Registered Nurse, (RN) - Acute Care, Full Time, Night Shift

Island Health; Anacortes (WA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Extended Illness Benefit

Life Insurance

Long-Term Disability

Vested Retirement Contribution

Flexible Spending Account

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Recognition Events

Job summary

Island Health is seeking an experienced Acute Care Unit Registered Nurse for a Part-time Night shift at our hospital in Anacortes, WA. The role requires current WA state licensure, BLS certification, and a minimum of one year of clinical acute care experience.

The position offers comprehensive benefits and on-site work, with a focus on patient safety and high-quality care. Responsibilities include following the nursing process, coordinating orders, and ensuring accurate documentation while

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current licensure in Washington State required.
• Current BLS certification

Responsibilities

• Utilizes 5 step nursing process to provide patient care.
• Coordinates and implements diagnostic and therapeutic orders.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments per standards.

Skills

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

Job description

Registered Nurse, (RN) - Acute Care, Full Time, Night Shift

Job Category: Acute Care/ICU

Requisition Number: REGIS002204

• Posted : July 31, 2026
• Part-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Description

Island Health is looking for an experienced Acute Care Unit Registered Nurse for our Part-time Night shift at our hospital in Anacortes, WA.

Whether you’re a new grad or experienced in your field and considering a change, we invite you to explore a wide range of careers at Island Health with exceptional benefits including:

• Paid Time Off
• Extended Illness Benefit
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability
• Vested Retirement Contribution
• Flexible Spending Account
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Recognition Events
• And More!

Acute Care Unit Registered Nurse Job Responsibilities:

• Utilizes 5 step nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation) to provide service needed for patient care.
• Acknowledges, coordinates and implements diagnostic and therapeutic orders of each patient.
• Accepts responsibility for knowing State Nurse Practice Act, current hospital policies, procedures, and standards of care.
• Accountable for administration of, observation, charting and reporting effects of drugs, intravenous procedure, other therapeutic and diagnostic measures in a safe and accurate manner, in accordance with the hospital and nursing department policies and within the framework of the rules and regulations of the State of Washington.
• Identifies emergent situations, and is able to perform in a calm and professional manner during the emergency situation.
• Demonstrates knowledge and ability to operate necessary equipment.
• Performs in a manner which demonstrates knowledge of technical skills.
• Acts as a resource person regarding patient care, specialty area and development of other staff.
• Establishes treatment priorities based on medical and nursing diagnoses.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and can identify each patient's/employee’s requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs.
• Understands and supports principles of clinical pathways.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing standards.

Skills/Qualifications:

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

• Documents relevant information accurately and legibly in clear, concise terms, utilizing appropriate charting methods as approved by Nursing Administration.
• Respects patients’ right to privacy and confidentiality, serving as an advocate as necessary.
• Responds in a constructive and sensitive manner to the verbal and non-verbal behavior of patients, families and visitors.
• Responds in a constructive and sensitive manner to the verbal and non-verbal behavior of peers and other hospital personnel promoting good working relationships.
• Keeps supervisor informed of status and progress of patients so coordinator may better carry out his/her responsibilities for assignments and staffing.
• Assesses knowledge level of patient/significant other, participates with patient/significant other in goal development to meet needs.
• Develops teaching plan and evaluates outcome.
• Documents appropriate components of the nursing process according to established standards.
• Accepts, supports, and implements hospital and nursing department policies and programs, enhancing the development of the same by making recommendations for change.
• Assesses staffing need to provide quality care and requests additional help when needed, and forgoes additional staffing when not needed. Accepts constructive criticism and takes action to improve.
• Participates in performance evaluation by preparing a self-evaluation.
• Strives for excellence and safety in patient care, and as necessary, challenges/or corrects errors of peers to ensure patient safety and well-being, participating in peer review.
• Attends workshops and in-services which meet areas of skill development needs or continuing education interest, as defined at time of hire or in annual evaluation.
• Attends and participates at staff meetings.
• Participates in formulation and implementation of unit standards.
• Provides leadership in patient safety by reading sentinel event alerts, implementing patient safety goals, reporting errors, near-misses, and implementing appropriately.

Job Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current licensure in Washington State required.
• Current BLS certification
• A minimum of one (1) year of clinical experience in an acute hospital setting preferred

The work of this position is performed inside, exposing the employee to indoor environmental conditions, protected from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The employee may be exposed to dust, pollens, pollutants, fumes, communicable diseases, bodily fluids, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medicinal preparations and other conditions common a health care environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

While performing the responsibilities of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand for extended periods of time; push, pull and reach; occasionally bend, sit, stoop and stretch. The employee will need full range of body motion, including handling and lifting of patients, should have the hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity needed to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator and medical equipment. Normal range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare and communicate appropriate reports are required; specific vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus. Occasionally lift and carry up to 25 pounds. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform essential functions of this position in relation to the physical demands detailed above.

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