Registered Nurse

St Michael Medical Center • Silverdale, WA

3d • $48 - $86

About The Position

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for a new Medical Surgical Unit at St. Michael Medical Center. The 24/7 unit has 18 private medical-telemetry rooms and serves patients requiring ongoing diagnostic testing or observation before discharge or admission. Patient stays are typically less than 24–48 hours, making the unit fast-paced and requiring nurses to coordinate care amid rapid patient turnover. The patient population includes people experiencing chest pain, stroke, congestive heart failure exacerbation, uncontrolled hypertension, dehydration, and recovery after cardiac catheterization or short-stay surgery.

Nurses provide compassionate, high-quality, safe, respectful, patient- and family-centered care. They quickly establish rapport with patients and involve them in their care. The role calls for strong assessment skills, acute critical thinking, a patient-first mindset, urgency, and dedication to excellence.

The organization describes itself as a healthcare provider serving the Puget Sound area, with 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites, and emphasizes whole-person care, research, education, collaboration, and professional healthcare in modern, well-equipped facilities.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing, upon hire.
• Registered Nurse credential for Washington State, upon hire.
• Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification.
• Complete quarterly American Heart Association Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification after hire through resources internal to the facility; external RQI competency resources are not accepted for CommonSpirit Health compliance.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• One year of related work experience in an acute care setting, upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Follow department and hospital policies and procedures, including safety, risk management, and regulatory standards; stay informed about relevant trends, developments, and regulatory requirements.
• Administer, oversee, and document medications as ordered by a healthcare practitioner and in accordance with hospital policy, including topical, oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intravenous medications.
• Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral/emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs; gather relevant care data; plan and provide holistic nursing care within the scope of practice; implement interventions and evaluate outcomes.
• Prepare patients for discharge and help coordinate post-discharge needs.
• Use available communication tools and materials effectively and account for how patients’ cultures may affect communication, collaboration, and the provision of care, treatment, and services.
• Demonstrate knowledge and appropriate skills for the specific patient populations served by the department.
• Coordinate care in a fast-paced unit with short patient stays, quickly establish rapport, and involve patients in their own care.

What This Job Offers

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