What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN, General Surgery Unit position at CommonSpirit Health?
Overview
We are offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus, and relocation bonus availalbe for qualified candidates!
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award-winning health systems in Washington state CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington, our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region. While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, annual bonus eligibility, and more!
Responsibilities
At Virginia Mason our Registered Nurses blend skill, expertise and critical thinking with care, compassion and personal relationships to truly connect with their patients.
The General Surgery unit, otherwise known as CP 15, is a 20 bed unit with an average daily census of 19. For the most part our patient population is composed of patients following gastrointestinal surgeries (ie whipples, liver resections, colorectal, bariatric, etc.). We are proud to be an accredited Center of Excellence for bariatric surgeries. We work closely with our surgical teams to ensure excellent care of all our patients. We do have some medical patients on occasion as well. We are a busy unit with opportunities to learn and practice a variety of skills such as; ostomies, all types of GI drains, tube feedings, pain management pumps, insulin drips, and more. We are an excellent place to receive a solid medical surgical foundation. We have an excellent team player culture and are proud to say we have team members whose time here ranges from a few months to 10 and 20 years. We would love to have you join our team!
We inspire people to do meaningful work!
Qualifications
We require:
- Current WA State RN license is required. -
- 1 or more years recent RN experience with acute care patients.
- CPR certification is required every two years or as specified by the work.
- Other certifications may be required for specialty areas. - Graduation from an accredited school of nursing approved by the Washington State Board of Nursing.
- Preferred Qualifications: ACLS preferred.
Virginia Mason offers much more than competitive compensation and benefits. With continuing education opportunities and the added potential of relocation assistance, you will find our commitment to your well-being is both rewarding and refreshing. There is also the lifestyle benefit that comes with finding yourself in the heart of the Pacific Northwest. Surrounded by the vibrancy and sophistication of one of the most livable cities in the country, finding the perfect urban or outdoor pursuit will instinctively and pleasurably become second nature.
We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. #MISSIONCRITICAL
