Registered Nurse Emergency
About The Position
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department at St. Michael Medical Center, the primary acute and emergency care site for the Kitsap Peninsula. The 52-room department uses an open-floor model to support visibility, patient safety, and team nursing. Nurses collaborate with doctors, ED technicians, and social workers to provide emergency care. The department includes a rooftop helicopter landing pad, cardiac and stroke center certifications, Level III trauma designation with two critical-care bays, and a front-end process with six fast-track and five triage rooms. The Registered Nurse provides compassionate, high-quality, individualized nursing care. The role involves assessing patients, performing skilled procedures, implementing and evaluating care plans, administering and documenting medications, and coordinating discharge needs. The RN works collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team in a fast-paced environment and provides holistic care within the scope of practice. The successful candidate demonstrates strong assessment and critical-thinking skills, urgency, a patient-first mindset, cultural competence, professional accountability, and commitment to ongoing growth. New graduates and RNs without emergency department or critical care experience may qualify upon successful completion of the ED residency program.
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 ED or critical care experience must successfully complete the ED residency program.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- One year of related work experience in an acute care setting.
- Previous ED experience current within the last two years, or critical care experience current within the last two years, or 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.
- Stay current on trends, developments, and regulatory requirements within the role’s scope of responsibility.
- Administer, oversee, and document medications as ordered and in accordance with hospital policy.
- Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral or emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs, and gather relevant care data.
- Plan care based on initial and ongoing assessments.
- Provide holistic, comprehensive, professional nursing care within the scope of practice.
- Implement patient interventions and evaluate outcomes.
- Prepare patients for discharge and help coordinate post-discharge needs.
- Use available communication tools and materials effectively, accounting for how patient cultures may affect communication, collaboration, and care.
- Demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to the patient populations served by the department.
- Maintain competent professional practice and engage in opportunities for professional growth.
- Meet deadlines for mandatory requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
