main Responsibilities:

·       Evaluates own knowledge and nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and evidence-based knowledge; identifies areas of strength and professional growth; sets and achieves professional development goals.

·       Evaluates knowledge and nursing practice of peers, recognizing strengths, providing constructive feedback and maintaining caring and compassionate relationships.

·       Evaluates patient outcomes against quality goals or benchmarks.   Promotes innovation through participation in data collection, data analysis, evidence-based performance improvement plans, nursing or interdisciplinary research, and education about change methods.  

·       Implements direct and indirect nursing care consistent with evidence-based practices, hospital policies and procedures, and scope and standards of practice.

·       Uses an evidence-based decision-making process to determine the patient’s priority goals and care activities.

·       Protects and advocates for patient safety, health and wellbeing.

·       Keeps the patient as the focus when exercising judgment in accepting responsibilities, seeking consultation, and assigning activities to others who carry out nursing care.

·       Acts as a patient advocate by partnering with the person, family, significant others, and caregivers, as appropriate, to implement and evaluate the plan of care.  Assures that the plan is aligned with the patient’s physical, spiritual, and psychosocial goals, initiating changes as appropriate.

·       Delegates and supervises tasks consistent with other caregivers’ scope of practice, adhering to standards, regulations, and role expectations including self-care and collaborative teamwork.

·       Delivers care in a manner that preserves and protects patient autonomy, privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and rights.

Department specific responsibilities during each orientation:

Operating Room (OR)

·       The perioperative nurse, in partnership with other members of the perioperative team provides comprehensive surgical care to patients throughout the lifespan on both a routine and emergent basis.

·       The perioperative RN is responsible for assessing patient risks and needs in the perioperative environment to ensure the safest possible surgical experience. RNs, upon completion of the specialty training program, will be competent in the roles of circulator and scrub nurse.

·       The OR RN is responsible for planning, coordinating and documenting activities including but not limited to the following: strong observation and communication skills, excellent knowledge of aseptic and sterile techniques, vigilant surveillance of sterile field to prevent contamination, strong surgical conscious with the ability to identify and correct issues in real time, proper positioning techniques to maximize surgical visualization while protecting patient from injury, assessment and preparation for fire risk, assessment and prevention of physical and chemical burn risk, understanding of pathophysiology and response to surgical emergencies such as malignant hyperthermia, hemorrhage or laryngospasm, comfort with handling blood and specimens, assist with intubation and various intravascular lines, understanding of medical gasses and their uses, ability to function calmly in a high stress environment, often under time pressure, ability to change direction/plan rapidly, ability to maintain focus and strong attention to detail, ability to sit and stand for long periods of time, physical stamina to be moving/walking for extended periods of the day and to reach high or low to the ground as needed, and understanding of cleaning practices in OR’s. The nurse will need to learn the differences in instrumentation and have basic mechanical abilities.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications:

• Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Current Registered Nurse license in the State of Oregon
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS

Our Competitive Benefit Offerings

• Free and plentiful parking and located one block from MAX station
• Tuition reimbursement and scholarship opportunities
• Certification pay bonus program
• Clinical Ladder Program for Nurses to promote ongoing development, which corresponds to an hourly differential for those who meet requirements
• Affordable medical, dental, and vision plan options for employees and dependents 
• Generous paid time off program for vacation, holidays, and sick time
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match
• Award-winning Wellness Program and employer paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Additional voluntary benefit offerings and discounts at select retail and fitness centers
• Life insurance and basic disability fully employer paid

Additional Posting Information

Hillsboro Medical Center believes in providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals. Recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, working conditions, training, and compensation will be based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, creed, national origin, marital status, family relationship, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. We further commit ourselves to continuing the practical application of this policy in our daily business conduct.