• Nurse Residency Program ICU

    Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (Silverdale, WA)


    Responsibilities

    ** Sign On bonus Available**

    Job Summary:

    Medical Surgical Critical Care—This unit houses critical care patients needing ICU and PCU levels of care. With 24 large private rooms patients are provided a healing quiet space that allows for increased monitoring. Each room has full monitoring capabilities and is large enough to house pumps and ventilators without constricting the care team. ICU and PCU are both staffed using national standards of care. Ratios are 1:1 1:2 and 1:3.

     

    A CommonSpirit Health **Nurse Resident** is a new graduate direct clinical care registered nurse (RN) who continues to

    develop nursing knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors introduced in formal education as they transition into

    practice. They are expected to demonstrate the appropriate competency in both core and functional areas, listed

     

    below.

     

    Progression is expected in the areas of leading through mission vision and values, patient/customer focus, taking

     

    ownership, health care knowledge, teamwork, clinical performance improvement, service excellence, decision making

     

    and critical thinking, and patient safety.

    Essential Duties:

    + Provides continuous cardiac monitoring arrhythmia recognition and intervention.

    + Initiates and titrates multiple complex cardiac related infusions at higher doses.

    + Manages intubated/mechanically ventilated patients.

    + Manages patients with acute neurological/neurosurgical events.

    + Manages acute trauma patients.

    Qualifications

    Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities** **and Training

    + Must meet the requirements of the year long program,including preparation work and class attendance

    + Must remain in a full-time position for the entirety ofthe year long program

    + Must be able to work and train on either night or day shiftsincluding holidays

    + Must agree to terms and conditions of the program

    Required Education and Experience

    + Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with a minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Nursing;

    + 0-12 months of professional nursing (RN) experience

    + Active License as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State in which s/he will be practicing or the state of primary residency if the state is a Nurse Licensure Compact state

    + BLS certification - American Heart Association. Additional certifications may be required based on population(s) served and services provided

     

    Overview

     

    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 5,000 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 region’s most prestigious experts and innovative treatments and technologies.

     

    We're proud to share that St. Michael Medical Center was recognized among the Best Hospitals in Washington (https://engage.yourchi.org/OTM4LUhESC01NTIAAAGF5aeunntWzMKY7bZ8ec\_h9MYx18FyGSvJ-1mzaPS0Jl93cdMgM2zN97f1TM2TwxqrF\_nlEbg=) state by _U.S. News & World Report._

     

    St. Michael Medical Center is one of only four hospitals in our state to achieve the Pathway to Excellence designation, which recognizes health care organizations for their commitment to ensuring excellence in the nursing profession.

     

    While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll 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!

    Pay Range

    $42.43 - $71.67 /hour

     

    We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.