Registered Nurse - ED - 1700-12 (2026-0679)

Location: Renton, WA | Department: Emergency Department | Shift: Nights | Type: Full Time | FTE: 0.9

About the Role

The staff RN is a licensed professional who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. This individual provides safe, quality care to these patients utilizing the nursing process as the basis for clinical practice.

This position reports to the Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager and may require working assigned tour of duty hours in any patient care area.

Responsibilities

• Assesses, guides, directs, and facilitates workflow on the unit.
• Recognizes when it is necessary for the charge nurse to assume a patient assignment and assumes that role.
• Makes staff assignments that reflect patient acuity, continuity of patient care, staff competency, and the necessity of admit, transfer, and discharge activity.
• Mentors staff, float, and agency personnel regarding unit/department/hospital policies, procedures, standards, and annual goals and objectives.
• Integrates new staff and agency staff into the culture of the unit.
• Functions as a leader and role model for clinical staff; acts as a clinical resource to unit staff.
• Demonstrates safe use of patient care equipment and teaches others to use equipment safely.
• Monitors and evaluates nursing care given to each patient through direct observation, consultation, and patient rounds.
• Assesses unit/environmental safety during patient rounds and reports/corrects deficiencies.
• Maintains awareness of Joint Commission standards, state codes, and practice acts.
• Routinely monitors documentation and compliance with standards; facilitates rapid turn-around cycles.
• Demonstrates excellent customer service skills; responds to patient and family concerns/complaints.
• Reports significant events (patient/staff/physician/visitor) to administrative supervisors/manager and activates the chain of command per policy.
• Provides input into performance appraisal of clinical staff on assigned shift by documenting feedback and/or communicating concerns to manager/supervisor.
• Evaluates and provides adequate coverage for breaks.
• Maintains fiscal responsibility by monitoring and adjusting staffing during shift and determines staffing needs for the following shift using sound clinical judgment.
• Accepts personal responsibility to maintain competencies for direct patient care and team leadership.
• Communicates and collaborates with bed placement and the clinical resource to ensure clinical placement is expedited.

Requirements

• Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Washington.
• Successful completion of a graduate nurse residency program orientation or six months' experience as a Registered Nurse.
• Current BLS certification through American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• BSN preferred.

Unit-Specific Requirements

• Emergency Department RN/Resident:
  • ACLS & PALS within 3 months of hire.
  • NIHSS certification within 3 months of hire.
  • TNCC within 12 months of hire.
  • ENPC certification within 12 months of hire.
  • One year of experience in Emergency nursing preferred or successful completion of ED residency.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates leadership skills with ability to lead and manage a team, utilize clinical judgment, clinical inquiry, innovation, and systems thinking.
• Able to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
• Adheres to the Professional Appearance Policy.
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills that are community-centered, compassionate, and meet the needs of diverse and vulnerable populations.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with the physical and emotional development of all age groups.
• Practices in a caring environment with excellent customer service skills.
• Functions within ANA Standards and Nurse Practice Act.
• Ability to access information and communicate in an electronic environment, including order entry, e-mail, and computer documentation skills.
• Self-directed in advancing professional practice through continuing education and research.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Must be able to provide safe patient handling as defined in VMC's Safe Patient Handling guidelines and policies to safely and appropriately transfer or move patients (or objects) of varying abilities, weights, and amounts of staff assistance.
• Must be able to lift from the floor to overhead levels and carry items at waist level weighing up to 40 pounds; ability to participate in team lifting.
• Must be able to operate patient lifting equipment and patient handling devices accurately and safely.
• Requires ability to stoop, bend, reach, crouch, and squat.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time for patient care, moving patients or supplies, hourly rounding, bedside shift report, and other nursing duties.
• Requires full body range of motion including ability to reach from floor to overhead levels, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination.
• Requires corrected vision, hearing to normal range, and ability to distinguish colors.

Pay

Salary Range: $46.94 - $85.76 per hour, DOE.