RN Resident/Fellow - Medical/Onc Deaconess December 28th cohort

About the job

MultiCare is hiring registered nurses (RNs) for its RN Resident/Fellow program on the medical/oncology unit at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane, as part of the December 28th cohort. The Transition to Practice residency is meant for newly graduated RNs and for experienced RNs moving into hospital nursing or a new specialty.

Deaconess is a 388-bed acute-care hospital for the greater Spokane area; it has a Level III Trauma Center, a Primary Stroke Center, a Certified Chest Pain Center, a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a Maternal Fetal Medicine program. It offers inpatient, outpatient, surgical, diagnostic and emergency services.

What you'll do

• Learn to assess patients and to plan, coordinate, evaluate and delegate nursing care for individuals, families, caregivers and populations of all ages
• Use the nursing process to give care and health teaching that promotes health and helps prevent illness
• Carry out medical treatment plans under a physician's direction while working interdependently with the team
• Help improve quality of care and the patient experience while reducing costs
• Take part in a mix of classroom learning and clinical hours alongside expert preceptors

What you need

• A bachelor's degree in nursing, or one earned within three years of your hire date; an RN with 25 or more years of service may be considered instead of the education agreement
• A Washington State registered nurse (RN) license
• Current CPR certification at the health care provider level
• ACLS, PALS and NRP within 90 days of hire, as the department requires
• TNCC, LNPC and PEARS within 1 year of hire, as the department requires

Preferred

• An advanced nursing degree (MSN, PhD, DNP or ARNP)

Schedule

• 72 to 80 hours per two-week pay period (full-time)
• 12-hour shifts on a variable shift

Benefits

• A residency that combines classroom instruction with precepted clinical hours
• Medical, dental and retirement benefits
• Paid time off
• Tuition assistance, fellowships and career development
• Code Lavender and Employee Assistance Programs for staff well-being
• Resource Groups and outreach programs for team members