Registered Nurse

Position: Registered Nurse 1900-0730 - $10k Sign-on Incentive (2025-1400)

Registered Nurse  – $10k Sign-on Incentive )

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Req:

Location:

VMC Main Campus
Department:
Emergency Department

Shift: Nights
Type:
Full Time
FTE: 0.9
City & State:
Renton, WA
Category:
Nursing
Salary Range:
Min $46.94 - Max $85.76/hrly. DOE

Job Overview

The staff RN is a licensed professional who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. This individual provides safe, quality care to these patients utilizing the nursing process as the basis for clinical practice.
Department:
Any patient care area.

Work Hours:

Assigned tour of duty hours.

Reports To:

Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager.

Prerequisites

• BSN preferred.
• Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Washington.
• Successful completion of a graduate nurse residency program orientation or six months' experience as a Registered Nurse.
• AHA BLS for healthcare providers required.

Preferred for Advancement to Charge Nurse Role

• BSN
• Experience—Two years' practice in clinical nursing/leadership in area of responsibility preferred.
• Unit specific prerequisites—see addendum.

General Qualifications

• Demonstrates leadership skills with ability to lead and manage a team, utilize clinical judgment, clinical inquiry, innovation, and systems thinking.
• Able to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
• Adheres to the Professional Appearance Policy.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills that are community-centered, compassionate, and meet the needs of diverse and vulnerable populations.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with the physical and emotional development of all age groups.
• Practices in a caring environment with excellent customer service skills.
• Functions within ANA Standards and Nurse Practice Act.
• Ability to access information and communicate in an electronic environment including but not limited to the use of order entry, e‑mail, and computer documentation skills.
• Self‑directed in advancing professional practice through continuing education and research.

Unique Physical/Mental Demands, Environment And Working Conditions

Must be able to provide safe patient handling, lift from floor to overhead up to 40 pounds, use patient lifting equipment, stoop, bend, reach, crouch, squat, stand, walk for extended periods, achieve full body range of motion, and have corrected vision, hearing to normal range, and ability to distinguish colors.

Performance Responsibilities

Generic

Job Functions:

See Generic Job Description for Clinical Partner.

Essential Responsibilities and Competencies

• Assesses, guides, directs, and facilitates workflow on the unit. Recognizes when it is necessary for the charge nurse to assume a patient assignment and assumes that role.
• Make staff assignments that reflect patient acuity, continuity of patient care, staff competency and the necessity of admit, transfer and discharge activity inherent on all clinical units.
• 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 culture of the unit.
• Functions as a leader and role model for clinical staff.
• Acts as clinical resource to unit staff. Demonstrates safe use of patient care equipment and can teach others to use equipment safely.
• Identifies resource RN for LPN, PCA, and MST as necessary.
• Monitors and evaluates nursing care given to each patient by 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. Routinely monitors documentation, compliance with standards, and facilitates rapid turn‑around cycles.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service skills.
• Responds to patient and family concerns/complaints.
• Reports significant events (patient/staff/physician/visitor) to administrative supervisors/manager and activates the chain of command per policy.
• Provides input into performance appraisal of clinical staff on assigned shift by documenting feedback and/or communicating concerns to manager/supervisor.
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