RN - Med/Surg, Family Childbirth Center

Company: Swedish Health Services
Location: Edmonds
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

Swedish is looking for a Medical/Surgical (Med/Surg) Registered Nurse (0.6 FTE, Day Shift) to work in the Family Childbirth Center at Swedish Edmonds in Edmonds, Washington.

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional, comprehensive nursing care for patients in an acute care environment. Accountable for the delivery of coordinated, safe, compassionate, therapeutic, evidence-based quality care to patients and families, based on individual physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, and appropriate care strategies throughout the lifespan.

Apply Today! Applicants that meet the qualifications will receive a text with some additional questions from our Modern Hire system.

In this position you will:

• Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate patient's care to achieve patient goals and to optimize outcomes
• Effectively advocate for ethical and holistic care to promote the autonomy, dignity, rights, values and beliefs of those we serve
• Foster a learning environment for patient/families, nursing, and other members of the healthcare team including students
• Align practice with safety and quality; be accountable for safety, identify and correct problems
• Engage in ongoing professional development; promote a culture of inquiry that explores, integrates and disseminates research and evidence based practice
• Lead and coordinate teams, delegate, coordinate care and collaborate with others as equal members of the inter-professional care team to integrate nursing knowledge

Required qualifications for this position include:

• Nursing degree/diploma upon hire
• All Registered Nurses (RN) without a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) must obtain a Bachelor's degree in Nursing or higher within six (6) years of hire.
• A RN with twenty (20) years of RN experience will not be required to obtain a BSN
• Active state Registered Nurse license
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers required at time of hire from American Heart Association (AHA) or Military Training Network (MTN).
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within thirty (30) days from hire
• Twelve (12) months acute care experience working with the patient population similar to department of hire or completion of the specialty residency located at Swedish Edmonds

Preferred qualifications for this position include:

• Bachelors of Nursing degree (BSN)
• National certification in area of specialty

About the Edmonds Campus.

Swedish Edmonds has been providing sound and thoughtful care for patients in the Greater Seattle area since 1964. We pride ourselves in employing only the most qualified and caring professionals. We are not simply a hospital or a workplace. We are a family. We are a community. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of the community through local, high-quality and compassionate health care services. Swedish Edmonds is an innovative, regional health-care delivery network that provides more local services, while giving residents greater access to the latest medical treatments and the comprehensive services of the Swedish system.

The Swedish/Edmonds campus includes:

217 licensed beds.

450 of the most qualified physicians and specialists on medical staff.

1,400 staff including clinical and non-clinical personnel.

Full scope of medical and surgical services, including Level IV Trauma emergency medicine, diagnostic, treatment and support services.

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