Resident Nurse - $5,000 Sign-On Bonus - 9457

Resident Nurse

Department:
Acute Care CVH Exempt:
No

Schedule:

DAYS - VARIABLE Position Type:
Full Time 0.6 FTE or More FTE: 0.900000 Base Wage $43.68 to $82.65

Location:

Cascade Valley Hospital

The Nurse Resident is responsible to the Department Director or Manager. They will be under the direction of a preceptor and shall be responsible for direct care of a limited number of patients, commensurate with nurse's progress towards competent. Direct patient care assignments for the resident nurse will gradually increase as competency is demonstrated to and validated by the preceptor and/or clinical education staff.

Each resident will receive a written copy of the objectives and goals of the residency and shall receive periodic objective feedback throughout the residency.

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 ongoing assessment and revised plan of care based on new data and patient's condition.
• Teaches patient/significant other appropriate health information in a timely manner and shares written and visual informational material.
• Performs direct patient care, utilizing established policies, procedures and standards.
• 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.
• Adheres to Administrative SRH/Nursing Service policies.
• Contributes to the achievement of Quality Improvement and participate in QI activities.
• Demonstrates the ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner in order to meet current needs.
• Attends scheduled Nurse Residency classroom sessions and monthly check-in meetings.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of all policies and procedures and ability to reference them from appropriate sources.

Education:

RN required.

Experience/Training: A Registered Nurse whose clinical experience after graduation is less than six months (1,040 paid hours); or who is returning to practice with no current clinical training or experience.

License/

Certifications:

Washington State RN License required. AHA (American Heart Association) Health Care Provider BLS 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 talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift or move objects and patients weighing over 50 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to focus.

Skagit Regional Health offers a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, 457b/401a (retirement), long term disability, and paid time off to all employees holding an FTE of 20 or more hours per week. Eligible employees also receive sick time pay.