Registered Nurse; RN - Surgical Services Day Shift

Registered Nurse (RN) - Surgical Services, Full-Time, Day Shift

Island Health is offering a $20,000 sign-on bonus for an experienced Surgical Services Registered Nurse for our Day Shift at our hospital in Anacortes, WA.

• 1.0 FTE / 40 Hours a week
• 10-hour shifts
• Day Shift

Salary Range: $36.90 - $69.95

• $20,000 Sign-On Bonus
• Night Differential - $4.75
• Evening Differential - $3.25
• Weekend Differential - $4.00
• BSN (or higher) premium - $1.00/hour
• Certification premium - $1.00/hour

Benefits include:

• Medical, Vision, & Dental Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Extended Illness Benefit
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability
• Vested Retirement Contribution
• Flexible Spending Account
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Recognition Events

Surgical Services Registered Nurse

Job Responsibilities:

• Utilizes the nursing process as a basis of care.
• Accountable for administration of, observation, charting and reporting effects of drugs, intravenous procedure, other therapeutic and diagnostic measures in a safe and accurate manner.
• Responsible for appraising cleanliness of room and operational efficiency of equipment, reporting and solving any problems prior to the patient's admission.
• Identifies patient by name, checks name band and chart.
• Informs surgeon and anesthesiologist of any pertinent observations regarding symptoms or reactions.
• Performs pre-op physical assessment according to protocol.
• Takes nursing history in reference to reason for hospitalization, allergies, physical limitations/special considerations influencing positioning and care during surgery.
• Communicates with appropriate O.R. nurses and anesthesiologist regarding information gathered from patient interviews.
• Operating Room Nurses provide direct and individualized nursing care to patients based on the application of scientific nursing principles.

In addition to general nursing care, responsibilities of OR Nurses include:

• Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans
• Conducts pre- and post-operative education
• Serves as the communication liaison to family and members of the operating team
• Takes and monitors patients’ vital signs
• Ensures that operating on correct patient and the correct procedure is being performed
• Provides basic, bedside care
• Prepares and administers (orally, subcutaneously, through an IV) and records prescribed medications.
• Responds to life-saving situations based upon nursing standards and protocol
• Records all care information concisely, accurately and completely, in a timely manner, in the appropriate format and on the appropriate forms
• Preps operating room for patient/procedure
• Initiates corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology
• Monitors patients’ physical and emotional well-being throughout the care continuum
• Initiates patient education plan, as prescribed by physician.

Job Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Current Washington State Registered Nurse License
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification
• Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification
• Previous inter-operative experience required.
• Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) Certification preferred
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree preferred

Island Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.