Rn Jobs in Tacoma, VA

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Washington State RN license, or another current state license required for the state of practice.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers at hire, unless the nurse holds an accepted appropriate life-support certification for the practice area; PEARS or PALS may be accepted in lieu of BLS, but ACLS is not accepted as a substitute.
• Psychiatric Unit nurses must obtain PEARS within six months of employment and maintain it thereafter.
• Psychiatric Unit nurses must obtain Safety Care Certification through internal training within three months of hire and maintain current annual certification.
• Prior experience in a pediatric-related health care setting or a specific area of nursing may be required for certain departments.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, family-centered patient care.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care using the Nursing Care Process.
• Collaborate with patients, families, significant others, and members of the health care team.
• Participate in individualized treatment planning within an interdisciplinary care model.
• Provide or support behavior management in a milieu setting, patient and family/caregiver education, group activities, individual and family support, psychotropic medication management, and limited medical nursing services.
• Supervise and delegate tasks to Nurse Technicians, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Medical Assistants, Certified Nursing Assistants, and others when required and permitted by state rules.
• Incorporate organizational initiatives into daily work, including continuous performance improvement, value-based behaviors, error prevention, patient safety, and workforce inclusion, diversity, equity, and access.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• 403(b)
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement