Registered Nurse, (RN) - Acute Care, Full Time, Day Shift

At Island Health, people are at the center of everything we do. As a part of the Acute Care / Med Surg Nursing 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

• Location: Anacortes, WA, Onsite
• Schedule: Full Time / 0.9 FTE per week
• Salary Range: $37.64 – $69.95 per hour
• Sign-on Bonus: $10,000 for eligible new hires
• Shift Differentials:
  • Night: +$4.75/hr
  • Weekend: +$4.00/hr
  • BSN Premium: +$1.00/hr
  • Certification Premium: +$1.00/hr

For Information on Employee Benefits and WSNA Contract

What you will be doing:

• Utilizes 5 step nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation) to provide service needed for patient care. Acknowledges, coordinates and implements diagnostic and therapeutic orders of each patient.
• Accepts responsibility for knowing State Nurse Practice Act, current hospital policies, procedures, and standards of care.
• Accountable for administration of, observation, charting and reporting effects of drugs, intravenous procedures, other therapeutic and diagnostic measures in a safe and accurate manner, in accordance with the hospital and nursing department policies and within the framework of the rules and regulations of the State of Washington.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to operate necessary equipment.
• Performs in a manner which demonstrates knowledge of technical skills.
• Acts as a resource person regarding patient care, specialty area and development of other staff.
• Establishes treatment priorities based on medical and nursing diagnoses.
• Assumes all responsibilities of a clinical staff nurse by providing direct patient care to patients from infancy through adulthood.
• Understands and supports principles of clinical pathways
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing standards.
• Documents relevant information accurately and legibly in clear, concise terms, utilizing appropriate charting methods as approved by Nursing Administration.
• Respects patients’ right to privacy and confidentiality, serving as an advocate as necessary.
• Keeps coordinator informed of status and progress of patients so coordinator may better carry out his/her responsibilities for assignments and staffing.
• Assesses knowledge level of patient/significant other, participates with patient/significant other in goal development to meet needs.
• Develops teaching plan and evaluates outcome.
• Documents appropriate components of the nursing process according to established standards.
• Assesses staffing need to provide quality care and requests additional help when needed, and forgoes additional staffing when not needed. Participates in performance evaluation by preparing a self-evaluation.
• Strives for excellence and safety in patient care, and as necessary, challenges/or corrects errors of peers to ensure patient safety and well-being, participating in peer review.
• Attends workshops and in-services which meet areas of skill development needs or continuing education interest, as defined at time of hire or in annual evaluation.
• Understands unit quality goals and supports efforts to achieve these goals.
• Provides leadership in patient safety reporting errors, near-misses, and implementing changes appropriately.
• Maintains security of medications; assumes responsibility for counting controlled substances.
• Maintains security of patient belongings.
• Maintains equipment for patient care and reports malfunctions.
• Maintains supply inventory for patient care.
• Completes assignment within the established time frame.
• 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 levels.

What you will bring to the role:

• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing
• Current WA State Nursing License
• Current BLS Certification
• Current ACLS Certification
• Minimum of one year experience in an Acute Care