Medical-Surgical Specialty - RN
Medical-Surgical Specialty - RN
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Overview
Were proud to share that St. Michael Medical Center was recognized among the Best Hospitals in Washington state by U.S. News & World Report.
In 2020 united in a fierce commitment to deliver the highest quality care and exceptional patient experience Virginia Mason and CHI Franciscan Health came together as natural partners to build a new health system centered around the patient: Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. Our combined system builds upon the scale and expertise of our nearly 300 sites of care including 11 hospitals and nearly 5000 physicians and providers. Together we are empowered to make an even greater impact on the health and well-being of our communities.
CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason are now united to build the future of patient-centered care across the Pacific Northwest. That means a seamlessly connected system offering quality care close to home. From basic health needs to the most complex highly specialized care our patients can count on us to meet their needs with convenient access to the regions most prestigious experts and innovative treatments and technologies.
While youre busy impacting the healthcare industry well take care of you with benefits that may include health/dental/vision FSA matching retirement plans paid vacation adoption assistance annual bonus eligibility and more!
St. Michael Medical Center is one of only four hospitals in our state to achieve Pathway to Excellence designation which recognizes health care organizations for their commitment to ensuring excellence in the nursing profession.
Visit our website at for 360 degree photos and a virtual tour of the new hospital!
Current Incentives for qualifying RNs:
- Sign on Bonus
- Education Loan Forgiveness
- Relocation Assistance
Responsibilities
Role:
The Nurse in the Medical Surgical Post Op unit is located on the eighth floor of St. Michael Medical Center. This unit has 32 private rooms and is a telemetry capable surgical unit. The nurses on the floor are experts in post-surgical care and work closely with other caregivers who assist in the recovery process. Our unit consists of general surgical and overflow medical with multi-system involvement and patients requiring non-acute cardiac telemetry monitoring. We serve Adolescents (16 years old) adults and geriatric patients. The patient to nurse ratio is set to match staff requirements to meet the care needs of patients. The Charge RN makes shift by shift assignments based on patient census patient complexity nurse experience level and staff skill mix. All nurses are licensed in the State of Washington and some are certified in their area of practice. All nursing staff maintain competency through continuing education department in-services and annual updates of unit specific competencies.
The most common surgical patients are joint replacements general surgery gynecological procedures and urology. Surgical volumes drive our unit census. We work in close collaboration with our Peri-Op team for patient placement and bed planning. General medical patients round out our unit census as overflow from other hospital units.
Qualifications
Job requirements:
Graduation from an accredited school of nursing BSN degree is preferred.
Minimum 6 months previous RN experience required.
One year of related work experience in an acute care setting is preferred.
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse issued by the Washington State Board of Nursing.
Specialty certification as appropriate to the assigned work unit is strongly preferred.
Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification. Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.
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