RN Medical
About the Role
As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that impacts our patients' well-being and recovery. You will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate within an interdisciplinary team in a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.
To succeed, you will need keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will support patient recovery and fuel your career advancement.
Responsibilities
- Adhere to department and hospital policies and procedures, including safety, risk management, and regulatory standards.
- Stay current with trends, developments, and regulatory requirements impacting your scope of responsibility.
- Administer, oversee, and document medication administration (topically, orally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously, and intravenously) as ordered by healthcare practitioners and in accordance with hospital policy.
- Assess patients to identify physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral/emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs.
- Gather relevant data for patient care, implement appropriate interventions, and evaluate outcomes.
- Plan care based on needs identified during initial and ongoing assessments.
- Provide holistic, comprehensive, and professional nursing care within the scope of practice.
- Prepare patients for discharge and coordinate post-discharge needs.
- Demonstrate cultural sensitivity and competence in communication and care provision.
- Apply knowledge and skills for the department’s defined patient populations.
- Engage in professional growth and meet stated deadlines for mandatory requirements.
- Document care delivered and patient status using the nursing process in accordance with standards.
- Receive, assess, and ensure the appropriateness, accuracy, timeliness, and execution of physician orders.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing (required).
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in Washington state (required).
- Basic Life Support (BLS-CPR) certification (required).
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) (preferred).
- One year of related work experience in an acute care setting (preferred).
About the Organization
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has a rich history of providing exceptional healthcare, dating back to 1891. Building upon a legacy of compassionate care and innovation, our organization has expanded through strategic partnerships to serve the Puget Sound area. Today, we remain committed to healing the whole person—body, mind, and spirit—in the communities we serve.
Our dedicated providers offer a full spectrum of healthcare services, from routine wellness to complex disease management, grounded in research and education. Our network includes 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites strategically located across the greater Puget Sound region, ensuring accessibility and comprehensive care. We are proud of our pioneering medical advances and numerous awards and accreditations reflecting our dedication to excellence.
Pay
$46.05 - $88.34 per hour.