Samaritan Healthcare
Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Department, Variable
Samaritan Healthcare, Moses Lake, Washington, United States, 98837
Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Department, Variable
This full‑time RN position works 36 hours a week with variable shifts, including rotating weekends. The RN serves as both a caregiver and a care manager, overseeing patient care and supervising other caregivers.
Sign‑On Bonus:
Up to $15,000 sign‑on bonus (external candidates only). Work Environment The RN reports to the Nursing Department Director, House Supervisor, Charge Nurse, and other supervisory staff. The RN works closely with patients, physicians, and other clinicians to ensure optimal patient care and outcomes.
Specific Accountabilities
Performs assessment/data collection, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, and cognitive status.
Implements care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner by utilizing/adhering to predetermined procedures, policies and care plans.
Identifies patient/significant other learning needs, readiness for learning, and implements patient teaching as defined by policy and care plans.
Documents in patient’s chart, via electronic medical records and/or paper processes, per policy and in accordance with all regulatory requirements.
Demonstrates awareness of and sensitivity to patient/significant other and family rights, irrespective of race, age, religion, color, creed, sex, national origin, or any other classification protected by law; and regardless of ability to pay.
Demonstrates appropriate delegation of patient care activities. Functions effectively to supervise assigned coworkers.
Demonstrates effective organization and priority setting utilizing sound critical thinking.
Demonstrates appropriate use of lines of authority.
May be required to function as a Charge Nurse to include: delegation of patient assignment/re‑assignment; assists/informs with admits, discharges, and transfers; coordinates staff coverage for breaks; helps staff problem‑solve; serves as a lead for unit.
Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.
Functions with awareness of/adherence to safety requirements. This includes, but is not limited to: security and safety, understanding of MSDS, equipment, infection control, fire, disaster, safe lifting and body mechanics.
Ensures self‑compliance with organization policies and procedures as well as labor agreements.
Qualifications (Not Limited To) Education
Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
License
Current Washington State RN Licensure.
Certification
HCP Level of BLS (Basic Life Support) within 30 days of hire – AHA or equivalent.
Experience
Experience as an acute care registered nurse preferred.
Minimum one year of RN experience preferred for specialty nursing departments.
Skills / Competencies
Ability to perform the primary functions of a Registered Nurse in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of all assigned patients.
Critical thinking skills: Seeks resources for direction. Performs independent problem solving. Decision‑making is logical and deliberate.
Demonstrates accountability. Practices within legal and ethical guidelines.
Crisis management.
Demonstrates competency in caring for patients across the age continuum.
Demonstrates competency on equipment listed on department specific checklist.
Department RN Preferred Qualifications & Competencies Emergency Department
ACLS (AHA Advanced Life Support) certification to be obtained within 6 months of hire and renewed every 2 years.
PALS (AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification to be obtained within 12 months of hire and renewed every 2 years.
TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) certification obtained within 12 months of hire and renewed every 4 years.
Moderate sedation training to be completed within 12 months of hire and annually thereafter.
Emergency Department‑CEN certification preferred.
Physical Requirements
Frequent standing, walking, lifting, reaching, kneeling, bending, stooping, pushing and pulling.
Manual dexterity, light physical effort, ability to lift/carry up to 30 lbs. (supplies and equipment). Manual dexterity of hands and feet to ambulate 8 to 12 hours per shift and adroitly manage multiple pieces of equipment/tubes/invasive lines.
Physical strength to perform CPR (bed/floor), lift and push/pull 60 to 300 pounds (with assistance) as often as 20 times per 8 to 12 hours and perform constant walking, twisting, turning, and stretching maneuvers in patient care and use of equipment.
Keen mental faculties to perform assessment and decision‑making skills in the management of acutely ill patients.
Good reading eyesight. Is able to see clearly 20 feet or more, to judge distance and space relationships, and to see peripherally. Visual acuity to observe patient assessment data and use manual/automated documentation tools.
Emotional stability: Conducive to dealing with a high stress level for 8 to 12 hours at a time associated with caring for acute patients/families, fast‑paced physical activity, rapidly changing patient conditions, emotional demands of patients and families, and demands of maintaining effective working relationships with peers, managers, physicians, and other health‑care workers.
Ability to communicate using verbal and/or written skills for accurate exchange of information with physicians, nurses, health‑care professionals, patients and/or family, and the public.
As a Samaritan Healthcare professional, you will be asked to carry out the Mission, Vision, Values, and Strategy of Samaritan Healthcare, personifying service and operational excellence including the creation and maintenance of the best patient, professional, physician, and student experience.
Seniority Level
Entry level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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Sign‑On Bonus:
Up to $15,000 sign‑on bonus (external candidates only). Work Environment The RN reports to the Nursing Department Director, House Supervisor, Charge Nurse, and other supervisory staff. The RN works closely with patients, physicians, and other clinicians to ensure optimal patient care and outcomes.
Specific Accountabilities
Performs assessment/data collection, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, and cognitive status.
Implements care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner by utilizing/adhering to predetermined procedures, policies and care plans.
Identifies patient/significant other learning needs, readiness for learning, and implements patient teaching as defined by policy and care plans.
Documents in patient’s chart, via electronic medical records and/or paper processes, per policy and in accordance with all regulatory requirements.
Demonstrates awareness of and sensitivity to patient/significant other and family rights, irrespective of race, age, religion, color, creed, sex, national origin, or any other classification protected by law; and regardless of ability to pay.
Demonstrates appropriate delegation of patient care activities. Functions effectively to supervise assigned coworkers.
Demonstrates effective organization and priority setting utilizing sound critical thinking.
Demonstrates appropriate use of lines of authority.
May be required to function as a Charge Nurse to include: delegation of patient assignment/re‑assignment; assists/informs with admits, discharges, and transfers; coordinates staff coverage for breaks; helps staff problem‑solve; serves as a lead for unit.
Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.
Functions with awareness of/adherence to safety requirements. This includes, but is not limited to: security and safety, understanding of MSDS, equipment, infection control, fire, disaster, safe lifting and body mechanics.
Ensures self‑compliance with organization policies and procedures as well as labor agreements.
Qualifications (Not Limited To) Education
Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
License
Current Washington State RN Licensure.
Certification
HCP Level of BLS (Basic Life Support) within 30 days of hire – AHA or equivalent.
Experience
Experience as an acute care registered nurse preferred.
Minimum one year of RN experience preferred for specialty nursing departments.
Skills / Competencies
Ability to perform the primary functions of a Registered Nurse in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of all assigned patients.
Critical thinking skills: Seeks resources for direction. Performs independent problem solving. Decision‑making is logical and deliberate.
Demonstrates accountability. Practices within legal and ethical guidelines.
Crisis management.
Demonstrates competency in caring for patients across the age continuum.
Demonstrates competency on equipment listed on department specific checklist.
Department RN Preferred Qualifications & Competencies Emergency Department
ACLS (AHA Advanced Life Support) certification to be obtained within 6 months of hire and renewed every 2 years.
PALS (AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification to be obtained within 12 months of hire and renewed every 2 years.
TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) certification obtained within 12 months of hire and renewed every 4 years.
Moderate sedation training to be completed within 12 months of hire and annually thereafter.
Emergency Department‑CEN certification preferred.
Physical Requirements
Frequent standing, walking, lifting, reaching, kneeling, bending, stooping, pushing and pulling.
Manual dexterity, light physical effort, ability to lift/carry up to 30 lbs. (supplies and equipment). Manual dexterity of hands and feet to ambulate 8 to 12 hours per shift and adroitly manage multiple pieces of equipment/tubes/invasive lines.
Physical strength to perform CPR (bed/floor), lift and push/pull 60 to 300 pounds (with assistance) as often as 20 times per 8 to 12 hours and perform constant walking, twisting, turning, and stretching maneuvers in patient care and use of equipment.
Keen mental faculties to perform assessment and decision‑making skills in the management of acutely ill patients.
Good reading eyesight. Is able to see clearly 20 feet or more, to judge distance and space relationships, and to see peripherally. Visual acuity to observe patient assessment data and use manual/automated documentation tools.
Emotional stability: Conducive to dealing with a high stress level for 8 to 12 hours at a time associated with caring for acute patients/families, fast‑paced physical activity, rapidly changing patient conditions, emotional demands of patients and families, and demands of maintaining effective working relationships with peers, managers, physicians, and other health‑care workers.
Ability to communicate using verbal and/or written skills for accurate exchange of information with physicians, nurses, health‑care professionals, patients and/or family, and the public.
As a Samaritan Healthcare professional, you will be asked to carry out the Mission, Vision, Values, and Strategy of Samaritan Healthcare, personifying service and operational excellence including the creation and maintenance of the best patient, professional, physician, and student experience.
Seniority Level
Entry level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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