RN - Surgical

Job Description

Description

PeaceHealth Nursing is a highly respected team of caring and compassionate professionals recognized for holistic evidence-based care through innovation, stewardship, and collaborative relationships with patients, families, caregivers, and our communities. If you’re seeking an organization dedicated to exceptional medicine and compassionate care, consider joining our Surgical inpatient nursing team at St. John Medical Center.

• Full-time, .9 FTE, Night shift RN position available on our Surgical specialty nursing units who care for general surgery and orthopedic patients.

We offer you:

• A Hiring Bonus & Relocation Assistance
• Student Loan Repayment Program

• Hourly compensation is $37.83- $73.90; hiring rate dependent on qualifications and professional experience, and terms of St. John WSNA Collective Bargaining Agreement,sjmc wsna contract

• Additional pay for BSN, MSN, DPN, and specialty nursing certifications
• Comprehensive benefits package effective the first of the month following start date.
• A supportive leadership team
• A mission driven healthcare system

Located 45 minutes North of Portland, St. John Medical Center is a 177-Bed acute care hospital with a level III trauma center that is part of PeaceHealth, a non-profit mission drive healthcare system. The Longview-Kelso area offers the best of both worlds, a peaceful lifestyle and natural beauty of a family-orientated community of 60,000, with close proximity to the Pacific Ocean, Mountains, and the urban amenities of both Portland and Seattle.

JOB SUMMARY

Provides professional nursing direct patient care in compliance with professional practice and unit standards. Promotes a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach towards patients, families and all members of the care delivery team.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care needs.
2. Documents patient care in the healthcare record according to established standards.
3. Directs and delegates care to other team members in accordance with their education, credentials, and demonstrated competence.
4. Ensures own professional effectiveness through education and professional development.
5. Participates in the development of and maintains established hospital policies, procedures and objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection prevention program.
6. Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Graduate of an accredited school/college of nursing required.
• One year of experience as a registered nurse or new grad hired into nurse residency program.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patient’s needs.
• Washington State RN license required at date of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required at date of hire.
• ACLS required within 6 months of hire.

OTHER SKILLS:

• Demonstrated ability to promote positive interpersonal relationships and patient/family centered work environment.
• Able to support and interpret medical center philosophy, policy, and procedures.
• Basic computer skills

LONGVIEW WSNA PHYSICAL/COGNITIVE REQUIREMENTS:

• Work requires active physical exertion up to 33% of the time.
• Ability to lift objects weighing 80 lbs. or less.
• Work requires frequent exposure to minor cold, heat, poor ventilation, or sharp instruments. Reasonably anticipated exposure to blood and body fluids once per month or more.
• Duties require the ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail (more than 65% of work time).

This position is represented by a collective bargaining agreement. There may be more than one opening on this posting.

Benefits: PeaceHealth is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers: physical, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual. We offer caregivers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. Some of the many benefits included in this package are full medical/dental/vision coverage; 403b retirement plan employer base and matching contributions; paid time off; employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buyup coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; wellness benefits, and expanded EAP and mental health program.

See how PeaceHealth is committed to Inclusivity, Respect for Diversity and Cultural Humility.

For full consideration of your skills and abilities, please attach a current resume with your application. EEO Affirmative Action Employer/Vets/Disabled in accordance with applicable local, state, or federal laws.

PeaceHealth requires a completed Primary Vaccine Series (e.g., 2 dose monovalent Pfizer, Moderna or Novavax series or 1 dose J&J vaccine series) or be Up to Date (receiving the most recent Pfizer/Moderna bivalent vaccine/booster) for COVID-19 vaccination prior to their start date. PeaceHealth has a medical and religious exemption request process for those that are unable to receive the COVID-19 primary vaccine series due to medical/religious reasons. For caregivers that will be working in Oregon there is a personal vaccine exemption form that may be requested.