Legacy Health·Portland, Oregon
Provide high-quality, compassionate direct care to patients in the Intermediate Care Unit, focusing on cardiac, stroke, and transplant recovery. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to assess, plan, and implement holistic patient care and documentation.
Overview Join Our Intermediate Care IMCU as a Registered Nurse (RN) at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center!
At Legacy Health, we’re a community that values compassionate care, teamwork, and nursing expertise.
We're looking for skilled RNs to join our team at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, where you’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact on patients’ lives.
About Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center: Located in vibrant Northwest Portland, Legacy Good Samaritan is known for its cutting-edge care and specialty programs, including cancer care, neurology, kidney transplantation, and more.
About IMCU (Intermediate Care Unit): The IMCU is a 22-bed unit providing care for cardiac patients, strokes, kidney transplants, thoracotomies, and home ventilators.
With an average census of 16 patients, we offer advanced care in a supportive, team-oriented environment.
Your Role as a Registered Nurse (RN): As a key member of our team, you will provide compassionate, high-quality care, working with physicians, specialists, and other healthcare professionals.
You’ll assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care to ensure the best outcomes.
Provide direct, compassionate patient care while adhering to Legacy Health’s high standards for patient assessment, care delivery, and transfer. Work with interdisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated, holistic care for every patient. Advocate for patients by offering education and emotional support, helping them navigate their health journeys. Leverage cutting-edge electronic health systems to accurately document patient information and provide seamless care.
What We’re Looking For: Education: Graduation from an accredited nursing program as required by licensure. BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) is strongly preferred. If you’re working towards your BSN, we encourage you to apply! For certain roles, a BSN is required. We also consider RNs without a BSN based on clinical experience and with approval from the Chief Nursing Officer.
Requires a valid RN license, BLS certification, and at least one year of nursing experience or completion of a residency program. A BSN is strongly preferred, and acute care experience with telemetry skills is required.
Market context
In Oregon, nursing roles are typically in steady demand across hospitals, clinics, and long-term care settings, especially for candidates with acute-care experience and current licensure. These positions can be competitive because employers often look for an accredited nursing degree, an active RN license, BLS certification, and prior experience, with added value for those who can complete NIH Stroke Scale certification quickly. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save research time, then confirm your license status and prepare examples of recent patient-care experience before applying.