Additional Position Details: Union Position | FTE: 0.15 | On Call | 3rd Shift - Nights Patterned

External candidates may be eligible for a Recruitment Bonus and/or Relocation Assistance!
Questions? Please contact Michelle Tramblie at michelle.tramblie@asante.org

Position Summary
The Critical Care Outreach Nurse (CCON) is a resource for members of the multidisciplinary team and exists to improve patient safety and reduction of clinical risks through collaborative clinical assessment, consultation, and timely intervention to high risk patients. The CCON models expert clinical skills, promotes best practices, supports ongoing team education, and facilitates clear communication among team members, patients, and families. Collects data to assess performance and identify improvement opportunities in work flow for at risk or deteriorating patients.

As a Critical Care Outreach Nurse at Asante, you will have the opportunity to:

• Work with medical/surgical floor charges nurses and health information systems to identify high risk patients and eliminate failure to rescue opportunities.
• Assess patient needs and monitor patient response in collaboration with bedside RN.
• Collaborate with health care team to promote best patient outcomes by providing education and guidance to team members.
• Provide clinical consultation for complex critical patients in the ICU and CCU.
• Assist and support staff with clinical decision making and troubleshooting patient care needs and issues.
• Support critical care with implementation of best practice preventive measures to improve patient outcomes .
• Partner with Emergency Department in time sensitive situations. Initially include target populations of septic patients, therapeutic hypothermia, fast track cardiac surgery and STEMI patients, and fast track to ICU patients (trauma, mechanical ventilation).

Qualifications
Education

• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred

Experience

• 3 years critical care nursing experience required
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred

Licensure/Certifications

• RN: Registered Nurse licensed by Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN) required upon start
• BLS: Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider certified through the American Heart Association (AHA) required upon start
• ACLS: Advanced Cardiac Life Support certified through the AHA required upon start
• TNCC: Trauma Nurse Core Course within 6 months of hire
• PALS: Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 6 months of hire

Preferred Certifications

• CCRN: Critical Care Registered Nurse registered by American Association of Critical Care Nurses

What We Offer for Full-time and Part-time Positions

• Progressive nursing pay - including earning more with a preferred unit-designated specialty certification and/or your BSN!
• Comprehensive Total Rewards package including medical, dental, vision, wellness; retirement plan with up to a 6% employer contribution; and a generous paid time off policy that increases with years of service
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

What We Offer Our Flexible Workforce (Per diem/On-call)

• Progressive nursing pay - including earning more with a preferred unit-designated specialty certification and/or your BSN!
• An additional 15% on top of the base hourly rate (if not an employee already in a benefited position)
• Excellent retirement package with up to a 6% employer contribution
• Benefit option available through the Asante Flexible Workforce plan

Why Asante
Asante is more than a great hospital system in an amazing location. We are a community of passionate providers and service-focused caregivers who collaborate to deliver amazing patient outcomes; a place where titles don't matter as much as your creativity, drive, and passion. Our culture, values and people create an environment of sustained medical excellence. For more on our story and award-winning health care, click HERE .
More About Asante and Southern Oregon
Asante is a local, community owned and governed, not-for-profit organization that provides comprehensive health care services to more than 550,000 people in a nine-county area of Southern Oregon and Northern California. It includes Asante Ashland Community Hospital in Ashland, Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford, Asante Three Rivers Medical Center in Grants Pass, Asante Physician Partners throughout the Rogue Valley, and additional health care partnerships. Virtually all medical specialties and services are represented within an organization dedicated to providing exceptional care. With over 5,000 employees, Asante's entities offer outstanding opportunities for career advancement and professional growth. At Asante your work positively impacts your family, friends, neighbors and the community. Experience the difference in how you work, how you live and how you connect.

At Asante we are defined by our values - traits that guide us as we serve patients and the community:

Excellence - Respect - Honesty - Service - Teamwork

Asante is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to employ and advance in employment women, minorities, qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.