Registered Nurse (RN)-Surgical Services

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

With 20+ hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations.

Job Description

The registered professional nurse (RN) is accountable for the coordination of nursing care, including direct patient care patient/family education and transitions of care.  The RN supports professional nursing practice across practice settings and across the continuum of care to meet the needs of the patient and family.  The RN will function within the Shriners Children's Professional Model (FOCUSED), which includes accountability for planning, implementing, evaluating and communicating all phases of nursing care for assigned patients.  The ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice provide a basis for the practice of the RN.  The RN provides leadership through activities such as preceptor role, informal and formal leadership roles, and quality improvement efforts.  The RN delegates patient care according to skill level, experience, patient acuity, fiscal accountability and availability of resources.  The RN possesses excellent communication skills; is skillful in mentoring and teaching and may participate on committees or projects. Shriners Portland is looking for a Pediatric RN to join our Surgical Services team!

Key Responsibilities:

• Assesses comprehensive data including but not limited to physical, psychosocial, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual needs and interprets assessment information to derive the diagnosis or issues as defined by the patients condition.

• Modifies the individualized plan of care according to the ongoing assessment and reevaluation of the patient's response, status, and outcome indicators. 

• Documents the expected outcomes as measurable goals and the plan in a manner that uses standardized language or recognized terminology.

• Implements the plan of care in partnership with the patient, family and health-care team members in a timely manner utilizing evidence-based interventions and treatments specific to the needs of the patient.

• Utilizes teaching strategies appropriate to the individual patient's condition and learning needs.

• Evaluates the patient/family's understanding of and response to the plan of care.

• Maintains a professional and therapeutic nurse-patient relationship and serves as a patient advocate assisting patients.

• Utilizes current evidence-based nursing knowledge, including research findings, to guide and evaluate practice.

Required Qualifications:

• RN license in state of practice

• Basic Life Support (BLS)

• PALS

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's in nursing

• 2 years in an Acute Care Hospital

• Experience in Pediatric Specialty of the hospital