Staff Nurse Pre-Operative Clinic - $5,000 SIGN ON BONUS - 9171

Staff Nurse Pre-Operative Clinic

Department: Perioperative Services SVH Exempt: No Schedule: DAYS - VARIABLE Position Type: Full Time 0.6 FTE or More FTE: 1.000000 Base Wage $43.64 to $79.57 Location: Skagit Valley Hospital

The Staff Registered Nurse is responsible to the Department Director/Manager and is to be clinically competent; delivers care to patients utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. Effectively interacts with patients, significant others, and other health team members while maintaining standards of professional nursing.

Essential Functions:

• Assesses the patient; collects and documents the patient's current health status and medical history.
• Plans/Implements; sets priorities for nursing action in a logical sequence according to patient's needs and formulates a plan of care by the appropriate selection of Nurse Practice Standards.
• Evaluates; performs assessment and revises plan of care based on new data and patient's condition.
• Communicates with the physician regarding patient needs, the nursing assessments, and recommendations, and as needed.
• Teaches patient/significant other appropriate health information in a timely manner and shares written and visual informational material.
• Performs indirect patient care, utilizing established procedures, policies, and standards.
• Maintains a clean, neat, and safe environment for patients and staff according to policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates sound judgment by taking appropriate actions regarding questionable findings or concerns.
• Consistently demonstrates the ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner in order to meet current needs.
• Attends required annual in service programs. Participates in continuing education activities and obtains required contact hours.

Education: RN required, BSN preferred. Knowledge of fundamentals of nursing practice, Med/Surg nursing, PACU and/or ICU nursing.

Experience/Training: Registered Nurse with a minimum of two years recent nursing experience in Surgical, PACU, or ICU experience preferred.

License/Certifications: Current Washington State RN License required. AHA (American Heart Association) Health Care Provider Certification BLS required.

Other Skills: Demonstrates necessary skills and knowledge to provide care for patients according to SVH and unit specific policies and procedures. Provides personal patient care to provide comfort and well-being to the patient, acknowledging physiological and psychological needs. Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills required.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; when working in office. The employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Repetitive tasks such as typing, sitting, answering phones, and interacting with computers and computer systems most of the day is a function of the position. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus. This position requires working in an indoor, environmentally controlled environment when in the office.