Job Details: Medical Nurse

Description: St. Joseph Hospital, a "Solucient Top 100 Hospital", located in beautiful Bellingham, Washington, offers the perfect balance of career and lifestyle excellence.
Whether you like the peaceful surroundings of the ocean or prefer skiing on some of the best year-round snow pack at nearby Mt. Baker, we're sure life in Bellingham is everything you've hoped for. Located just 90 miles from Seattle and 40 miles from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in a mid-size college community of approximately 170,000 people, St. Joseph is a 253-bed hospital servicing the region's diverse healthcare needs. St. Joseph Hospital is currently seeking night shift MEDICAL NURSE'S. Sign-on Bonus/Relocation Assistance Available!


• Responsible for delivery of patient care through use of the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation).

• Directs and guides patient education and activities of ancillary personnel, while maintaining standards of professional nursing.

• The MEDICAL NURSE coordinates, appropriately delegates, and monitors tasks assigned to the members of the care team for patients in any sector of life span with a wide variety of medical/surgical conditions.

• Evaluating the outcomes of care provided by licensed and other paraprofessional staff

• The registered nurse assesses learning needs including learning readiness for patients and families, develops plans to meet those learning needs, and implements the teaching plan and evaluates the outcome

• Communicates significant changes in the client's status to appropriate members of the health care team appropriately

• Documents, on essential client records, the nursing care given and the client's response to that care

• Acts as client advocates in health maintenance and clinical care

• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the laws and rules regulating nursing and shall function within the legal scope of nursing practice

• Responsible and accountable for his or her practice based upon and limited to the scope of his/her education, demonstrated competence, and nursing experience consistent with the scope of practice

• Obtains instruction, supervision, and consultation as necessary before implementing new or unfamiliar techniques or procedures which are in his/her scope of practice

• Demonstrates responsibility for maintaining current knowledge in his/her field of practice

• Respects the client's right to privacy by protecting confidential information and shall not use confidential health care information for other than legitimate patient care purposes or as otherwise provided in the Health Care Information Act

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.

• Washington State RN License.

• Current CPR certification required.

• Nursing specialty certification preferred.

• At least one year's acute care experience in medical/surgical nursing required.

• Computer experience required.

• Familiarity with current medications and treatments.

• Ability to perform physical requirements of the job
For more information and to apply, please visit www.PeaceHealth.org or e-mail: JMcAuley@PeaceHealth.org

Posting Date: Jul 22 08