RN - Surgical Short Stay Unit

Company: Providence St. Joseph's Health
Location: Fox Island
Posted on: January 16, 2022

Job Description:

Description:

Providence is calling a Registered Nurse (RN) (0.9 FTE, Night Shift) to work in the Surgical Short Stay Unit at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, WA.

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The Registered Nurse (RN) will provide 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. Practices in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act in the state of employment, the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses, and the ANA scope and standards of practice. Key functions and specific skills for the job are found in the unit specific onboarding checklist and in standards that are applicable to the specialty.

In this position you will:

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• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate 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; facilitates formal and informal learning for patient/families, nursing, other members of the healthcare team, and community
  
  
• Be accountable for safety, identifies and corrects problems, and integrates evidence, and best practice into nursing care; uses data and evidence to improve patient outcomes
  
  
• Align patient safety, self-safety and environmental safety as equally important for best outcomes
  
  
• Engage in ongoing professional development; practices to the top of license within the legal parameters of the Nurse Practice Act, the Nursing Social Policy Statement, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, and specialty standards
  
  
• Promotes a culture of inquiry that explores, integrates and disseminates research and evidence based practice
  
  
  
  Qualifications:
  
  Required qualifications for this position include:
  
  
  
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  • Nursing degree/diploma upon hire
    
    
  • Bachelor's degree in Nursing or higher within three (3) years of hire
    
    
  • A RN with twenty (20) years of RN experience will not be required to obtain a BSN
    
    
  • Unencumbered RN license in state(s) of hire, and wherever care is delivered
    
    
  • If RN holds a multi-state license through the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), the RN must adhere to the requirements of licensure in the new state(s) of hire.
    
    
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) card must be from the following authorized governing bodies:
    
    
  • American Heart Association (AHA) - (BLS Provider),
    
    
  • American Red Cross (ARC) - (BLS for Health Care Provider), - or-
    
    
  • Military Training Network (MTN) - (BLS Provider) upon hire
    
    
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 90 days of hire
    
    
  • One (1) year of acute care experience working with the patient population similar to Surgical Short Stay Unit - or- completion of the specialty residency located at Providence St. Peter Hospital
    
    
    
    Preferred qualifications for this position include:
    
    
    
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    • Bachelor's degree in nursing upon hire
      
      
    • National certification inSurgical Short Stay Unit
      
      
      
      About the hospital you will serve.
      
      Providence St. Peter Hospital is a 390-bed, not-for-profit regional teaching hospital. Located in Olympia, WA, St. Peter offers comprehensive rehabilitation, medical, surgical and behavioral health services. We have been ranked as one of the top 100 hospitals and as one of 10 premier healthcare employers in the nation and have recently achieved the coveted Magnet--" recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center--. Our hospital rests on a 173-acre campus, much of which includes natural forest and preserved wetlands that maintain a healing environment for patients and staff.
      
      We offer comprehensive, best-in-class benefits to our caregivers. For more information, visit
      
      https://www.providenceiscalling.jobs/rewards-benefits/
      
      Our Mission
      
      As expressions of God's healing love, witnessed through the ministry of Jesus, we are steadfast in serving all, especially those who are poor and vulnerable.
      
      About Us
      
      Providence is a comprehensive not-for-profit network of hospitals, care centers, health plans, physicians, clinics, home health care and services continuing a more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable. Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Providence does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
      
      Schedule: Full-time
      
      Shift: Night
      
      Job Category: Surgical Services (Intraop)
      
      Location: Washington-Olympia
      
      Req ID: 327920

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