RN

About the job

Kootenai Health is hiring a per diem registered nurse (RN) for Behavioral Health - Addiction Recovery Unit in Coeur d'Alene. The nurse promotes patients' health, well-being and safety through the nursing process, following patient care standards and the Idaho Nurse Practice Act, and treats the patient and family as full partners in care.

Kootenai Health is a health care organization serving patients across northern Idaho and the Inland Northwest.

What you'll do

• Evaluate, plan, carry out and document nursing care for an assigned group of patients
• Assist physicians during exams and procedures
• Perform patient tests and give medications within the registered nurse's scope of practice
• Help patients become more independent by setting care goals and teaching patients and families about their condition, medications and self-care skills
• Provide relationship-based care that treats the patient, family and/or designee as full partners in compassionate, coordinated and culturally competent care that respects the patient's preferences, values and needs
• Work as a full member of nursing and inter-professional teams, encouraging open communication, shared decision-making and mutual respect
• Bring current best evidence into practice and use data to track and improve care outcomes
• Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, reduce errors and support decisions
• Work with broad creativity and latitude
• Meet the age-specific needs of the patients the assigned unit serves

What you need

• Graduation from a nationally accredited nursing program
• A licensed RN with at least 3 years of patient-facing RN experience at the time of hire, and an ADN or nursing diploma
• Non-BSN RNs with under 3 years of patient-facing RN experience at hire must enroll in a bachelor's (or higher) nursing degree program within 1 year of employment and finish it within 3 years of hire
• An Idaho registered nurse license (or a pending license shown by a temporary license), or a current RN license from a state in the multistate privilege-to-practice compact with Idaho, before your start date
• BLS certification
• Familiarity with the standard concepts, practices and procedures of the field
• Able to lift and move up to 35 pounds, stay standing, and stoop, crouch or bend
• Able to push, pull or move heavy equipment, help with patient transfers and use the typical equipment of a clinical job
• The work involves exposure to needles, blood and body fluids

Preferred

• BSN or higher degree

Schedule

• Per diem; the shift varies

Benefits

• Dental, vision, life and pet insurance, plus telemedicine and wellbeing resources for all employees
• Tuition assistance after 90 days
• Retirement plans with pre-tax and Roth options and an employer match of 3% to 6%
• Night, weekend and PRN shift differentials
• A wellness program with coaching and financial wellness resources, plus free or discounted use of fitness centers and premium wellbeing apps
• Employee discounts through PerkSpot and an employee referral bonus program