Staff Nurse

Staff Nurse

Department:
Emergency Medicine SVH Exempt:
No

Schedule:

DAYS - VARIABLE Position Type:
Full Time 0.6 FTE or More FTE: 0.700000 Base Wage $43.64 to $79.57

Location:

Skagit Valley Hospital

The Staff Registered Nurse is responsible to the Department Director or 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. Cares for patients of all ages.

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 revises plan of care based on new data and patient's condition.
• Communicates with the physician regarding patient needs, the nursing assessments, and recommendations on a daily basis, and as needed.
• 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.
• Administers medications and IV's according to policy and procedure.
• Observes and documents patient's response to pertinent medications.
• Participates in economical utilization of supplies and ensures that equipment is maintained in a clean and safe manner.
• Demonstrates flexibility to perform duties wherever volume deems it necessary within SRH.
• 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.
• Complies with SVH's infection control policies and procedures including Body Substance Isolation (BSI) and the Exposure Control Plan.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Manager or Designee.

Education:

RN required, BSN preferred. Knowledge of fundamentals of nursing practice and emergency nursing.

Experience/Training:
Registered nurse with a minimum of two years' experience in emergency department nursing preferred.

License/

Certifications:

Current Washington State RN License required. Current American Heart Association ACLS required. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required 6 months after hire. Current TNCC and ENPC required, within 18 months of hire date. CEN preferred. Current NIHSS stroke scale certification required within 6 months of hire.

Other

Skills:

Demonstrates ability and appropriate technical skills when administering treatments and procedures in accordance with physician's orders and policies and procedures. Demonstrates necessary skills and knowledge to provide care for patients according to SVH and unit specific policies and procedures. Demonstrates ability to handle emergency situations in a prompt, precise, and professional manner. 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 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.