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:

• Highly desirable working environment: nursing staff is welcoming, encouraging, and provides ongoing support
• You will be mentored by nurses across the WCC units as you orient and continue to grow your clinical practice
• Enjoy the camaraderie and collaboration between nurses and providers in the unit; providers are always available for questions and have a strong presence on the unit
• Join a team where you will focus on two specialties within Women’s and Children’s; if you want to continue to grow your skills you can also cross-train in Labor, Post-partum, Pediatrics and NICU, without needing to re-apply or transfer departments
• Nursing leadership in WCC cultivates a culture of growth and learning; there are many opportunities to get involved and make your voice heard by joining unit-based committees

About the Department:

• We’re a small community hospital with many of the resources available to big hospitals; our OB hospitalist team, respiratory therapists, CRNAs and midwives are all in-house and available 24/7
• Level 2 NICU, Pediatric and low-to-moderate risk LDRP services provided
• Ensure an outstanding patient experience in private rooms, where patients can labor, deliver, recover and be discharged all from the same room for their comfort
• Our holistic approach includes welcoming doulas and midwives, participating in the Home Birth Transfer Partnership, supporting pain management alternatives and providing a jacuzzi tub in every room
• Find fulfillment in serving Hillsboro and its surrounding communities, located in Oregon’s most diverse county

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:

LDRP

·       Provides holistic patient centered care to mothers from antepartum, intrapartum, and delivery through postpartum and newborn care. 

·       Triages patients for signs of preterm labor, active labor, pregnancy complications and other medical related concerns.

·       Performs fetal and maternal monitoring.

·       Assists and manages patients in active labor as part of the interdisciplinary team. Nursing roles include but not limited to, induction assistance, medication administration, pain management, labor support, and education.

·       Collaborates with leadership team, physicians or midwife, lactation nurse, and NICU nurse.

·       Performs newborn assessments and care.

·       Assists with cesarean sections and other obstetric surgical procedures as operating room circulating RN.

·       Supports postpartum breastfeeding in alignment with Baby Friendly Initiative.

·       Assess and support psychosocial needs of the family while providing education and reassurance.

·       Assists with fetal demise and providing patient-family support.

·       Maintains organization electronic medical record documentation requirements.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Required Qualifications:

• Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Current Registered Nurse license in the State of Oregon
• American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS
• NRP required within six (6) months of hire
• S.T.A.B.L.E. required withing six (6) months of hire

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.