GI Services RN

CommonSpirit Health•Burien, WA

About The Position

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is hiring a Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing care in GI services. The RN delivers compassionate, individualized care by assessing patients, planning and implementing care, performing skilled procedures, administering medications, and evaluating patient outcomes. The role collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to support patient recovery and optimal outcomes, prepares patients for discharge, and helps coordinate post-discharge needs. The RN follows department and hospital policies, safety and risk-management practices, and regulatory standards, while maintaining awareness of relevant developments and requirements. The position also requires culturally sensitive communication, knowledge of the patient populations served, accurate documentation, and ongoing professional development and accountability for mandatory requirements.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Previous GI Lab experience, or graduation as a new nurse with a senior practicum in a specialty area such as critical care, ED, PACU, or GI.
Washington Registered Nurse licensure upon hire.
Basic Life Support (CPR) certification upon hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification within 90 days.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
One year of related work experience in an acute care setting upon hire.
Two years of experience within the past three years in an acute care setting such as Med/Surg, ICU, PCU, or PACU.
Certified Gastroenterology RN upon hire.
Critical RN Adult/Neonatal/Pediatric/Acute certification upon hire.
Certified Emergency Nurse certification upon hire.

Responsibilities

Follow department and hospital policies and procedures, including safety, risk management, and regulatory standards.
Keep current with trends, developments, and regulatory requirements relevant to the role.
Administer, oversee, and document medications as ordered and in accordance with hospital policy.
Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral/emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs, and gather relevant care data.
Plan and provide holistic, comprehensive nursing care based on initial and ongoing assessments.
Implement appropriate patient interventions and evaluate outcomes.
Prepare patients for discharge and help coordinate post-discharge needs.
Use available communication tools and materials effectively, with sensitivity to how culture can affect communication, collaboration, and care.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to the department’s patient populations.
Maintain competent professional practice and pursue opportunities for professional growth.
Meet deadlines for mandatory requirements.
Document care and patient status using the nursing process and FHS standards, including changes in condition, responses to interventions, and reassessments.
Receive and ensure the appropriateness, accuracy, timeliness, and execution of physician orders.