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About The Position

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Washington State RN licensure.
• Healthcare Provider (HCP) level BLS (Basic Life Support) certification from AHA or equivalent within 30 days of hire.
• Ability to perform the primary functions of a Registered Nurse in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for assigned patients.
• Critical-thinking skills, including seeking resources for direction, independent problem-solving, logical and deliberate decision-making, and accountability.
• Practice within legal and ethical guidelines.
• Crisis-management ability.
• Competence in caring for patients across the age continuum.
• Competence with equipment listed on the department-specific checklist.
• Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including frequent standing, walking, lifting, reaching, kneeling, bending, stooping, pushing, and pulling; lifting or carrying up to 30 pounds; and, with assistance, lifting and pushing or pulling 60 to 300 pounds as often as 20 times per 8-to-12-hour shift.
• Manual dexterity to ambulate for 8 to 12 hours per shift and manage multiple pieces of equipment, tubes, and invasive lines.
• Physical strength to perform CPR at bedside or on the floor and to perform the described patient-care movements and equipment use.
• Mental faculties to assess and make decisions in the management of acutely ill patients.
• Good reading eyesight, ability to see clearly at 20 feet or more, judge distance and space relationships, and see peripherally; visual acuity to observe assessment data and use documentation tools.
• Emotional stability to manage high stress over 8 to 12 hours, fast-paced activity, changing patient conditions, emotional demands, and working relationships.
• Ability to communicate verbally and/or in writing for accurate information exchange with healthcare professionals, patients, families, and the public.

Nice To Haves

• Acute-care registered nurse experience.
• At least one year of RN experience for specialty nursing departments.
• CAPA or CPAN certification.

Responsibilities

• Assess and collect data, focusing on patients’ physiologic, psychosocial, and cognitive status.
• Implement patient care knowledgeably, skillfully, consistently, and continuously in accordance with established procedures, policies, and care plans.
• Identify patient and significant-other learning needs and readiness, and provide patient teaching as defined by policy and care plans.
• Document in patient charts using electronic medical records and/or paper processes, in accordance with policy and regulatory requirements.
• Respect patient, significant-other, and family rights without regard to protected characteristics or ability to pay.
• Delegate patient care activities appropriately and effectively supervise assigned coworkers.
• Organize work and set priorities using critical thinking, and use lines of authority appropriately.
• When functioning as Charge Nurse, delegate or reassign patient assignments; assist with or inform staff about admissions, discharges, and transfers; coordinate break coverage; help staff problem-solve; and serve as a unit lead.
• Maintain professional growth through seminars, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep current with developments in the field.
• Follow safety requirements, including those related to security, MSDS, equipment, infection control, fire, disaster, safe lifting, and body mechanics.
• Comply with organization policies, procedures, and labor agreements.
• Interact courteously and efficiently with team members and support groups in keeping with organizational values.
• Maintain professional conduct and appearance and handle additional management-assigned accountabilities to organizational standards.
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