Registered Nurse, (RN) - Acute Care/Med Surg, Part Time, Night Shift

Island Health•Anacortes, WA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Island Health is looking for an experienced Acute Care Unit Registered Nurse for a Part-time Night shift at their hospital in Anacortes, WA. This position is 0.75 FTE, working approximately 20 hours per week, with a 3x12 shift schedule. The role involves utilizing the nursing process to provide patient care, coordinating and implementing diagnostic and therapeutic orders, and adhering to state regulations and hospital policies. The nurse will administer medications, monitor patient responses, identify emergent situations, and operate necessary equipment. They will also act as a resource for patient care and staff development, establish treatment priorities, and understand clinical pathways. The position requires strong communication and interpersonal skills, including accurate documentation, respecting patient confidentiality, and responding sensitively to patients, families, and colleagues. Professionalism and leadership are also key, involving support for hospital policies, assessing staffing needs, participating in self-evaluations, striving for excellence and safety in patient care, and participating in staff meetings and unit standard formulation. The nurse will also play a role in patient safety by implementing safety goals and reporting errors.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current licensure in Washington State required.
Current BLS certification

Nice To Haves

A minimum of one (1) year of clinical experience in an acute hospital setting preferred

Responsibilities

Utilizes 5 step nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation) to provide service needed for patient care.
Acknowledges, coordinates and implements diagnostic and therapeutic orders of each patient.
Accepts responsibility for knowing State Nurse Practice Act, current hospital policies, procedures, and standards of care.
Accountable for administration of, observation, charting and reporting effects of drugs, intravenous procedure, other therapeutic and diagnostic measures in a safe and accurate manner, in accordance with the hospital and nursing department policies and within the framework of the rules and regulations of the State of Washington.
Identifies emergent situations, and is able to perform in a calm and professional manner during the emergency situation.
Demonstrates knowledge and ability to operate necessary equipment.
Performs in a manner which demonstrates knowledge of technical skills.
Acts as a resource person regarding patient care, specialty area and development of other staff.
Establishes treatment priorities based on medical and nursing diagnoses.
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and can identify each patient's/employee’s requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs.
Understands and supports principles of clinical pathways.
Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing standards.
Documents relevant information accurately and legibly in clear, concise terms, utilizing appropriate charting methods as approved by Nursing Administration.
Respects patients’ right to privacy and confidentiality, serving as an advocate as necessary.
Responds in a constructive and sensitive manner to the verbal and non-verbal behavior of patients, families and visitors.
Responds in a constructive and sensitive manner to the verbal and non-verbal behavior of peers and other hospital personnel promoting good working relationships.
Keeps supervisor informed of status and progress of patients so coordinator may better carry out his/her responsibilities for assignments and staffing.
Assesses knowledge level of patient/significant other, participates with patient/significant other in goal development to meet needs.
Develops teaching plan and evaluates outcome.
Documents appropriate components of the nursing process according to established standards.
Accepts, supports, and implements hospital and nursing department policies and programs, enhancing the development of the same by making recommendations for change.
Assesses staffing need to provide quality care and requests additional help when needed, and forgoes additional staffing when not needed. Accepts constructive criticism and takes action to improve.
Participates in performance evaluation by preparing a self-evaluation.
Strives for excellence and safety in patient care, and as necessary, challenges/or corrects errors of peers to ensure patient safety and well-being, participating in peer review.
Attends workshops and in-services which meet areas of skill development needs or continuing education interest, as defined at time of hire or in annual evaluation.
Attends and participates at staff meetings.
Participates in formulation and implementation of unit standards.
Provides leadership in patient safety by reading sentinel event alerts, implementing patient safety goals, reporting errors, near-misses, and implementing appropriately.