Dshs Lakeland Village Registered Nurse 3

DSHS Lakeland Village Registered Nurse 3

Check out this exciting RN opportunity for you to join our team at Lakeland Village. In a residential facility for intellectually delayed individuals, you will provide supervision of nursing personnel. In this position, you will provide professional nursing services and assist in the direction of nursing activities. Join us as we Transform Lives!

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Opportunities performed on-site at this work location at least three days a week may be eligible for an additional 5% premium pay in addition to the advertised salary. 

Some of what you'll do

• Observe, monitor, and evaluate the job performance of nursing personnel

• Coach, teach, and mentor nursing personnel

• Participates in the interviewing, selection, and hiring process

• Writes performance development plans, ensuring each employee's performance evaluations are completed timely

• Assists in the management of nursing personnel

• Responsible for monitoring and certifying time and attendance of nursing personnel using facility established tracking methods

• Support nursing personnel on duty through the provision of guidance using scientific principles, the nursing process, and Lakeland Village/DSHS policies and procedures

• Initiate collection and analysis of objective and subjective data, provide accurate interpretation/reporting of individual changing health status, and adjust individual nursing care plans according to data analysis

• Advise and make sure licensed nurses are following infection control practices, and serve as primary nurse contact and liaison to the infection preventionist after hours for infection control matters

• Other duties as assigned

Who should apply

• A valid Washington State License to practice as a registered, professional nurse, and two years of professional nursing experience

Note: Must pass a background check to include fingerprinting.

Our Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) mission to Transform Lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agency's mission that you bring an equity, anti-racism and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to create greater access and affirming representation of the communities we serve, including Black, Indigenous and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.

Questions? Please contact the Recruiter at saleen.hernandez@dshs.wa.gov and reference job number 06563.

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at (360) 725-5810. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.

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