DSHS WSH Registered Nurse 2

Western State Hospital is inviting Registered Nurses to join our nursing team. Our nurses are devoted to compassionate patient care, have a strong work ethic, and display consistently good judgment. Our clients are people with serious and/or long-term behavioral health issues who count on us as they work toward healing and growth. From minor interactions to the countless efforts to promote recovery, we matter, we are needed, and we make a difference in our clients' lives.

Hiring Bonus
$2,000 ($500 following successful completion of new employee orientation; $500 after probation period; $1,000 after 1 year following probation period). The incentive is prorated for part-time employment. The incentive applies to RNs new to state employment. Minimum 6-month break in service for returning employees to qualify for incentive.

We're hiring full-time, and part-time RNs. Eligible employees receive an excellent benefits package that rivals any employer in Washington State, and all experience a rewarding career and exciting opportunities to learn and grow.

We value our remarkable nursing staff and understand how important they are to our patients, their families, and our facility. If you want to explore inpatient psychiatric nursing and seek to use both your mind and heart to support your patients on their road to recovery, come join our team! We offer a great learning environment, a rewarding career, and opportunities for advancement. Join us in Transforming Lives!

Some of what you'll do:
In this role, you'll develop, lead, document, and direct the clinical care carried out by professional and paraprofessional nursing personnel in compliance with applicable nursing standards of care and practice. This involves assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patients' medical and psychiatry needs with a focus on providing the highest patient-focused quality care possible.

You're the liaison between our patients and their families to educate them in regard to the treatment plan. Our new team member should be a great communicator, developing long-term therapeutic relationships with our patients.

What we're looking for:

• Professionals with a valid Washington State license to practice as a Registered Nurse or have the ability to obtain a valid Washington State license by the start of employment
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), preferred but not required

Free ORCA cards are available for Pierce County employees.
Evening and Night shifts include shift differential pay in addition to the standard compensation rate.

Interested? Apply today.

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 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.

NOTE:

Employees of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Any offer of employment is contingent upon verification of your vaccine status. Please note medical or religious accommodation may be available once an offer of employment is made.

Questions? Please contact DSHS Recruiter by email and reference #15393.

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.

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