RN - Surgical, Night Shift

Job Description

Description

PeaceHealth is offering a full-time position on the Surgical inpatient unit at St. John Medical Center in Longview, Washington.  In this .90 FTE role you will work three 12-hour Night shifts each week  providing care to our  post surgery patients,  general and orthopedic surgery.   

We offer you :

Hourly compensation starts at $40.02, more depending on experience, plus additional pay for advanced degrees and specialty certifications.

• Relocation Assistance 

• Comprehensive benefits package including tuition reimbursement and CE.  

• A mission driven healthcare system 

• A hospital on the Magnet Journey

 Located just 40 miles North of Portland, Oregon, St. John Medical Center is a 150-bed acute care medical center serving a population of appx 165,000 in Southwest Washington and surrounding Oregon communities. 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. 

Must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 including 2 doses of a 2-dose series or 1 dose of a 1-dose series plus 14 days beyond the final dose prior to start date.

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.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

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

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:

• Graduate of an accredited school/college of nursing required.
• BSN or current enrollment in BSN program preferred.
• Specialty certification preferred.

EXPERIENCE/TRAINING:

• One year of experience as a registered nurse,  or applied for and accepted into New Grad 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.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION:

• Washington State RN license required.

• AHA Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) required at date of hire
• Certification specific to clinical area preferred.

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.

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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.