JOB DESCRIPTION
The position description is a guide to the critical duties and essential functions of the job, not an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, qualifications, physical demands, and work environment conditions. Position descriptions are reviewed and revised to meet the changing needs of the organization.
TITLE: Registered Nurse
JOB OVERVIEW: 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.
DEPARTMENT: Any patient care area.
WORK HOURS: Assigned tour of duty hours.
REPORTS TO: Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager
PREREQUISITES:
BSN preferred.
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.
Preferred for advancement to charge nurse role:
BSN
Experience-Two years'' practice in clinical nursing/leadership in area of responsibility preferred
Unit specific prerequisites-see addendum.
GENERAL 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 meets 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 but not limited to the use of order entry, e-mail, and computer documentation skills.
Self-directed in advancing professional practice through continuing education and research.
UNIQUE PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS, ENVIRONMENT 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 weight up to 40 pounds. Requires ability to participate in team lifting. Must be able to operate patient lifting equipment and patient handling devices accurately and safely. Requires the ability to stoop, bend, reach, crouch, and squat. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time as required for patient care, moving patients or supplies to other units, 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.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Generic Job Functions: See Generic Job Description for Clinical Partner.
Essential Responsibilities and Competencies:
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.
Make staff assignments that reflect patient acuity, continuity of patient care, staff competency and the necessity of admit, transfer and discharge activity inherent on all clinical units.
Mentors staff, float, and agency personnel regarding unit/department/hospital policies, procedures/standards and annual goals and objectives.
Integrates
| Location | Renton, WA |