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Form of workThe Registered Nurse position in the Emergency Department provides direct care for patients. Responsibilities include assisting, supporting, and educating patients and their family members of the process of their illness, the treatment plan, and discharge plan. This position adheres to physician orders and properly documents in patients records. This position maintains patient privacy and confidentiality at all times.
Join our team and learn why Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics has been repeatedly named one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States. Share in our vision of being a leader in innovative, caring, and personalized healthcare while enjoying our competitive benefits package for Full Time and part time employees.
Our benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and retirement options (403(b) & 457). Medical insurance begins on day one. Add-on compensation for hourly positions rewards additional training and education. Differentials apply for evening, night, and weekend shifts. Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual is based on hours worked and encompasses holiday, sick, and vacation time. Full time employees (80 hours per pay period) can accrue 23 8-hour PTO days per year, which increases with longevity.
Position Details
Full Time
72 hours per pay period (two weeks)
Wage range: $36.00 - $66.50 DOE
Promotes a Positive Working Environment
- Conducts oneself in line with organization's mission, values and standards of behavior.
- Accepts change and challenges with a positive attitude.
- Consistently adheres to organizational policy.
Communicates Effectively
- Builds relationships and works collaboratively with other staff.
- Provides timely operational updates to supervisor.
- Responds to communications in a timely manner.
Performs Duties Efficiently and Effectively
- Follows procedures.
- Acts in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
General Direct Patient Care
- Provides direct care to assigned patients.
- Performs admissions, discharges and transfers using current and consistent handover process by assisting others with patient's activities and care.
- Reviews and appropriately implements physician's orders for all assigned patients.
- Safely and properly administers medications and treatments.
- Notifies appropriate nursing and medical staff to changes in the patient's status.
- Performs or assists others in performing proper aseptic techniques, isolation procedures and infection control measures.
- Maintains patient's privacy and confidentiality at all times.
- Cares for patients in the optimum clinical environment.
- Adheres to all nursing and hospital wide policies and procedures.
- Participates in all hospital and nursing communication.
- Maintains effective interdisciplinary communication.
- Consults with physicians and other members of the care team.
- Participates in and supervises patient's meal and special dietary requirements.
- Effectively listens to and resolves concerns/complaints, escalates up the chain of command as needed.
- Monitors all risk management processes.
- Floats to other departments as driven by patient need, including areas such as MSU, OB, and Perioperative Services.
Patient Documentation
- Builds patient specific plan of care.
- Maintains appropriate documentation in all assigned patient records.
- Evaluates and reassesses care given, update patient specific plan of care to achieve desired outcomes.
- Reviews documentation of instructions, teaching topics, and patient response with the Nurse Manager or designee.
Patient Education
- Utilizes all practical opportunities to educate the patient and their families.
- Involves patient's families and significant others as an essential piece of patient centered care.
- Assesses patient's understanding of and compliance with instructions and health care teaching.
Required Qualifications
- Licensed as an RN in the State of Washington.
- AHA BLS certified and maintained while employed.
- ACLS, PALS, and TNCC certified within six (6) months of hire and maintained while employed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- Previous hospital experience.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
Why WHMC?
This is a great time to join the Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics team!
- Full-Time RNs will receive $10,000 as a sign-on initiative
- All Part-Time positions (36-59 hours per pay period) will receive $1,500 as a sign-on initiative
- All Part-Time positions (less than 36 hours per pay period) will receive $1,000 as a sign-on initiative
- Night shift differential of $8.00
- OR and OB RNs will receive Specialty pay of $6.00
- Proud site of the Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program
Rewarding career. Competitive salary. Outstanding benefits.
- Job Family Clinical
- Job Function DIRECT PATIENT CARE
- Pay Type Hourly
- Min Hiring Rate $36.00
- Max Hiring Rate $66.50
