Registered Nurse

CommonSpirit Health • Silverdale, WA

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About The Position

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for a newly formed Medical Surgical Unit at St. Michael Medical Center. This 24/7 Short Stay unit has 18 private Med-Tele rooms and serves patients who need ongoing diagnostic testing or observation before discharge or admission. Stays are typically less than 24–48 hours, and nurses coordinate care amid fast-paced patient turnover while promptly building rapport and involving patients in their care. The patient population includes people experiencing chest pain, stroke, congestive heart failure exacerbation, uncontrolled hypertension, dehydration, and post-procedural recovery following cardiac catheterization or short-stay surgery.

The Registered Nurse provides compassionate, high-quality, holistic, professional care that is patient- and family-centered, safe, respectful, and cost-efficient. The role requires strong assessment and critical-thinking skills, a patient-first mindset, urgency, and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment.

The nurse follows hospital and department policies, safety and regulatory standards; administers and documents medications as ordered; assesses patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral/emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs; gathers relevant care data; plans and implements interventions; evaluates outcomes; and prepares patients for discharge while helping coordinate post-discharge needs. The nurse also uses available communication tools effectively and demonstrates knowledge and skills appropriate to the populations served.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Registered Nurse: Washington (WA) license, upon hire.
• Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification.
• Quarterly American Heart Association Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification after hire, using resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not accepted for CommonSpirit Health compliance.
• Keen assessment skills, acute critical-thinking skills, a patient-first mindset, and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment.

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.
• Keep abreast of trends, developments, and regulatory requirements relevant to the assigned scope of responsibility.
• Administer, oversee, and document medications as ordered by a healthcare practitioner and according to hospital policy, including topical, oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intravenous medications.
• Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral/emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs, and gather data relevant to their care.
• Plan and provide holistic, comprehensive, professional nursing care within the scope of practice.
• Implement appropriate patient interventions and evaluate outcomes.
• Prepare patients for discharge and assist with coordinating post-discharge needs.
• Use available communication tools and materials effectively, taking into account how patient cultures may affect communication, collaboration, and care.
• Demonstrate knowledge and proper skills for the department’s defined patient populations.

What This Job Offers

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