Stress Lab RN

About the job

Kootenai Health is hiring a per diem Stress Lab RN for Heart Services - EKG in Coeur d'Alene. The nurse plans and documents care for stress lab patients, assists physicians with exams and procedures, and teaches patients and families.

Kootenai Health serves patients across northern Idaho and the Inland Northwest, and it says it holds Magnet status for nursing excellence.

What you'll do

• Evaluate, plan, carry out and document nursing care for assigned patients
• Assist physicians during exams and procedures
• Perform patient tests and give medications within the RN scope of practice
• Set care goals with patients and teach them and their families about their condition, medications and self-care
• Meet the age-specific needs of the patients served

What you need

• Graduation from a nationally accredited nursing program; an ADN or diploma is required
• The posting asks for at least 3 years of patient-facing nursing experience at hire; it also says nurses without a BSN with less than 3 years must enroll in a bachelor's (or higher) nursing program within 1 year of employment and finish within 3 years of hire
• An Idaho RN license, a pending license shown by a temporary license, or a current RN license from a compact state before the start date
• BLS certification
• Able to lift and move up to 35 lbs, stand for long periods, stoop, crouch or bend, move heavy equipment and help transfer patients

Preferred

• A BSN or higher

Schedule

• Day shift, 10-hour shifts
• Per diem

Benefits

• Night, weekend and PRN shift differentials
• A wellness program with a MyHealth corporate team, onsite financial seminars and coaching
• Employee discounts at The Wellness Bar, PEAK Fitness and some cell phone carriers
• An employee referral bonus program