Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Room, Full Time, Day Shift

Island Health Careers•Anacortes, WA

173d•$37 - $70•Onsite

About The Position

Island Health is offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus for an experienced Emergency Department Registered Nurse for our Day Shift at our hospital in Anacortes, WA. Work Schedule: 0.9 FTE / 36 hours per week Day Shift Salary Range: $36.90 - $69.95 $5,000 Sign-On Bonus Night Differential - $4.75 Evening Differential - $3.25 Weekend Differential - $4.00 BSN (or higher) premium - $1.00/hour Certification premium - $1.00/hour For Information on Employee Benefits and WSNA Contract Why Choose Island Health? Whether you’re a new grad or experienced in your field and considering a change, we invite you to explore a wide range of careers at Island Health with exceptional benefits including: Medical, Vision, & Dental Insurance Paid Time Off Extended Illness Benefit Life Insurance Long-Term Disability Vested Retirement Contribution Flexible Spending Account Tuition Reimbursement Employee Assistance Program Employee Recognition Events And More!

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
Current Washington State RN License
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification
Current Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification current or completed within 60 days of hire
Trauma Nurse Care Curriculum (TNCC) proof of completion at least once in career
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) completion within 60 days of hire
Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) completion within 90 days of hire
Trauma Nurse Care Curriculum (TNCC) completion within 6 months of hire

Responsibilities

Provide direct care to patients from infancy to adulthood
Demonstrates understanding of triage principles of life-threatening, urgent, and non-emergent categories of ED patients, and takes appropriate actions.
Administers prescribed medications and treatments, determining correct dosage calculations of prescribed medications in accordance with approved nursing standards.
Utilizes 5 step nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation) to provide patient care.
Participates in communication and problem solving with patient/significant other, health team members and other departments.
Assesses knowledge level of patient/significant other and determines patient’s priority of felt needs.
Teaches patients about their health needs including treatments, self-care, precautions, and access to future assistance by the health care team.
Documents appropriate components of the nursing process according to established standards.
8 hours of stroke or related education per year.