Job Description:

UNION POSITION Wage Scale: $35.31 -$69.47 *This is designated as a safety-sensitive position* Benefits: Medical Insurance: PPO, HRA, HDHP offered through Blue Cross Blue Shield Dental Insurance: Offered through Delta Dental Vision Insurance: Offered through VSP Free EAP (Employee Assistance Program) Paid Time Off (Up to 25 days a year or 200 hours) Employer Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Coverage options for Medical, Dental and Vision include: Employee, Employee & SpouseDomestic Partner, Employee & Child, Family Voluntary Benefits: Health Savings Account Flex Spending Account: Medical & Dependent Voluntary Life: including Employee, SpouseDomestic Partner, and Child Critical Illness: including Employee & SpouseDomestic Partner Hospital Indemnity Accident Coverage Identity Theft Protection Legal Aid 401(k) Utilizes the nursing process to plan, provide and evaluate patient care. Initial and ongoing patient assessment is performed per hospitalunit standard and patient care needs. Individualized Plan of Care is developed, initiated and resolved according to unit standards. Delivers nursing care following Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission rules and regulations, current nursing practice standards and hospital policies. Does not exceed nursing scope of practice. Maintains standards for quality care through: Core competencies Policiesprocedures Hospital committees Joint Commission standards OSHA standards WISHA standards Department of Health rules and regulations Unit standards applicable to each unit Safety standards Specific professional nursing organization standards Administers medication within licensure and TRIOS HEALTH policies. Delegates selected nursing functions to others in accordance with their education, credentials, and demonstrated competence. Supervises those to whom tasks have been delegated, monitoring for completion and documentation. Demonstrates knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span. Able to assess patient condition based on age and developmental status. Identifies and plans agedevelopment appropriate nursing interventions. Implements plans and provides age-appropriate care as described in the departmentunit policies and procedures. Completes chart documentation on nursing unit as required by hospital standards. Participates in hourly rounding in assigned department. Consistently ensure necessary consents are obtained for procedures initiated in the unit. Communicates effectively with patients, families, physicians and hospital personnel, complying with the Hospital's policies and procedures relating to guest relations and staff relationships. Accurately reports patient condition to other hospital team members. Identifies, reports and documents unsafe practices. Accurately communicates in planning and delivering care and discharge with ancillary personnel (ie Physical Therapy, Discharge Planner, Home Health, etc.), physician, family and patient. Always follows appropriate chain of command. Effectively works at establishing a good rapport with hospital personnel and medical staff. Consistently maintain operational knowledge of all equipment utilized in the Interventional Pain Medicine (IPM) department. It is the nurse's responsibility to gain the knowledge in all areas of IPM. Consistently demonstrate competence in recognizing potential complications and initiation of appropriate corrective measures. Consistently ensure necessary consents are obtained for procedures initiated in the unit. Consistently maintain working knowledge of procedure cart, crash cart. Consistently prepare equipmentsupplies and demonstrate competence in assisting with specialized IPM procedures. Consistently evaluate equipment function and promptly identifyreport malfunctioning equipment to appropriate department. Consistently demonstrate competence in basic emergency care nursing skills, and IPM skills. Performs skills of IPM nursing that are consistent with professional nursing standards. Maintains required certification and education requirements: BLS ACLS Moderate sedation Basic Rhythm Interpretation Strongly Recommended Understands, sets up and assists in IPM procedures. Understands, sets up and assists in peri-operative patient care. Understands, sets up and provides conscious sedation to patients. This position is located 3730 Plaza Way, Kennewick, WA 99338