Registered Nurse, (RN) - Acute Care, Part Time, Day Shift

At Island Health, people are at the center of everything we do. As a part of the Acute Care / Med Surg Nursing team, you’ll play a vital role in supporting our mission to care for those who care for others. You’ll help create a positive and seamless experience for every team member — ensuring they feel valued, supported, and heard - **Location:** Anacortes, WA, Onsite - **Schedule:** Full Time / 0.6 FTE per week - **Salary Range:** $37.64 – $69.95 per hour - **Shift Differentials:** - **Night:** +$4.75/hr - **Weekend:** +$4.00/hr - **BSN Premium:** +$1.00/hr - **Certification Premium:** +$1.00/hr For Information on [Employee Benefits](https://islandhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Employee_Benefits_Summary_2024.pdf) and [WSNA Contract](https://www.wsna.org/union/island-hospital) **What you will be doing:** - Utilizes 5 step nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation) to provide service needed for patient care. Acknowledges, coordinates and implements diagnostic and therapeutic orders of each patient. - Accepts responsibility for knowing State Nurse Practice Act, current hospital policies, procedures, and standards of care. - Accountable for administration of, observation, charting and reporting effects of drugs, intravenous procedures, other therapeutic and diagnostic measures in a safe and accurate manner, in accordance with the hospital and nursing department policies and within the framework of the rules and regulations of the State of Washington. - Demonstrates knowledge and ability to operate necessary equipment. - Performs in a manner which demonstrates knowledge of technical skills. - Acts as a resource person regarding patient care, specialty area and development of other staff. - Establishes treatment priorities based on medical and nursing diagnoses. - Assumes all responsibilities of a clinical staff nurse by providing direct patient care to patients from infancy through adulthood. - Understands and supports principles of clinical pathways - Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing standards. - Documents relevant information accurately and legibly in clear, concise terms, utilizing appropriate charting methods as approved by Nursing Administration. - Respects patients’ right to privacy and confidentiality, serving as an advocate as necessary. - Keeps coordinator informed of status and progress of patients so coordinator may better carry out his/her responsibilities for assignments and staffing. - Assesses knowledge level of patient/significant other, participates with patient/significant other in goal development to meet needs. - Develops teaching plan and evaluates outcome. - Documents appropriate components of the nursing process according to established standards. - Assesses staffing need to provide quality care and requests additional help when needed, and forgoes additional staffing when not needed. Participates in performance evaluation by preparing a self-evaluation. - Strives for excellence and safety in patient care, and as necessary, challenges/or corrects errors of peers to ensure patient safety and well-being, participating in peer review. - Attends workshops and in-services which meet areas of skill development needs or continuing education interest, as defined at time of hire or in annual evaluation. - Understands unit quality goals and supports efforts to achieve these goals. - Provides leadership in patient safety reporting errors, near-misses, and implementing changes appropriately. - Maintains security of medications; assumes responsibility for counting controlled substances. - Maintains security of patient belongings. - Maintains equipment for patient care and reports malfunctions. - Maintains supply inventory for patient care. - Completes assignment within the established time frame. - Must have demonstrated ability to interact positively with Administration, Directors, Managers, Supervisors, peers, co-workers, su…