RN - Surgery

Company: Providence St. Joseph's Health
Location: Snoqualmie
Posted on: January 15, 2022

Job Description:

Description:

Swedish Medical Center is looking for a Registered Nurse (Per Diem, Day Shift) to work in Surgery at Swedish Issaquah in Issaquah, WA.

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional, comprehensive nursing care for patients in an acute care environment. Accountable for the delivery of coordinated, safe, compassionate, therapeutic, evidence-based quality care to patients and families, based on individual physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, and appropriate care strategies throughout the lifespan.

In this position you will:

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• Assess, identify appropriate nursing diagnoses, plans, implements and evaluates patients' care. Develop, update and coordinate the patient's plan of care to achieve patient goals and to optimize outcomes and transitions across the care continuum. Monitor, record and communicate patient condition as appropriate. Perform and maintain currency of essential competencies as required by specific area of hire and populations served
  
  
• Effectively advocate for ethical and holistic care by partnering in care planning to promote the autonomy, dignity, rights, values and beliefs of those we serve
  
  
• Foster a learning environment for patient/families, nursing, and other members of the healthcare team including students; facilitate formal and informal learning for patient/families, nursing, other members of the healthcare team, and community
  
  
• Accountable for safety, identify and correct problems, and integrate evidence, and best practice into nursing care; use data and evidence to improve patient outcomes. Align patient safety, self-safety and environmental safety as equally important for best outcomes
  
  
  
  Qualifications:
  
  Required qualifications for this position include:
  
  
  
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  • Nursing degree/diploma required upon hire
    
    
  • All Registered Nurses without a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Nursing must obtain a Bachelor's degree in Nursing or higher within 6 years of hire
    
    
  • A RN with 20 years of RN experience will not be required to obtain a BSN
    
    
  • Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis at each facility by the most senior administrative nursing leader in consultation with the Human Resources leader
    
    
  • Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Washington
    
    
  • Current BLS certification upon hire
    
    
  • 12 months acute care experience working with the patient population similar to department of hire or completion of the specialty residency located at that facility
    
    
    
    Preferred qualifications for this position include:
    
    
    
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    • Bachelor's degree in nursing upon hire
      
      
    • National Certification in area of specialty
      
      
      
      About the Issaquah Campus:
      
      With advances in technology, an environmentally friendly design and new hospital infrastructure, the campus is designed to be different. The new campus provides a broad range of inpatient and outpatient medical services including oncology, cardiac care, obstetrics, pediatric specialty care, emergency services, primary care and a host of other medical and surgical services and specialists.
      
      We offer comprehensive, best-in-class benefits to our caregivers. For more information, visit
      
      https://swedish.jobs/why-swedish/#benefits-rewards
      
      Our Mission
      
      Our Mission is to improve the health and well-being of each person we serve.
      
      Our Vision is Health for a Better World.
      
      About Us
      
      Swedish is the largest not-for-profit health care system in the greater Seattle area. It is comprised of five hospital campuses (First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, Edmonds and Issaquah); emergency rooms and specialty center in Redmond (East King County) and the Mill Creek area in Everett; and Swedish Medical Group, a network of more than 128 primary care and specialty care locations throughout the greater Puget Sound area. Swedish employs nearly 13,000 caregivers (all employees), including nearly 1,400 providers. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we're committed to caring for the people in our region and beyond. Swedish is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Swedish does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, protected veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
      
      Schedule: On Call
      
      Shift: Day
      
      Job Category: Surgical Services (Intraop)
      
      Location: Washington-Issaquah
      
      Work Locations: Issaquah Main Bldg (WA171) 751 Ne Blakely Dr Issaquah, 98029
      
      Req ID: 317158

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