Nurse Resident - BSN

28710

Position Summary:

Nurse Resident is a newly licensed nurse with less than one year of experience or a nurse with less than one year of experience in a hospital setting. Nurse Residents will enter the nurse residency program for a year, working as a nurse and attending scheduled, mandatory curricula offerings.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates, plans, implements, and documents nursing care for an assigned patient population
• Assists physician during examinations and procedures
• Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse
• Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patient and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills
• Attend all required Nurse Resident curricula offerings
• An approach of inquiry and discovery is expected
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the field
  
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential job function
• Competent to meet age specific needs of the unit assigned

Requirements and Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of a nationally accredited Nursing Program
• State of Idaho Registered Nurse OR licensure pending as documented by temporary licensure OR current RN licensure from a state participating in the “multistate privilege to practice” compact with Idaho prior to start date
• Less than 6 months of hospital experience required at the time of hire
  
  • If Behavioral Health, less than 6 months of behavioral health experience required at the time of hire
• BSN required
  
• A nursing work gap greater than 12 months from your most recent experience will require successful completion of a Learning Needs Assessment conducted by a KH Nursing Education Specialist
  
• ACLS to be provided and completed, if applicable
  
• BLS Required. Current AHA Healthcare provider, American Red Cross, AHA Health Saver or KH BLS during General Orientation

Working Conditions:

• Must be able to lift or move up to 35 lbs
• Must be able to maintain a standing position
  
• Typical equipment used in a clinical job
• Must be able to stoop, crouch, or bend
• Must be able to push, pull, or transport heavy equipment
• Must be able to assist in patient transfer
• Exposure to needles, blood and body fluids, etc.
• Must be able to reach arms above or below shoulder height

Kootenai Health complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or sex. Kootenai Health does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or sex.