Our Acute Care/ED team is committed to making a difference in the lives of our patients and community members. Our caregivers go to extraordinary lengths to make sure the people in their care are comfortable and happy. This hard-working, dedicated group is seeking a team player with the ability to adapt and learn.

We are looking for 1 Night-Shift RN Supervisor for our Acute Care / Emergency Department who is ready to grow their skills and prosper in a rural healthcare setting. You will come in with prior experience and comfort in your skillset, ready to take on this supervisory position!

What You Will Own in this Position

• Delegating duties to floor staff with an emphasis on teamwork
• Assisting with patient care, med passes, and general oversight on the floor as needed
• Monitoring staff schedules and ensuring lunches and breaks are taken
• Assigning patients after report to nursing staff

What You Bring to this Position

• Strong communication skills to interact with staff, patients, patient family members, and visitors
• Your compassion and integrity to advocate for the patient
• Developed attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality

About Your Team
This Acute Care team works around the clock in 12 hours shifts, to establish excellent patient care. They continually strive to learn and grow in their practice. This Team is excited to show you what they have learned and eager to listen to what you may teach them. They encourage questions and hands-on learning and want you to know there is a place for you with them.

To Be Successful

Your high school diploma is required. Having work experience in an ER is a plus! This position will require you to have a valid Washington State Registered Nurse license. Show us any additional certifications or leadership roles you have held!

BONUS!!

• As a new, full-time RN with Columbia County Health System, you are eligible for a Signing Bonus.
• We offer Tuition Assistance and License Fee Reimbursement.
• A Referral Bonus is available for any hired full or part-time CNA, RN, or MA you refer!

CCHS follows guidelines related to COVID-19 as mandated by the state and federal government.

About Columbia County Health System

Our campus is located in Southeastern Washington, in the Touchet River Valley of the Blue Mountains in the Columbia County seat of Dayton. Dayton is the center of the charming rural community we serve. Located just 60 miles from Tri-Cities WA, Lewiston ID, and just 35 miles to Walla Walla WA, we are only a short drive to wineries, restaurants, galleries, and shopping centers. Dayton's charming historic main street is the heart of our rural community and the starting point for many recreational opportunities in the region, including Bluewood Ski Resort, the Snake River, and endless hiking trails and streams within the Blue Mountains.

Columbia County Health System is guided by the mission to enable optimal health through service, excellence, timely solutions, and devotion to our region. Our Vision is to be the leader of holistic, high-quality, and patient-centered care without boundaries or limits.

Visit our website to learn more about us www.cchd-wa.org

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• EDUCATION:
  • AA Degree in Nursing from an accredited institution is required. BSN is preferred.

• EXPERIENCE:
  • New Grad/clinical experience
  • ER experience preferred

• LICENSURE:
  • Current WA State RN license

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Standing/Walking: Standing and walking is required for the majority of time spent in the clinical area (4-8 hours). Standing in one position is required while performing certain aspects of patient care. Walking occurs on vinyl, tile, linoleum, or carpeted floors.
• Sitting: Sit while charting or entering data into a computer. One may also sit while receiving/giving verbal reports at the start/end of one's shift. It is also possible that sitting may occur during breaks and meal periods. Total sitting is less than two hours for each Twelve-hour shift, depending on clinical assignment.
• Lifting: Regular lifting of medical supplies, medications, patient supplies, and patient charts, all weighing up to ten pounds is required. Also lifting CPR equipment and other medical equipment weighing up to 45 pounds is required. One is required to assist in lifting and transferring patients of varying weights and is expected to request assistance when lifting, ambulating, and repositioning patients. One must be able to support at least 75 pounds to reposition, transfer, and ambulate patients safely.
• Carrying: Frequent carrying of medical supplies and other items weighing up to 45 pounds is required, along with occasional carrying of certain medical equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Pushing/Pulling: Pushing/pulling 70-100 pounds is required when administering patient therapy and care, as well as when pushing equipment such as oxygen tanks and monitors, and when transporting patients in wheelchairs, beds, or gurneys. Pushing is required at 3.5 pounds of pressure when administering CPR. Full manual dexterity of both upper extremities is required.
• Climbing: No significant climbing is required; one may be required to climb a step stool.
• Bending: Bending is required when administering patient care. One must be able to bend to touch the floor to remove environmental hazards.
• Reaching: Reaching above one's head is required when performing aspects of care such as hanging and adjusting IV bags.
• Squatting/Kneeling: Squatting or kneeling is required when operating medical equipment and performing aspects of patient care, such as CPR.
• Twisting: Twisting at the waist is required when bathing patients and performing other procedures.
• Speaking: Must be able to clearly speak English to communicate, assess, and educate patients and families. One must also be able to communicate verbally with physicians and other professionals involved in patient care.
• Hearing: One must have normal hearing (aids permitted) in order to perform physical assessments, including listening with a stethoscope for bowel, heart, and lung sounds. One must also be able to hear to detect subtle, yet critical information regarding patient conditions including alarms, and to communicate with physicians and other professionals involved in patient care.
• Visual Acuity: Vision is required within normal limits (glasses or contacts permitted) for monitoring equipment, reading medical data, preparing and administering medications and injections, and performing physical assessments of patients including subtle changes in color.
• Depth Perception: Required for fine tasks such as administering injections, sterile catheter insertions (urinary, IV), nasogastric tube insertions.
• Fine Motor Skills: One must have fine motor skills of all fingers and be able to grasp and control medical equipment, and to perform precise procedures such as sterile dressing changes. Ability to grasp objects such as a pen to prepare handwritten reports is also required.
• Tactile Sensation: Nurses must be able to assess patients through palpation with fingers and hands, and must be able to distinguish between warm/cold and be able to feel vibrations.
• Smell: One must have normal sense of smell to detect odors indicating unsafe conditions or changing patient status.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Emergency Department, Acute Care Hospital, Office environment.

CONTACTS:

• Patients and families
• Physicians and other providers
• Company representatives
• Visiting officials
• Other employees
• Vendor representatives

SUPERVISES:

• Other working RN's and CNA's on shift if assigned as Charge Nurse

SUPERVISED BY:

• Director of Nursing or Assistant Director of Nursing