RN WOCN - Per Diem, Day Shift

Adventist Health•Marysville, WA

16h

About The Position

Adventist Health and Rideout is seeking a registered professional nurse to assume responsibility and accountability for a group of patients during a designated shift. The nurse prescribes care using the nursing process, consistent with the medical plan of care and informed by input from patients and significant others. The role collaborates with physicians and other healthcare team members to coordinate patient care, incorporates teaching and discharge planning into care plans, and delegates appropriate care activities to nursing staff according to their competence and legal scope of practice. Patient populations may range from neonatal through geriatric, depending on the assigned unit. This is a union-represented position governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice is required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy is required.
Receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter where applicable; medical and religious exemptions may apply.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN).
Acute care facility experience.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from an approved vendor per Adventist Health policy.
Dysrhythmia.

Responsibilities

Assess patients, develop and implement individualized plans of care, evaluate their effectiveness and patients’ progress toward goals, and modify plans as needed.
Consider patients’ age-specific, cultural, and spiritual needs and collaborate with other disciplines on plans of care.
Apply knowledge of illnesses, injuries, diseases, developmental stages, and pharmacology when providing care and administering medications and IV therapy.
Provide patient and family education throughout care, assess learning needs, select appropriate teaching activities and materials, and evaluate effectiveness.
Respond to patient emergencies and disasters according to established protocols, and perform emergency procedures such as CPR.
Oversee patient care and challenge or correct errors to promote patient safety and wellbeing.
Report patient observations, reactions, and problems promptly to appropriate persons.
Make clinical decisions and solve problems during the assigned shift; set priorities and respond to workload changes.
Ensure continuity of care by processing and following through on physician orders and treatment plans.
Advocate for patients and intervene as needed to preserve their rights.
Delegate appropriately to CNAs and student nurses based on their clinical competence and scope of practice.
Practice according to the California Nurse Practice Act and maintain awareness of professional responsibilities and legal scope of practice.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, staff, physicians, and coworkers using appropriate resources.
Document assessments, nursing interventions, and care provided.
Perform technical aspects of patient care according to policy and procedure, adapting techniques to patients’ age and needs while maintaining accuracy and comfort.
Use patient-care equipment safely, including electric beds, infusion pumps, mechanical lifts, suction devices, physiologic monitors, and traction equipment.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.