RN - Surgical Center (.75 FTE)
Job Summary
Responsible for the total direct nursing care of all patients within established standards of care, hospital and unit policies, procedures, and guidelines. Responsible for the total direct nursing care of all perioperative patients in accordance with Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN), Joint Commission, and State of Washington standards of care, Nurse Practice Act, hospital and unit policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Primary Duties
- Provides direct patient care and functions as a patient advocate.
- Affords comprehensive nursing needs assessment of an assigned group of patients.
- Coordinates the patient and family/significant other education process.
- Continuously plans, implements, and evaluates patient care, incorporating patient and family/significant other into the process.
- Participates with physician partners and other interdisciplinary team members to develop and implement patient and family/significant other plan of care.
- Communicates effectively all relevant information (e.g., patient information, safety issues, problems with equipment, quality issues, etc.) to immediate supervisor, in timely way.
- Communicates and documents changes in patient condition, on a timely basis, to charge nurse/supervisor and physician.
Licenses, Certifications, Education or Experience
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Washington
- Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification by date of hire
- 1-year experience within the last 3 years of care delivery in a Main Operating Room or multi-specialty Ambulatory Surgery OR setting
Bonuses
- Current Healthcare Provider ACLS – American Heart Association within 6 months of hire
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Nursing
- CNOR Certification
- Scrub experience in three or more surgical specialties (e.g. Ortho, General Surgery, Urology)
Benefits Information
Choices that care for you and your family At EvergreenHealth, we appreciate our employees’ commitment and contribution to our success. We are proud to offer a suite of quality benefits and resources that are comprehensive, flexible, and competitive to help our staff and their loved ones maintain and improve health and financial well-being.
- Medical, vision and dental coverage
- On-demand virtual health care
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life and disability insurance
- Retail plans (457 (b) and 401 (a) with employer contribution)
- Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees
- Federal Loan Forgiveness Program
- Paid Time Off/Vacation
- Extended Illness Bank/Sick Leave
- Paid holidays
- Free parking
- Commuter benefits