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Job Summary: Responsible for the total direct nursing care of all patients within established standards of care, hospital and unit policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Primary Duties:
- Provides direct patient care and functions as a patient advocate.
- Assess the comprehensive nursing needs of an assigned group of patients.
- Coordinates the patient and family/significant other education process.
- Continuously plans, implements, and evaluates patient care, incorporating patient and family/ significant other into the process.
- Participates with provider partners and other interdisciplinary team members to develop and implement patient and family/significant other plan of care.
- Effectively communicates all relevant information (e.g., patient information, safety issues, problems with equipment, quality issues, etc.) to immediate supervisor, in a timely way.
- Communicates and documents changes in patient condition, on a timely basis, to charge nurse/supervisor and provider.
- Provides evidence-based care and resources to postpartum patients and their families.
- Provides birthing parent and infant assessment.
- Participates in the development and implementation of overall institutional policies and procedures relating to breastfeeding/chest feeding, human milk and lactation.
- Provides education to staff on breastfeeding /chest feeding and lactation support.
- Performs other duties as assigned
License, Certification, Education or Experience:
REQUIRED for the position:
- Bachelor’s in Nursing (BSN) required within 5 years of employment if applicable
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Washington
- Demonstrated competency and experience providing breastfeeding/chestfeeding education to patients
- throughout care continuum.
- Current Healthcare Provider BLS certification by date of hire
- IBCLC is required within two (2) years of hire date.
DESIRED for the position:
- Master’s degree in Nursing
- Minimum three (3) years nursing experience in a maternal/child setting
- Minimum of 75 hours lactation specific education within the last 5 years
Benefit Information:
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At EvergreenHealth, we appreciate our employees’ commitment and contribution to our success. We are proud to offer a suite of quality benefits and resources that are comprehensive, flexible, and competitive to help our staff and their loved ones maintain and improve health and financial well-being.
- Medical, vision and dental insurance
- On-demand virtual health care
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Life and disability insurance
- Retirement plans 457(b) and 401(a) with employer contribution)
- Tuition assistance for undergraduate and graduate degrees
- Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
- Paid Time Off/Vacation
- Extended Illness Bank/Sick Leave
- Paid holidays
- Voluntary hospital indemnity insurance
- Voluntary identity theft protection
- Voluntary legal insurance
- Pay in lieu of benefits premium program
- Free parking
- Commuter benefits
- Employer subsided ORCA card
- Cafeteria & Gift Shop Discount
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EvergreenHealth is committed to providing the highest quality of care to our patients. The literature shows that having a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) contributes significantly to the quality of care. Toward that end, this position requires a BSN or a commitment to begin a BSN program within three years and obtain a BSN within five years of employment. Please note this BSN requirement does not apply to those with an RN license for twenty or more years or current EvergreenHealth RNs hired prior to April 1, 2014.
This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement between EvergreenHealth and the Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA). Union Membership is optional.