Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Room, Full Time, Night Shift - $10,000 Sign-on

Island Health Careers•Anacortes, WA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse for our Emergency Department is responsible for providing primary patient care in the Emergency Department including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. At Island Health, people are at the center of everything we do. As a part of the Emergency Department team, you’ll play a vital role in supporting our mission to care for those who care for others. You’ll help create a positive and seamless experience for every team member — ensuring they feel valued, supported, and heard.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing
Current Washington State RN License
Nurses with Emergency Department Experience: Current AHA BLS certification, Current AHA ACLS certification, Current ENPC or PALS current or completed within 60 days of hire, Trauma Nurse Care Curriculum (TNCC) proof of completion at least once in career
Nurses without Emergency Department Experience: Current AHA BLS certification, Current AHA ACLS certification, PALS completion within 60 days of hire, ENPC completion within 90 days of hire, Trauma Nurse Care Curriculum (TNCC) completion within 6 months of hire.
Can identify emergent situations, and is able to perform in a calm and professional manner during the emergency situation.
Can demonstrate 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.
Ability to respond in a constructive and sensitive manner to the verbal and non-verbal behavior of patients, families, visitors, peers, and other hospital personnel.
Ability to accept constructive criticism and take action to improve.
Ability to perform position responsibilities with emotional maturity

Responsibilities

Provide direct care to patients from infancy to adulthood
Demonstrates understanding of triage principles of life-threatening, urgent, and non-emergent categories of ED patients, and takes appropriate actions.
Administers prescribed medications and treatments, determining correct dosage calculations of prescribed medications in accordance with approved nursing standards.
Utilizes 5 step nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation) to provide patient care.
Participates in communication and problem solving with patient/significant other, health team members and other departments.
Assesses knowledge level of patient/significant other and determines patient’s priority of felt
Teaches patients about their health needs including treatments, self -care, precautions, and access to future assistance by the health care team.
Documents appropriate components of the nursing process according to established standards.
Assesses own learning needs and establishes priorities and develops action plan.
Promotes and maintains a high level of confidentiality for self and others.
Respects the rights of
Gives input to annual budget
Must have demonstrated ability to interact positively with Administration, Directors, Managers, Supervisors, peers, co-workers, subordinates, patients and visitors.
Must meet regular attendance standard and must stay at or below average sick leave utilization
8 hours of stroke or related education per year.
Other duties as delegated by director.