• Staff Nurse - Critical Access Hospital, 36…

    Queen's Health System (Kaunakakai, HI)


    RESPONSIBILITIES

    **Molokai General Hospital** , a Queen's Health System Company, is looking for a Registered Nurse interested in rural health care to work 36 hours per week on a rotating schedule. This position offers excellent benefits, exposure to acute care, obstetrics, and emergency nursing in a beautiful, well equipped hospital setting.

     

    Previous experience preferred, but new graduates are welcome!

    JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES

    Responsible to the Director of Nursing and under the direction of the Charge Nurse. Follows patient care orders of the Physician on duty. The Acute/ED/OB Registered Nurse assumes responsibility and accountability for care given to patients at Molokai General Hospital (MGH).

    TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS

    Essential: Seeing, hearing, speaking, standing, walking, stooping/bending, kneeling, twisting body, finger dexterity, lifting weight up to 60 pounds, pushing/pulling weight up to 75 pounds, reaching above, at, and below shoulder level. Continuous: Seeing, hearing, speaking, standing, and walking. Operates cardiac monitor, Blood Pressure (BP) monitor, pulse oximeter, oxygen tanks, Hoyer lift, intravenous pumps/monitors, medical cart, crash cart, Isolettes, Bili-Lites, and scales.

    \ **TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS**

    Both inside and outside environmental conditions; hazardous physical conditions; and atmospheric conditions which affect the respiratory system or skin.

    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

    EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:

    • Graduate of an accredited two (2) or four (4) year School of Nursing.

    • Hawaii State Licensure as a Registered Nurse.

    • BLS/HCP level certification.

    • ACLS certification.

    • NRP certification, required within one (1) year of employment.

    • PALS certification, required within one (1) year of employment.

    • Completion of Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) preferred.

    EXPERIENCE:

    • Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English.

    • Knowledge of Acute/ED/OB nursing practices as well as new trends and techniques in nursing.

    • Ability to provide quality nursing care in times of emergent situations.

    • Ability to relate effectively to patients of all ages, their families, and staff.

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Vet