RN

About the job

Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene, ID, is hiring a full-time registered nurse (RN) for day shifts on 2 South, its General Surgery Unit. The 30-bed medical/surgical unit focuses on recovery after surgery, once patients leave the Recovery Room, and also cares for patients with complications before or after surgery and a range of medical patients.

The unit staffs at a 5:1 patient ratio, is growing to meet higher-acuity needs, and the posting calls it a good starting point for an RN who later wants to move to the PACU, OR, ICU or L&D units. Kootenai Health serves patients across northern Idaho and the Inland Northwest. It says it has been named a Gallup Great Workplace and holds Magnet status for nursing.

What you'll do

• Assess, plan, carry out and document nursing care for an assigned group of patients
• Help physicians during exams and procedures
• Do patient tests and give medications within the RN scope of practice
• Plan care goals with patients and teach patients and families about the condition, medications and self-care skills
• Care for general surgical, genitourinary, general cardiothoracic, general vascular and trauma patients, plus patients with complications before or after surgery and a range of medical patients
• Manage drains and devices like chest tubes, JP drains, ostomies and foley catheters

What you need

• Graduation from a nationally accredited nursing program
• Any RN with at least 3 years of patient-facing nursing experience at hire needs an ADN or diploma
• Any RN with less than 3 years of patient-facing experience at hire must enroll in a baccalaureate (or higher) nursing program within 1 year of employment and finish it within 3 years of hire
• An Idaho RN license, licensure pending with a temporary license, or a current RN license from a state in the multistate compact with Idaho, before your start date
• BLS
• Able to lift and move up to 35 lbs, stand for long periods, stoop, crouch and bend, push or pull heavy equipment and help transfer patients
• Exposure to needles, blood and body fluids

Preferred

• A BSN or higher degree

Schedule

• Day shift, full-time
• Shifts are 12 hours long
• 72 hours in each two-week pay period

Benefits

• Medical coverage, with fully employer-paid options for eligible full-time employees, starting the first of the month after 30 days on the job
• Dental, vision, life and pet insurance, plus telemedicine and wellbeing resources
• 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 offering coaching, financial wellness help, and free or discounted access to fitness centers and wellbeing apps
• PerkSpot employee discounts and an employee referral bonus program