Peacehealth, it's our vision that every person receives safe, compassionate care; every time, every touch. As a Registered Nurse at St. John Medical Center in Longview, Washington, you'll be part of a collaborative team working together to ensure our patients receive exceptional care. If this resonates with you, consider joining our Gastro-Endo team in the following role:
- Role: Full-Time Registered Nurse - Gastro Endo Lab
- Schedule: .8 FTE working four 8-hour Day shifts each week with variable start times.
- Unit specifics: inpatient and outpatient endoscopy
- Hospital: 177-bed acute care hospital that offers the intimacy of a community hospital paired with the resources of PeaceHealth, a mission driven healthcare system in the PNW
We offer you:
- A wage range of $53.98 - $80.10. The hiring rate is dependent RN work experience, education, and terms of the WSNA union contract
- Additional compensation for BSN, MSN, DPN, and specialty nursing certification
- Professional Nurse Advancement Program with pay incentives
- Relocation Assistance
- Comprehensive benefits package
Located just 45 minutes North of Portland, Oregon, in the Longview-Kelso area, you'll experience the best of Pacific Northwest living in communities known for their affordability, natural beauty, and exceptional quality of life. Residents enjoy scenic riverfronts, year-round outdoor recreation, family-friendly neighborhoods, and convenient access to Portland and Vancouver. Whether you're seeking career growth, homeownership opportunities, or a healthier work-life balance, Longview and Kelso offer a rewarding place to live, work, and thrive.
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Job Summary
Provides professional nursing direct patient care in compliance with professional practice and unit standards. Promotes a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach towards patients, families and all members of the care delivery team.
Essential Functions
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care needs.
- Documents patient care in the healthcare record according to established standards.
- Directs and delegates care to other team members in accordance with their education, credentials, and demonstrated competence.
- Ensures own professional effectiveness through education and professional development.
- Participates in the development of and maintains established hospital policies, procedures and objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection prevention program.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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Qualifications
Education
- Accredited School of Nursing Required
- Bachelor's Degree Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Experience
- Requires: At least 1 year RN experience in Gastro Endo Lab or Short Stay unit
- Gastro Endo experience preferred.
- Conscious sedation experience preferred.
Credentials
- Required: WA State Registered Nurse
- Required: Upon Hire Basic Life Support Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 6 months.
Skills
- Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patient's needs (Required)
- Demonstrated ability to promote positive interpersonal relationships and patient/family centered work environment (Required)
- Able to support and interpret medical center philosophy, policy and procedures (Required)
- Basic computer skills (Required)
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Working Conditions
Lifting
- Patient handling no greater than 35 lbs. without the use of assistive equipment and/or devices (NIOSH).
- Fine motor skills to be able to grasp and control medical equipment and perform precise procedures.
- Push/Pull: Frequently up to 45 lbs. force (i.e., WOW, medical carts).
- Perform hands on CPR at least 20 mins using 100-125 lbs. of force (National Assoc. of EMS Physicians and AHA) Frequency should be seldom or occasionally.
- Ability to move around area with frequent sitting.
- Bending/ stooping/ squatting/ reaching/ kneeling frequently.
- Lifting (non-patient) up to 20 lbs. occasionally and 5 lbs. frequently.
Environmental Conditions
- Exposure to biohazard, body fluids and airborne particles.
- Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy environment.
Mental/Visual
- Vision and hearing required within normal limits (glasses, contacts, hearing aids permitted).
- Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.
This position is represented by a collective bargaining agreement. There may be more than one opening on this posting.
This position is represented by a collective bargaining agreement. There may be more than one opening on this posting.
Job Summary
Provides professional nursing direct patient care in compliance with professional practice and unit standards. Promotes a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach towards patients, families and all members of the care delivery team.
Essential Functions
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care needs.
- Documents patient care in the healthcare record according to established standards.
- Directs and delegates care to other team members in accordance with their education, credentials, and demonstrated competence.
- Ensures own professional effectiveness through education and professional development.
- Participates in the development of and maintains established hospital policies, procedures and objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection prevention program.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education
- Accredited School of Nursing Required: Nursing and
- Bachelor's Degree Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Experience
- 1 year Preferred: experience as a registered nurse
Credentials
- Required: Registered Nurse and
- Required: Upon Hire Basic Life Support
Skills
- Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patient's needs (Required)
- See community specific document for each Unit/Department required credentials (Required)
- Demonstrated ability to promote positive interpersonal relationships and patient/family centered work environment (Required)
- Able to support and interpret medical center philosophy, policy and procedures (Required)
- Basic computer skills (Required)
Department / Location Specific Notes
Critical Care - ICU, ICU Medical, ICU Surgical, Neuro ICU, CVICU:
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 6 months.
- National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) required within 6 months.
Emergency Services - Emergency Departments:
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 6 months.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 6 months.
- Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC) required within 12 months.
- National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) required within 6 months.
Endoscopy - Gastro Endo Lab & Endoscopy OP Lab:
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 6 months.
Infusion Services Oncology - Infusion, SJMC Infusion Center, OP Infusion, OP Oncology, Infusion Center & Oncology:
- Chemotherapy & Biotherapy Provider (CBP) through ONS required within 6 months.
Intermediate Care - Cardiac Surgery Unit, ICU Stepdown & Intermediate Care Unit:
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 6 months.
- National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) required within 6 months.
Interventional Radiology / Cath Lab - Electrophysiology, Cath Lab, Cardiac Prep & Recovery & Imaging Nursing:
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 6 months.
Labor & Delivery - Labor & Delivery:
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 6 months.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required within 6 months.
Labor & Delivery - Critical Access Hospitals: Certification required in addition to above, as well as at St. John
- S.T.A.B.L.E. Program (STABLE) required within 6 months.
Labor & Delivery - Postpartum & Lactation Antepartum
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required within 6 months.
Medical/Surgical - Observation Unit & Neurology:
- National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) required within 6 months.
Neonatal ICU - Neonatal ICU & Special Care Nursery:
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required within 6 months.
- S.T.A.B.L.E. Program (STABLE) required within 6 months. Required for all except Level 3 NICU (Riverbend & Southwest preferred).
Pediatrics - Pediatric, Pediatric Float Pool & OP Women and Children SVCS:
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 6 months.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required within 6 months.
Perioperative Services - Recovery/PACU Room, Short Stay Unit & Surgical Pre-Op (Same Day):
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 6 months.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 6 months.
Perioperative Services - Critical Access Hospitals: Operating Room & Short Stay:
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 6 months.
Behavioral Health:
- Required: minimum 1-year experience with chronically mentally ill clients, or currently oriented and can provide care independently within the department, required. Demonstrated competence in area of expertise.
Critical Care -ICU, ICU Medical, ICU Surgical, Neuro ICU, CVICU, Patient Care Support (Rapid Response Team):
- Required: minimum 1-year continuous RN experience in ICU level of care (within the last 36 months); or an ICU new graduate training/new to specialty fellowship training program.
- For Ketchikan - or will orient to point of competency
Emergency Services - Emergency Departments:
- Required: minimum 1-year of recent emergency medicine or critical care experience (within the past 3 years); or through an emergency care new graduate resident/new to specialty fellowship training program. Must demonstrate independent management of cardiac, complex med/surg, pediatric, and multiple trauma patients.
Endoscopy - Gastro Endo Lab, Endoscopy OP Lab:
- Required: minimum 1-year acute care or procedural experience required; or a gastro/endoscopy new graduate training/new to specialty fellowship training program. Demonstrated competence in area of expertise.
Hospice:
- Required: minimum 1-year current medical/surgical, long-term care or Hospice nursing experience (or equivalent education and/or experience). Or new graduate training/new to specialty fellowship training program.
Infusion Services Oncology - Infusion, SJMC Infusion Center, OP Infusion, OP Oncology, Infusion Center, Oncology:
- Required: minimum 1-year experience acute care oncology nursing; or an infusion/oncology new graduate training/new to specialty fellowship training program.
Intermediate Care - Cardiac Surgery Unit, ICU Stepdown, Intermediate Care:
- Required: minimum 1-year of acute care nursing experience; or as an intermediate care new graduate training/new to specialty fellowship training program
Interventional Radiology / Cath Lab - Cath Lab:
- Required: minimum 2 years in critical care nursing experience, emergency department or one-year previous cath lab experience within the last 3 years (or may have equivalent combination of education and/or experience). Or a cath lab new graduate training/new to specialty fellowship training program.
Interventional Radiology / Cath Lab - Cardiac Prep & Recovery:
- Required: minimum 2 years of acute care experience.
Interventional Radiology / Cath Lab - Imaging Nursing, Radiology, Radiation Therapy:
- Required: minimum 2 years experience in acute care and sedation training.
Interventional Radiology / Cath Lab - Electrophysiology:
- Required: minimum 2 years of intermediate stepdown progressive care experience or higher, or one-year previous cath lab or electrophysiology experience.
Labor & Delivery and OB GYN / Mother Baby / Postpartum - Labor & Delivery:
- Required: minimum 2 years in acute care labor and delivery nursing experience within the last 5 years; or completion of a labor and delivery new graduate training/new to specialty fellowship program. All RNs will be cross trained as necessary to provide mother/baby couplet care.
- Ketchikan: 1-year required of clinical experience as a Staff Nurse or will orient to point of competency. Or completion of a labor and delivery new graduate training/new to specialty fellowship program.
Labor & Delivery and OB GYN / Mother Baby / Postpartum - OB GYN / Mother Baby / Postpartum:
- Required: minimum 1-year labor and delivery/postpartum experience within the last 5 years; or completion of a labor and delivery new graduate training/new to specialty fellowship program.
- St. Joseph/Riverbend: may cross train to antepartum and will have an additional float unit(s).
- Southwest: may cross train to newborn admission and will have an additional float unit(s).
Labor & Delivery and OB GYN / Mother Baby / Postpartum - OB GYN Admin Women's and Children / Lactation:
- Required: minimum 1-year of postpartum or lactation experience. Will cross train for additional float unit(s).
Medical/Surgical - Medical, Medical 2, Medical 3, Medical Surgical, Ortho Medical, Surgical, Surgical 2, Surgical 3, Surgical 7, Surgical 8, Cardiology, Neurology, Observation Unit, Medical Surgical:
- Experienced RN or New Graduate RN (or equivalent education and/or experience). If new grad with fewer than 12 months of experience, the RN will participate in the Nurse Residency Program.
Neonatal ICU - Neonatal ICU Level 3, Riverbend, Southwest:
- Required: minimum 2 years of NICU experience within last 5 years; or adult ICU may be credited towards 1 year of experience. Or completion of a NICU new graduate training/new to specialty fellowship program.
Neonatal ICU - Neonatal ICU Level 2 / Special Care Nursery, St. Joseph:
- Required: minimum 2 years of acute care neonatal level 2 experience; or adult ICU may be credited towards 1 year of experience. Or completion of an acute neonatal new graduate training/new to specialty fellowship program.
Pediatrics:
- Required: minimum 1-year of pediatric acute care experience. Or completion of a pediatric acute new graduate training/new to specialty fellowship program. Will cross train for additional float unit(s).
Perioperative Services - Short Stay:
- Required: minimum 1-year acute care nursing experience; or completion of new graduate/new to specialty fellowship program.
Perioperative Services - Surgical Pre-Op / Same Day:
- Required: minimum 1-year in perioperative/procedural setting.
Perioperative Services - Recovery Room/PACU:
- Required: minimum 1-year in PACU, ICU, or ED (working with critical, ICU-level patients); or completion of PACU new graduate training/new to specialty fellowship program.
Perioperative Services - Anesthesia Pre-op, Pre-Anesthesia Services:
- Required: minimum 2 years in perioperative/procedural pre/post
Perioperative Services - Operating Room, Weight Loss/Bariatric Surgery:
- Required: minimum 1-year operating room circulating experience in acute care; or completion of an OR/perioperative new graduate training/new to specialty fellowship program.
Vascular Access - Intervention Pain Clinic, IV Services, PICC IV Therapy, Vascular Lab:
- Required: minimum 1-year in an acute care setting. 1-year experience with central line care. Completion of a PICC insertion training within 6 months of hire.
Wound Care - Enterostomal Therapy:
- Certified wound nurse - 1-year nursing experience required
- Non-certified nurse - 1-year nursing experience with experience in managing wounds
Working Conditions
Lifting
- Patient handling no greater than 35 lbs. without the use of assistive equipment and/or devices (NIOSH).
- Fine motor skills to be able to grasp and control medical equipment and perform precise procedures.
- Push/Pull: Frequently up to 45 lbs. force (i.e., WOW, medical carts).
- Perform hands on CPR at least 20 mins using 100-125 lbs. of force (National Assoc. of EMS Physicians and AHA) Frequency should be seldom or occasionally.
- Ability to move around area with frequent sitting.
- Bending/ stooping/ squatting/ reaching/ kneeling frequently.
- Lifting (non-patient) up to 20 lbs. occasionally and 5 lbs. frequently.
Environmental Conditions
- Exposure to biohazard, body fluids and airborne particles.
- Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy environment.
Mental/Visual
- Vision and hearing required within normal limits (glasses, contacts, hearing aids permitted).
- Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.
PeaceHealth is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers: physical, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual. We offer caregivers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. Some of the many benefits included in this package are full medical/dental/vision coverage; 403b retirement plan employer base and matching contributions; paid time off; employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buyup coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; wellness benefits, and expanded EAP and mental health program.
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