Registered Nurse

Overview

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Location:

VMC Main Campus | Department:
Birth Center | Shift: Nights | Type:
Full Time | FTE: 0.9

Req:  | City/State:
Renton, WA | Category:
Nursing | Salary Range:
Min $46.94 - Max $85.76/hr; DOE

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

• 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
• AHA BLS for healthcare providers required

• BSN
• Two years' experience in clinical nursing/leadership in area of responsibility preferred
• Unit specific prerequisites see addendum

• Demonstrates leadership skills with the ability to lead and manage a team, utilize clinical judgment, clinical inquiry, innovation, and systems thinking
• Effective oral and written communication
• Adheres to Professional Appearance Policy
• Interpersonal skills that are community-centered, compassionate, and meet the needs of diverse and vulnerable populations
• Ability to communicate and work with patients across all ages
• Excellent customer service skills; caring environment
• Functions within ANA Standards and Nurse Practice Act
• Electronic documentation skills and ability to access information in electronic environment
• Self-directed in advancing professional practice through continuing education and research

• Safe patient handling per VMC guidelines; ability to lift up to 40 pounds; team lifting as needed
• Operate patient lifting equipment; stoop, bend, reach, crouch, squat; stand and walk for extended periods
• Full range of motion; corrected vision and hearing; color distinction

• Assess, guide, and direct workflow on the unit; determine when charge nurse assumes patient assignment
• Make staff assignments reflecting patient acuity and care needs
• Mentor staff, float, and agency personnel; integrate new staff into unit culture
• Serve as clinical resource; ensure safe use of patient care equipment
• Monitor nursing care; assess unit safety and regulatory standards; maintain documentation
• Provide excellent customer service; respond to patient and family concerns
• Report significant events and activate chain of command per policy
• Contribute to performance appraisals and staffing decisions based on clinical judgment
• Coordinate bed placement and clinical resource collaboration

• Clinical Partner – Registered Nurse; addendum includes unit-specific prerequisites (Emergency Department, PACU, Perioperative, etc.) and certifications required within specified time frames (e.g., ACLS, PALS, NIHSS, TNCC, ENPC, NRP, etc.)
• Minimum of one year medical-surgical experience preferred for many roles; various specialty pathways listed with requirements

• Same general qualifications as listed above; leadership, communication, professional appearance, patient-centered care, and ANA/Nurse Practice Act alignment

Note:

This description preserves core information and requirements while improving readability and structure for easier review.