Home Health Registered Nurse - Port Townsend, United States - Jefferson Healthcare

Description

Job Description

Home Health Registered Nurse

Sign-on bonus of $8,000

Announcement #261829

Jefferson Healthcare is currently looking for a full-time Registered Nurse to join our Home Health program. Our program is fully accredited and dedicated to providing comfort and support to our patients, allowing them to stay at home, comfortably and avoid hospitalization. Home Health is a unique environment that provides an opportunity for nurses to showcase their skills. Our nurses are autonomous and have the ability to assess, think critically, and make decisions on their own, often being the only clinician in the patient's home. They are confident in their abilities, able to see the bigger picture, ask broader questions, and assess while providing day-to-day care. They are also excellent communicators, understanding the challenges that come with being a remote team and how important communication is for the care of our patients. Most importantly, our nurses are compassionate and caring, always putting their patients first.

What can we offer you?

• Sign-on bonus of $8,000
• Competitive salary
• Medical, dental, vision, retirement, PTO and more
• Outstanding benefits, including 5% employer contribution to your retirement account and low insurance premiums for individuals and families. Benefits package is ranked in the top 1% in the state
• Hands-on training with opportunities for advancement

What you'll need:

• Current Washington state RN license in good standing
• Current CPR/BLS (Healthcare Provider) required and ACLS may be required
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred
• Home health experience preferred
• Wound care certification preferred

Schedule 0.8 FTE, 32 hours/week, Day shift

To apply for this position and future positions, please visit our careers website at

This position will remain open until filled.

About Us:

Jefferson Healthcare is one of the top employers on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula and near Seattle, Victoria, BC, and Vancouver. We are a DNV-accredited, 5-star rated 25-bed Critical Access Hospital with six rural health clinics and a wide scope of specialty services; we provide exceptional care for more than 33,000 residents of East Jefferson County.

Port Townsend has been named as "one of the coolest small towns in America" ... with good reason. There are festivals almost every weekend, endless recreational/hiking/skiing/sailing activities, great places to eat, and a strong and vibrant community feel. Surrounded by water and near the Olympic National Park, Port Townsend offers access to a myriad of outdoor mountain and water adventures.

* Candidates who accept a written offer of employment must pass a background check and may be required to undergo 11-panel testing for commonly abused controlled substances, including marijuana, in accordance with our policy.