Certified Nurses Aide - PreOp/PACU

Northwest ASC has an opening for a Certified Nurses Aide-PreOp/PACU  

 

Northwest Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) is a multi-specialty, ambulatory surgical center located in the northwest section of Portland, OR.   We believe health and care are inseparable. We focus on offering a high quality, service oriented environment for your surgical procedure. Our facility is accredited by Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. 

 

 

What You Will Do (Job Summary):

Provides direct patient care by assisting patients with changing linens, ambulation, and transport.  Maintains a clean and orderly patient care environment.  Assists during patient examinations and procedures. Obtains and records patient vital signs, provides nutritional intake and reports results and observations.  Communicates with patients regarding pre-op instructions and assists RNs as needed. Assist patients post procedures. Demonstrates the primary goal of efficiently providing surgical services that exceed customer expectations and improve clinical and financial operations.

 

Monday-Friday daytime work schedule

NO call required

NO Nights, NO Weekends, NO Holiday work hours

 

 

What We Offer   (based on status)                              

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Paid time off (vacation & sick leave) - Starting PTO accrual is 15 days per year.  
• 401k retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, AD&D, auto & home insurance.

Required Skills:

 

• High School Diploma or GED 
• Completion of Nurses Aide training program. 
• CNA certification required 
• Patient care experience needed 
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification accredited by AHA 
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills 

 

 

 

Who We Are

We are part of a much larger team with United Surgical Partners International (USPI).  At USPI, we create relationships that create better care. We partner with physicians and healthcare systems to provide first-class ambulatory solutions throughout the United States. We are committed to providing surgical services in the most efficient and clinically excellent manner.

USPI is committed to, and proud of our inclusive culture. An inclusive culture, in our view, is respectful of differences and nurtures and supports the contributions of each individual, while also embracing and leveraging diversity. A diverse workforce, combined with an inclusive culture, makes USPI stronger and better able to meet the needs of our diverse patient and physician population.