Registered Nurse - Emergency Services - Full Time (36 hours/week) - Nights

Valley Healthcare; Ellensburg (WA); On-site; USD 61,578 - 109,656; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits including medical, dental, and vision

Pension eligibility after one year

Continuing education support

Job summary

Kittitas Valley Healthcare in Ellensburg is seeking a Registered Nurse responsible for patient care and medical collaboration. The RN will oversee direct care and coordinate treatment plans with the health team. Candidates must be graduates from accredited nursing programs and licensed in Washington.

This position offers a wage starting at $44.70/hour, with potential for shifts that include evenings and weekends, as well as comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed in the State of Washington.
• Current BLS for Healthcare Providers card required.
• ACLS, PALS, ENPC, and TNCC certifications required within specified time frames.

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate delivery of care.
• Supervise care provided by professional and ancillary personnel.
• Implement nursing plans and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient care

Team collaboration

Professional growth

Education

Graduated from an accredited nursing program

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Tools

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

PALS Certification

TNCC Certification

Job description

KVH is an integrated healthcare delivery system that includes 24-hour emergency care, inpatient, and outpatient hospital services through KVH Hospital. Clinics and services provided include family medicine, internal medicine, a geriatric nurse practitioner program, home health and hospice, physical therapy, orthopedics, general surgery, pediatrics, women’s health, and urgent care.

Kittitas Valley Healthcare expects all employees to uphold our Vision & Mission. The KVH Vision, Mission & Guiding Principles can be found at http://www.kvhealthcare.org/mission-and-vision.

KVH puts employee care high on the priority list, with health benefits like low cost medical, dental, and vision insurance and a robust employee wellness program. KVH offers company contribution toward your choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, including coverage available for spouses, domestic partners, and dependent children. KVH believes that continuing education is critical to our mission and vision. We have implemented many educational programs such as the Medical Assistant Apprenticeship program and certification pay to encourage continuing education. We want our employees to know they are valued. One of the ways we show this is by quickly vesting employees, making them pension eligible after just one year of part-time status. To view more details about the comprehensive benefits package we offer to eligible employees visit our website.

Benefits - KV Healthcare

www.kvhealthcare.org

The registered nurse (RN) is responsible for assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing and evaluating delivery of care. The registered nurse is accountable for direct patient care and for supervising the care provided by professional and ancillary personnel. The registered nurse assesses and plans for the educational needs of the patient and family that will contribute to the maintenance or restoration of health status on discharge. As a member of the health team, the registered nurse implements the nursing plan, coordinates with the medical plan and works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team. Professionalism is demonstrated by quality of care, leadership and in continued professional growth and development. Quality assurance endeavors, through process improvement initiatives, are implemented through and with the nursing team. Any RN in the hospital may be requested to float to other departments as patient needs dictate.

What is required

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program & currently licensed in the State of Washington
• Current BLS for Healthcare Providers card (maintenance required)
• ACLS within 6 months of hire (maintenance required)
• PALS or ENPC within 6 months of hire (maintenance required)
• TNCC within 12 months of hire (maintenance required)
• Emergency Severity Index training within 6 months

What is preferred

• One to two years of previous clinical experience preferred in appropriate nursing area
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)

Wage

Wage range currently starts at $44.70/hour and goes up to $79.60/hour. Actual wage will be based on years of applicable experience.

Shift

Primary 7:00 p-7:30 a; every other weekend. Shift Differentials apply; Evenings (3 p-11 p) = $3.00/hour, Nights (11 p-7 a) = 12% of hourly base rate, Weekends = $3.50/hour.

FTE

.9 (36 hours/week).

Benefits

This position is benefits eligible.

Union Status

This is a WSNA-union covered position.