RN Break Relief Med Surg

St. Joseph Medical Center•Tacoma, WA

1d•$48 - $90

About The Position

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will provide compassionate, high-quality, individualized care to support patients’ well-being and recovery. The role involves making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, implementing and evaluating patient care plans, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to achieve optimal patient outcomes. Success requires keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, a patient-first mindset, urgency, and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment. The RN adheres to department and hospital policies and procedures, including safety, risk management, and regulatory standards, and keeps current with relevant trends and requirements. The RN administers and documents medications as ordered and in accordance with hospital policy; assesses patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral/emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs; gathers relevant care data; plans and provides holistic nursing care; evaluates interventions; and assists with discharge preparation and coordination of post-discharge needs. The RN uses communication tools and demonstrates cultural competence, understands the needs of the populations served, maintains professional competence and growth, completes mandatory requirements on time, documents care and patient status using the nursing process, and ensures physician orders are appropriate, accurate, timely, and executed.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Registered Nurse: Washington (WA).
Basic Life Support (CPR).

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
One year of related work experience in an acute care setting.

Responsibilities

Adhere to department and hospital policies and procedures, including safety, risk management, and regulatory standards.
Keep abreast of trends, developments, and regulatory requirements within the role’s scope of responsibility.
Administer, oversee, and document medications as ordered by the healthcare practitioner and in accordance with hospital policy.
Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral/emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs and gather data relevant to care.
Plan and provide holistic, comprehensive, professional nursing care; implement appropriate interventions and evaluate outcomes.
Prepare patients for discharge and assist with coordinating post-discharge needs.
Use available communication tools and materials effectively and demonstrate cultural sensitivity and competence in care delivery.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to the department’s defined patient populations.
Maintain competent professional practice, pursue professional growth opportunities, and meet deadlines for mandatory requirements.
Document care delivered and patient status in accordance with FHS standards, including changes in condition, responses to interventions, and reassessments.
Receive and ensure the appropriateness, accuracy, and timeliness of physician orders and their execution.