RN

About the job

Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics in Colfax is hiring a part-time night shift registered nurse (RN) for its Emergency Department. The nurse gives direct patient care and helps patients and families understand the illness, the treatment plan and the discharge plan.

What you'll do

• Give direct care to assigned patients and handle admissions, discharges and transfers with a consistent handover process
• Review and carry out physician orders and give medications and treatments safely
• Alert nursing and medical staff when a patient's condition changes
• Use aseptic technique, isolation procedures and infection control measures
• Build and update each patient's plan of care and keep documentation complete
• Teach patients and families and check their understanding of instructions
• Listen to and resolve complaints, escalating when needed
• Float to other departments such as MSU, OB and Perioperative Services when patient needs call for it

What you need

• Washington RN license
• AHA BLS certification, kept current
• ACLS, PALS and TNCC certification within six months of hire, kept current
• Able to lift and carry as much as 50 pounds, and to push or pull loads heavier than 50 pounds
• Able to bend, twist, squat, reach and stand frequently, and occasionally climb, kneel and crawl

Preferred

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Previous hospital experience
• Strong written and spoken communication

Schedule

• Night shift, part-time
• 18 hours per week

Benefits

• Medical insurance from day one, open to part-time employees
• Dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement options, 403(b) and 457
• Discounts on medical services at Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics
• Differentials for evening, night and weekend shifts
• A PTO plan whose accrual grows with each year of service