Registered Nurse; RN), Emergency Department

Position: Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Department, Variable

Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Department, Variable

This full‑time RN position works 36 hours a week with variable shifts, including rotating weekends. The RN serves as both a caregiver and a care manager, overseeing patient care and supervising other caregivers.

Sign‑On Bonus: Up to $15,000 sign‑on bonus (external candidates only). Work Environment

The RN reports to the Nursing Department Director, House Supervisor, Charge Nurse, and other supervisory staff. The RN works closely with patients, physicians, and other clinicians to ensure optimal patient care and outcomes.

Specific Accountabilities

• Performs assessment/data collection, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, and cognitive status.
• Implements care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner by utilizing/adhering to predetermined procedures, policies and care plans.
• Identifies patient/significant other learning needs, readiness for learning, and implements patient teaching as defined by policy and care plans.
• Documents in patient’s chart, via electronic medical records and/or paper processes, per policy and in accordance with all regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrates awareness of and sensitivity to patient/significant other and family rights, irrespective of race, age, religion, color, creed, sex, national origin, or any other classification protected by law; and regardless of ability to pay.
• Demonstrates appropriate delegation of patient care activities. Functions effectively to supervise assigned coworkers.
• Demonstrates effective organization and priority setting utilizing sound critical thinking.
• Demonstrates appropriate use of lines of authority.
• May be required to function as a Charge Nurse to include: delegation of patient assignment/re‑assignment; assists/informs with admits, discharges, and transfers; coordinates staff coverage for breaks; helps staff problem‑solve; serves as a lead for unit.
• Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.
• Functions with awareness of/adherence to safety requirements. This includes, but is not limited to: security and safety, understanding of MSDS, equipment, infection control, fire, disaster, safe lifting and body mechanics.
• Ensures self‑compliance with organization policies and procedures as well as labor agreements.

Qualifications (Not Limited To) Education

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.

License

• Current Washington State RN Licensure.

Certification

• HCP Level of BLS (Basic Life Support) within 30 days of hire – AHA or equivalent.

Experience

• Experience as an acute care registered nurse preferred.
• Minimum one year of RN experience preferred for specialty nursing departments.

Skills / Competencies

• Ability to perform the primary functions of a Registered Nurse in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of all assigned patients.
• Critical thinking skills:
  Seeks resources for direction. Performs independent problem solving. Decision‑making is logical and deliberate.
• Demonstrates accountability. Practices within legal and ethical guidelines.
• Crisis management.
• Demonstrates competency in caring for patients across the age continuum.
• Demonstrates competency on equipment listed on department specific checklist.

Department RN

Preferred Qualifications & Competencies Emergency Department

• ACLS (AHA Advanced Life Support) certification to be obtained within 6 months of hire and renewed every 2 years.
• PALS (AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification to be obtained within 12 months of hire and renewed every 2 years.
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) certification obtained within 12 months of hire and renewed every 4 years.
• Moderate sedation training to be completed within 12 months of hire and annually thereafter.
• Emergency Department‑CEN certification preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent standing, walking, lifting, reaching, kneeling, bending, stooping, pushing and pulling.
• Manual dexterity, light physical effort, ability to lift/carry up to 30 lbs. (supplies and equipment). Manual dexterity of hands and feet to ambulate 8 to 12 hours per shift and adroitly…