Registered Nurse

Position: Registered Nurse (2025-0597)

Job Details

Title: Registered Nurse )

Location: VMC Main Campus, Renton, WA

Department: NICU

Shift: Nights

Type: Full Time

FTE: 0.9

Salary Range: $46.94 – $85.76 per hour, depending on experience

Job Overview

The staff registered nurse (RN) is a licensed professional who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. The RN provides safe, quality care to these patients using the nursing process as the foundation for clinical practice. The RN reports to the Nurse Manager or Assistant Nurse Manager and works in the NICU.

Prerequisites

• BSN preferred
• Current licensure to practice as a registered nurse in Washington state
• Successful completion of a graduate nurse residency program orientation or at least six months’ experience as a registered nurse
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers required

Preferred for Advancement to Charge Nurse Role

• BSN
• Two years’ practice in clinical nursing/leadership in the area of responsibility preferred
• Unit‑specific prerequisites (see addendum)

General Qualifications

• Demonstrates leadership skills with the ability to lead and manage a team, utilize clinical judgment, innovate, and think systems‑wise
• Communicates effectively orally and in writing
• Adheres to the Professional Appearance Policy
• Exhibits effective interpersonal skills that are community‑centered, compassionate, and meet the needs of diverse and vulnerable populations
• Communicates and works effectively with patients of all ages and developmental stages
• Provides excellent customer service skills within a caring environment
• Functions within ANA Standards and the Nurse Practice Act
• Accesses and communicates information electronically, including order entry, e‑mail, and computer documentation
• Self‑directed in advancing professional practice through continuing education and research

Physical and Mental Demands, Environment, and Working Conditions

The RN must be able to safely lift and move patients following VMC’s Safe Patient Handling guidelines. This includes lifting up to 40 pounds, operating patient lifting equipment, stooping, bending, reaching, crouching, squatting, standing, and walking for extended periods required for patient care. Full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity, eye‑hand coordination, corrected vision, normal hearing, and color distinction are required.

Essential

Responsibilities and Competencies

• Assesses, guides, directs, and facilitates workflow on the unit; recognizes when the charge nurse should assume a patient assignment and assumes that role
• Respects patient acuity, continuity of care, staff competency, and admission, transfer, and discharge activity when assigning staff
• Mentors staff, float, and agency personnel regarding unit/department/hospital policies, procedures, standards, and annual goals and objectives
• Integrates new staff and agency staff into the unit culture
• Leads and serves as a role model for clinical staff
• Acts as a clinical resource to unit staff; demonstrates safe use of patient care equipment and trains others to use equipment safely
• Identifies resource RN for LPN, PCA, and MST as necessary
• Monitors and evaluates nursing care given to each patient through direct observation, consultation, and patient rounds
• Assesses unit/environmental safety during patient rounds and reports/corrects deficiencies
• Maintains awareness of Joint Commission standards, state codes, and practice acts; monitors documentation and compliance and facilitates rapid turnaround cycles
• Demonstrates excellent customer service skills
• Responds to patient and family concerns or complaints
• Reports significant events (patient, staff, physician, visitor) to supervisors and activates the chain of command per policy
• Provides input into performance appraisal of clinical staff on the assigned shift by documenting feedback and communicating concerns to the manager/supervisor
• Evaluates and provides adequate coverage for breaks
• Maintains fiscal responsibility by monitoring and adjusting staffing during the shift and determining staffing needs for the following shift using sound clinical judgment
• Accepts personal responsibility to maintain competencies for direct patient care and team leadership
• Communicates and collaborates with bed placement and the clinical resource to ensure expedited clinical placement

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