Registered Nurse - Emergency Department - NOC Shift - Req#

Description

About Astria

The Astria Health system, headquartered in the heart of the state of Washington's wine country in the beautiful Yakima Valley, is the largest non-profit healthcare system based in Eastern Washington. Astria Health is the parent non-profit organization of Astria Sunnyside Hospital and Astria Toppenish Hospital and delivers care throughout the Valley through its Astria Health Hospitals and its Astria Ambulatory Care model focused on delivering the highest level of ambulatory and outpatient care in convenient locations in both the Lower and Upper Yakima Valley. Astria Ambulatory Care is designed to meet the changing lifestyles and diverse needs of those living and working throughout the region.

Across our healthcare network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers and opportunities for growth and safe workplaces. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, marketing, or our clinical services in any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for providing exceptional healthcare to our communities motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion, we want to hear from you.


Our operating principles define how we come together as a team to do our work. They reflect Astria Health's unique view on what's important and right - being a leader in providing innovative, exceptional rural healthcare solutions with kindness and dignity. Documenting this core aspect of our culture helps employees make good decisions independently, cultivate trust through accountability, and go beyond the expected. We believe in continuously escalating the bar for talent and performance because we are obsessed with a commitment to excellence and patient care. It also helps candidates consider career opportunities and evaluate whether they will thrive at Astria Health.

Astria Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our team! This position is located at our Astria Toppenish Hospital in the Emergency Department.

Shift: 12 Hour Night Shift. - More shift information will be provided during interview.

What you get to do every day!

The Registered Nurse utilities the nursing process to manage and coordinate the interdisciplinary care of patients of all ages, including pediatric, adult and geriatric. The RN provides individualized care to the patient, family and caregivers and is competent and knowledgeable to provide care to the patient population served. You will:

• Works within the Scope of Practice as defined by RCW Chapter 18.79, WAC 246-840-700, and WAC 246-840-705
• Performs brief physical assessment on each patient assigned, ongoing assessment of vital signs, laboratory results and other pertinent data and prioritizes course of nursing action.
• Effectively communicates significant aspects of patient care and progress in a clear, concise, and timely manner to the physician
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to develop and implement patient care needs.
• Responds promptly to changes in workload, adjusting assignments as necessary to achieve optimal productivity and efficiency.
• Assesses patient systematically, identifying, and prioritizing physiological, psychosocial, environmental, socioeconomic, cultural, educational, spiritual and D/C planning needs.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries.
• Adheres to the core values and standards of the organization

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current WA State RN License
• Current BLS certification
• ACLS and PALS within 6 months of hire
• TNCC within one year of hire

Preferred Qualifications and Education.

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing
• Certified Emergency Nurse Specialty

This position is identified as a safety-sensitive position for which impairment while on the job would present a substantial risk of death. As a condition of employment, you will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration. This position is affiliated with a union.