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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Burien, Washington

About this job

CHI Franciscan Health has exciting and rewarding careers with competitive salaries and benefits. We are a family of hospitals, health care services, and medical providers delivering compassionate care to people throughout the South Puget Sound. We are part of Catholic Health Initiatives, one of the largest not-for-profit health care systems in the country.

Our mission is to deliver high quality care that meets our patients' medical needs while providing emotional and spiritual support to patients and their families. We believe this three-part approach --- physical, emotional, and spiritual --- is essential to healing the whole person. Come join our team!

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for providing care for the emergency patients presenting with a wide variety of medical conditions across all populations.

Essential Duties:

Assess and manage patients with varying acuity and conditions, from minor to urgent, across all populations and age groups.

Provide stabilization and emergency care for patients to include special procedures such as: triage; orthopedic splinting; cardiac pacing, cardioversion, and defibrillation; eyes, ears, nose and throat procedures (i.e., Morgen lens insertion, irrigation, nasal packing); wound repair; complex medication administration (to include complex drips); cardio-respiratory resuscitation; gynecological and obstetrical procedures (i.e., precipitous delivery and sexual assault management); multi-system trauma care (i.e., c-spine immobilization, use of auto-transfuser, Level 1 warmer); management of psychiatric emergencies; management of pediatric emergencies; decontamination procedure for biological, chemical, or nuclear exposures.

Adheres to the department's and hospital's policies and procedures, including safety, risk management and regulatory standards.

Administers, oversees and documents the administration of medications (e.g., topically, orally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously and intravenously) as ordered by the healthcare practitioner and in accordance with hospital policy.

Prepares patient for discharge and assists with coordinating post discharge needs.

Cultural Sensitivity and Competence: Demonstrates proper use of available communication tools for effective communication and understands how the culture(s) of patient populations can affect communication, collaboration and the provision of care, treatment and services. Patient Populations Served: Demonstrates knowledge and proper skills associated with the department's defined specific populations served.

Demonstrates competent professional practice and engages in opportunities for professional growth. Demonstrates self-accountability to meet stated deadlines for all mandatory requirements.

Provides health care education and guidance to patient and their families. Educates regarding results, findings and diagnoses to patient and the patient's family within scope of practice.

Adheres to and exhibits our Core Values of Reverence, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence.

Performs related duties as required.

Education & Experience:

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.

Possession of a BSN degree is preferred.

Previous E.D. experience current within the last 2 years preferred, or

Critical care experience, current within the last 2 years preferred, or

New graduate or RNs without E.D. or Critical Care experience AND successful completion of the E.D. residency program.

License & Certification:

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse issued by the Washington State Board of Nursing.

Must maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) -- CPR and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (1-month grace period allowed for ACLS if expired).

Completion of a NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Provider) class is required at sites that do not provide labor and delivery services within twelve months of date of hire and must be maintained as current thereafter.

Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC) within twelve months of date of hire. Certification must be maintained as current thereafter.

National Institutes of Health Strokes Scale (NIHSS) certification within six months of date of hire, and maintained as current thereafter.

Emergency Nurse Pediatric Certification (ENPC) OR Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within twelve months of date of hire. Certification(s) must be maintained as current thereafter.

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) and/or Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) certification is preferred.

Consistent with our Core Values, Catholic Health Initiatives employers are EEO/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled Employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected characteristic.

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