Jobs in Portland, OR

About the role

This recruitment will be used to fill on-call positions. We have a minimum required availability expectations set by management. As a On-Call Community Health Nurse (CHN) you will provide professional and compassionate healthcare services to detained individuals starting at intake with triage, care planning and management of their care while in custody,  until they are released to the community or transferred to another facility. As a community health nurse in Corrections Health, you will help serve in our three Correctional Health facilities.

What you'll bring

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• We will consider any combination of relevant work experience, volunteering, education, and transferable skills as qualifying unless an item or section is labeled required.
• Possession of an appropriate and valid license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
• A Associate's degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program
• BLS/CPR certification required
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary setting fostering a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment
• Experience providing services to diverse and vulnerable communities
• Multnomah County COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement: To protect the health of the community and employees, Multnomah County requires employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved medical or religious exemption as a qualification of employment.
• The rule applies to all employees, as allowable by law.
• Candidates who receive an offer of County employment must provide proof of vaccination upon hire or submit an exception request prior to their start date.
• However, keep in mind we may consider some or all of the following when identifying the most qualified candidates.