RN SPAR

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GENERAL SUMMARY AND PURPOSE:

• Provides professional nursing care in collaboration with members of the health care team in the ongoing assessment, planning and treatment of patients and families. 

• Utilizes resources wisely while promoting physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being. 

• Maintains accurate and complete documentation of nursing services.  Serves as a patient advocate.

• In addition to providing hands-on nursing care, works and serves in a broad range of capacities including, but not limited to, delegation, assessment, planning of care and treatment, teaching of the patient and the patient’s family. 

• Expected to exercise competency in judgment, decision-making, implementation of nursing intervention, delegation of function or responsibility, and administration of medications and treatments prescribed by legally authorized persons.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• A current RN license is required.

• Multistate licenses must establish residency with the Idaho Board of Nursing within 60 days from hire.

• At hire, Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross is required. (ACLS and/or PALS may be accepted in lieu of BLS)

• ACLS/PALS within 6 months of hire.

**Full Time, Day Shift**

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Organization's Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions. 

• Demonstrates knowledge and skills to competently care for all assigned age groups (Neonate, Child, Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric as applicable).

• Revenue Management: ensures the accuracy of documenting services and supplies provided to the patients.

• Demonstrates compliance with hospital safety policies and procedures. Performs and documents comprehensive physical and psychosocial assessments.

• Educates patient based on assessment of needs.

• Develops, implements and evaluates a plan of care based on patient's needs.

• Communicates patient's current status and plan of care to other caregivers (verbally and in writing).

• Prepares, gives and evaluates the effectiveness of medications.

• Demonstrates safe operation of patient care equipment.

• Advocates for the rights of patients.

• Provides nursing measures to alleviate or reduce pain.

• Demonstrates therapeutic communication.

• Establishes therapeutic and professional boundaries.

• Integrates knowledge, experience, professional standards and hospital policies into nursing practice.

• Meets unit specific technical skills.

• Practices with the rules and regulations defined by the Oregon State Board of Nursing.

• New graduate nurses are hired on as a Level I with the expectation of advancing to a Level II after successful completion of the first year of employment and accomplishing the specific department criteria and competencies for a Level I RN. 

• Level II must be maintained for the duration of employment with the opportunity to advance on the Professional Development Ladder if criteria is met.

• New experienced RN hires with one year of experience or more are hired as a Level II with the expectation that Level II be maintained for the duration of employment with the opportunity to advance on the Professional Development Ladder if appropriate criteria is met.

About Saint Alphonsus

Colleagues of Saint Alphonsus Health System enjoy competitive compensation with a full benefits package and opportunity for growth throughout SAHS and Trinity Health. Visit www.saintalphonsus.org/careers to learn more about the benefits, culture and career development opportunities available to you at Saint Alphonsus Health System.

Saint Alphonsus and Trinity Health are equal opportunity employers and prohibit discrimination against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law

Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.