DSHS WSH Registered Nurse 2 - RN
About The Position
Western State Hospital is inviting Registered Nurses to join our nursing team. Our nurses are devoted to compassionate patient care, have a strong work ethic, and display consistently good judgment. Our clients are people with serious and/or long-term behavioral health issues who count on us as they work toward healing and growth. From minor interactions to the countless efforts to promote recovery, we matter, we are needed, and we make a difference in our clients' lives. We're hiring full-time, part-time and on-call RNs. Eligible employees receive an excellent benefits package that rivals any employer in Washington State, and all experience a rewarding career and exciting opportunities to learn and grow. We value our remarkable nursing staff and understand how important they are to our patients, their families, and our facility. If you want to explore inpatient psychiatric nursing and seek to use both your mind and heart to support your patients on their road to recovery, come join our team! We offer a great learning environment, a rewarding career, and opportunities for advancement.
Requirements
- Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Washington State.
- Graduated from an accredited school of professional nursing and have one year of professional nursing experience or college level nursing education.
Nice To Haves
- Fairness, access, and social justice commitment to your work.
Responsibilities
- Develop, lead, document, and direct the clinical care carried out by professional and paraprofessional nursing personnel in compliance with applicable nursing standards of care and practice.
- Assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patients' medical and psychiatry needs with a focus on providing the highest patient-focused quality care possible.
- Serve as the liaison between our patients and their families to educate them in regard to the treatment plan.
- Develop long-term therapeutic relationships with our patients.
Benefits
- Excellent benefits package
- Rewarding career
- Exciting opportunities to learn and grow
- Opportunities for advancement
- Orca Card for transportation needs (for Pierce County employees)
- Evening and Night shifts include shift differential pay
- Additional 5% premium pay for opportunities performed on-site at this work location at least three days a week.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
