Registered Nurse (RN) - P/T Nights

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Description

Registered Nurse (RN) Hospital - P/T Nights

Primary Focus:

Provides personal individualized care to patients/patients utilizing the Nursing Care Plan in collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary team to deliver quality care.

Description

Registered Nurse [RN] - Part-Time Nights

12-hour shifts 

Base Pay $43.47 - $74.95 / hour DOE, includes applicable shift differentials

Union position

Essential Functions: 

• Obtains nursing history that is comprehensive of present condition and performs basic physical assessment, indicating knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathology.
• Collects data in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on the biophysical, psychosocial, self-care, health maintenance, discharge planning, and environmental needs of the patient.
• Supports, promotes, and follows department and facility policies, procedures, goals, and standards of care.
• Functions as a clinical resource to address patient/family education needs.
• Identifies emergent situations and responds appropriately.
• Identifies abnormal diagnostic data and demonstrates a fundamental understanding of its implications by reporting information to the Health Care Provider.
• Initiates/maintains plan of care based on established priorities, essential needs and available resources. Assess on an ongoing basis the effectiveness of intervention and revises the plan of care as needed.
• Performs competently those technical skills considered basic to the scope of service. (IV therapy, treatments, catheter insertion, NG insertion. CPR, etc.).
• Decisions and performance reflect knowledge of facts, evidence-based research and best practices, diseases, injuries, care required and standard of care for the specific population on the unit.
• Knowledge of medications and IV fluids and their correct administration, based on the age of the patient and their clinical condition. (Start IV fluids & medications).
• Knowledge of cardiac monitoring; can identify arrhythmias.
• Knowledge and skill in operating essential equipment on all units and completes annual proficiency skills reviews.
• Draws, processes, results laboratory tests, performs QC when lab personnel not available. Complete annual laboratory competency.
• Arranges for ambulance services or other emergency transports as required.
• Responsible for ER triage, admit, initial assessments, ongoing assessments, documentation and discharge with-in scope of practice.
• Ensures ER cleaned after use and replaces necessary equipment and supplies.
• Knowledge and skills appropriate for all nursing units (North Wing, West Wing, ER, and Outpatient Services) and competent ability to work in all nursing units of OMHC.
• Works collaboratively with peer and team members using tactful, diplomatic communication techniques in potentially sensitive or emotionally charged situations.
• Demonstrates the ability to make decisions, take appropriate action and follow tasks through to completion.
• Knowledge of Electronic Health Records (admitting, appropriate documentation required for each patient type, physician orders, and discharge)
• Employee is aware of and actively promotes facility goal relative to practicing antimicrobial stewardship and prevention of antimicrobial overuse.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings and in-services, projects or committees as assigned or requested.
• Follows up with appropriate staff, patients or other individuals regarding reported incidents, complaints, problems, and concerns.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

  Benefits Include:  

• We have 6 paid holidays a year, as well as
• Generous paid PTO vacation time along with EIB sick leave, with PTO Cash back availability.

Required Education and Certification

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program and current licensure in the State of Washington as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Active on the Registry for WA State
• Current BLS upon hire and for duration of employment
• Current ACLS and PALS certification upon hire or within 3 months of hire
• Current TNCC training and certification upon hire or within 1 year of hire