At EvergreenHealth Monroe, 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.
JOB SUMMARY:
Adheres to Hospital’s Policies and Procedures and Philosophy of Care. Consistently exhibits professional conduct that is a behavior-based expression of the hospital’s Health & Healing principles. Performs tasks and relays information of a wide scope facilitating smooth confidential departmental communications. Assumes responsibility for the delivery of service to customers across the life span, including pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations. Demonstrates knowledge, skills, and critical thinking ability required to function on the unit and to respond to rapidly changing patient care and work activities. Participates in unit and hospital Performance improvement activities. Assumes responsibility for using effective interpersonal and organizational skills, and supports the hospital mission through shared values and service excellence.
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE; CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE:
Demonstrates the ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing in the English language, bilingual preferred. Demonstrates basic computer skills. Knowledge of medical terminology preferred. Requires training and demonstrated competency as a telemetry technician. Requires Washington State Nursing Assistant Certified (NC) license and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, SKILLS, OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Knowledge in the use of typical departmental equipment, including but not limited to, multi-line telephones, copiers, fax machines, addressographs, patient call light systems, and computers. Ability to organize and prioritize work activities related to job functions. Competent in all identified department-specific orientation and annual competencies. Effective written and verbal interpersonal communication skills with multidisciplinary team members, ancillary departments and clinical areas, physicians, patients, and family members. Able to adhere to dress codes specific to personal hygiene, fingernail care, dress, piercing, tattoos, and fragrances. Use of personal protective equipment as appropriate, documentation of immunization/immunity against hepatitis B, and training related to blood-borne pathogens are required.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND HAZARDS:
Hazards include risk of exposure to communicable diseases, hazardous substances, and blood/body fluids, risk of physical injury from lifting supplies and operation of equipment, and risk of physical injury from standing, sitting, walking, and stooping.
WORK CONTACT GROUP: All patient-related hospital departments and ancillary services, patients, families, visitors, nursing personnel, and medical staff.
SPECIAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Must be able to lift a minimum of 25 pounds. Physically able to move quickly throughout the hospital. Natural or corrected near visual acuity is necessary to read patient charts, physician's orders and to read dials, displays, and gauges on equipment. Natural or corrected hearing is necessary to communicate effectively with others. Must be able to lift and transfer patients using good body mechanics. Must possess manual dexterity to allow for handling of charts, paper, supplies, and equipment.
SUPERVISED BY:Clinical Nurse Manager, Charge Nurse, Staff RN, Administrative Supervisor
SUPERVISES: None
This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement between EvergreenHealth Monroe and SEIU Healthcare 1199NW.
