RN - 19514620

Yakima Memorial Hospital • Yakima, WA

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides comprehensive, compassionate nursing care to a diverse patient population at a non-profit community hospital. The role includes caring for patients with medical and cardiac conditions, post-cath lab patients, and oncology patients as needed. The nurse may float within their scope to support different hospital units. Shifts are 7 AM to 7 PM or 7 PM to 7 AM, with a rotation of at least two weekends per month. Weekend nights are Friday and Saturday; Sunday nights do not count as weekend nights. Scrub colors are flexible.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of nursing experience.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Competency in reading, interpreting, and measuring cardiac rhythms.
• Ability to care for patients receiving BiPAP and high-flow oxygen therapy.
• Comfort working with a high volume of post-cath lab procedures, including TR band management.
• Commitment to providing compassionate care to underserved populations.

Nice To Haves

• For first-time travelers, at least 2 years of total experience, including 1 year in a progressive care unit (PCU), will be considered.
• Fluency in Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Deliver general nursing care, including tracheostomy care, chest tube maintenance, and central line management.
• Provide post-cath lab care and monitor patients with TR bands and other cardiac procedures.
• Administer and manage titratable medications, including diltiazem, amiodarone, heparin, digoxin, Bumex, and Lasix.
• Care for patients with diabetes, gastrointestinal and genitourinary issues, COVID-19, pneumonia, acute mental status changes, acute kidney injury, and other medical conditions.
• Provide care for cardiac patients with conditions such as congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, and NSTEMI.
• Assist in caring for oncology patients as needed.
• Float within scope to support different units throughout the hospital.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed