Registered Nurse Emergency

CommonSpirit Health•Silverdale, WA

About The Position

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is hiring a Registered Nurse to provide emergency department nursing care. The RN delivers compassionate, individualized, comprehensive care; performs assessments and skilled procedures; implements and evaluates patient care plans; and collaborates with an interdisciplinary team to support optimal patient outcomes. The role requires sound critical thinking, a patient-first approach, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. The nurse follows department and hospital policies, safety and risk-management procedures, and regulatory standards, while keeping current with relevant developments and requirements. Responsibilities include administering and documenting medications as ordered, assessing patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral, developmental, and spiritual needs, gathering relevant data, planning and providing holistic nursing care, evaluating interventions, and preparing patients for discharge and coordinating post-discharge needs. The RN communicates effectively with patients and care teams, taking cultural considerations and the populations served into account. The nurse documents care and patient status according to nursing standards, responds to changes in condition and reassessment findings, ensures physician orders are appropriate and accurately executed, meets mandatory requirements and deadlines, and pursues professional growth.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Washington Registered Nurse license, upon hire.
Basic Life Support (CPR), upon hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 60 days.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 12 months, or Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course within 12 months.
Trauma Nurse Core Course within 12 months.
New graduates or RNs without emergency department or critical care experience must successfully complete the E.D. residency program.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
One year of related work experience in an acute care setting.
Previous E.D. experience current within the last two years, or critical care experience current within the last two years.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program, upon hire.
Certified Emergency Nurse, 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 and document medications as ordered and in accordance with hospital policy.
Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral/emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs; gather relevant patient-care data.
Plan care based on initial and ongoing assessments; implement appropriate interventions and evaluate outcomes.
Provide holistic, comprehensive, professional nursing care within the scope of practice.
Prepare patients for discharge and help coordinate post-discharge needs.
Use available communication tools and materials effectively, considering how patient cultures may affect communication, collaboration, and care.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to the department’s defined patient populations.
Practice competently and engage in professional growth opportunities.
Meet deadlines for mandatory requirements and maintain self-accountability.
Document care and patient status using the nursing process and applicable standards of care, including changes in condition, responses to interventions, and reassessments.
Receive physician orders and ensure their appropriateness, accuracy, timeliness, and execution.