What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Inpatient Neuroscience & Transplant Progressive Care position at CommonSpirit Health?
Overview
Sign-on Bonus Available! Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award winning health systems in Washington state. CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region.
Responsibilities
Virginia Mason is a Level 1 stroke center. Our team is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for our Neurosciences & Renal TransplantProgressive Care Unit. Our RNs are trained to care for highly acute neuro progressive patients.
The patient population on this unit includes but is not limited to: post-op craniotomies, complex spine surgeries, acuteischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, and kidney transplants, seizure disorders.
Working in PNCU is a wonderful opportunity for nurses interested in the critical care career path.Our unit is an environment in which progressive, career-minded nurses feel challenged,rewarded and valued in a supportive setting. We provide tools, training and residencies tosupport newer RNs in the development of their practice and delivery of patient care.
Join our exceptional nursing team at Virginia Mason and find the many ways we offer you thechance to focus on what really matters - our patients.
Responsibilities include:
- Provides high quality, skilled nursing services to assist patients to achieve optimum health and functional health status.
- Collaborate with physicians and other health care professionals
- Prepare the patient and family for discharge to home or another setting for continued care
- Caring for patients with lumbar drains, arterial lines, vasoactive medications, and bedside telemetry monitoring.
“We deliver inspired people to do meaningful work.”
Qualifications
We require:
- Current WA State RN license is required.
- One or more years with acute patients.
- CPR certification is required every two years or as specified by the work.
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing approved by the Washington State Board of Nursing.
- 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
Virginia Mason offers much more than competitive compensation and benefits. With continuing education opportunities and the added potential of relocation assistance, you will find our commitment to your well-being is both rewarding and refreshing. There is also the lifestyle benefit that comes with finding yourself in the heart of the Pacific Northwest. Surrounded by the vibrancy and sophistication of one of the most livable cities in the country, finding the perfect urban or outdoor pursuit will instinctively and pleasurably become second nature. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
