RN OR Circulator Part Time

Explore opportunities at The Corvallis Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses. For more than 75 years, our multi-specialty group has been committed to delivering exceptional care to our patients and fulfilling careers to our team members. As a leading clinic in Oregon's mid-Willamette Valley, we serve more than a quarter-million people with offices in Corvallis, Albany and Philomath. Join a team that empowers you from the start and values work-life balance, teamwork and trust. We offer comprehensive benefits and competitive pay. Elevate your career with us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The ASC Nurse, Pre-Op, Post-Op performs nursing functions according to the sequential steps of the nursing process: assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation as defined by the Oregon State Board of Nursing.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Participates and maintains a culture within The Corvallis Clinic that is consistent with the content outlined in the Service and Behavioral Standards Handbook. To this end, employee will be expected to read, have familiarity, and embrace the principles contained within
• Provides nursing care according to the sequential steps of the nursing process: assessment, planning intervention, implementation, and evaluation
• Opens, cleans, and restocks the unit for the day
• Assists in preparation of all necessary medication/equipment involved in patient care
• Admits patient to procedure room/post-operative area, assess and documents patient status, formulates plan of care and completes all physician orders
• Monitors and assesses patient's condition throughout the procedure and/or post-operative period
• Provides instructions, information and counseling to patients and their families as needed
• Assists in all areas, as needed, to balance workload and assure quality patient care
• Improves the quality of care through continuing education and self-evaluation of the effectiveness of care. This includes attendance/participation in most in-services/department meetings and remaining current on clinic/department policies and procedures
• Participates in the orientation and training of new employees

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of registered nursing
• Current unencumbered State of Oregon license as a Registered Nurse
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or ability to complete BLS certification within 90 days of hire
• Current CPR certification, ACLS or able to obtain ACLS within 6 months of hire date
• 3+ years of experience with at least 2 years of experience in critical care, PACU or Medical Surgical Nursing

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current PALS
• Ability to manage emergency situations in a calm and confident manner
• Demonstrated flexibility and leadership with unscheduled procedure changes
• Evidence of working knowledge of the nursing process
• Knowledge of basic clinical skills to provide patient care
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of peri-operative nursing care in the freestanding ambulatory surgery unit
• Demonstrated knowledge of pre and post-operative equipment usage and troubleshooting of such
• Ability to work well with providers, clinical staff and patients
• Ability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously in a busy, fast-paced environment while maintaining quality of work

Work Environment:

• Exposed to patient and environmental conditions, and some unpleasant sights, smells, and contagious diseases

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.