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Queen's Health System Staff Registered Nurse - 2023 Top 20 Critical Access Hospital, 36 hours/week, shifts vary (MOLOKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL) in Kaunakakai, Hawaii
RESPONSIBILITIES
Molokai General Hospital, a Queen's Health System Company, is looking for a Registered Nurse interested in rural health care to work 36 hours per week on a rotating schedule. This position offers excellent benefits, exposure to acute care, obstetrics, and emergency nursing in a beautiful, well equipped hospital setting.
Previous experience preferred, but new graduates are welcome!
Molokai General Hospital is a 15-bed rural health care facility with a Critical Access Hospital designation. It provides the only emergency room for the residents and visitors on the island of Molokai. MGH became a part of The Queen’s Health Systems in 1987 and provides acute care, inpatient hospice, skilled nursing, and low-risk obstetrical services. It also offers primary care in a rural health clinic, chemotherapy, limited specialty procedures, diabetes management, family planning, physical therapy (including aquatic therapy), veteran’s services and chronic disease navigation services.
Are you looking for an enriched cultural experience? Working at Molokai General Hospital means having the opportunity to provide quality health care and improve the well-being of the entire Molokai community. Come and discover the resources, support, and opportunity you need to build the career you’ve always wanted.
Molokai is the fifth largest island in the Hawaiian chain. It is unspoiled, reminiscent of old Hawaii, abundant with natural beauty, and boasts the longest white sand beach in Hawaii.
I. JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible to the Director of Nursing and under the direction of the Charge Nurse. Follows patient care orders of the Physician on duty. The Acute/ED/OB Registered Nurse assumes responsibility and accountability for care given to patients at Molokai General Hospital (MGH).
II. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Essential: Seeing, hearing, speaking, standing, walking, stooping/bending, kneeling, twisting body, finger dexterity, lifting weight up to 60 pounds, pushing/pulling weight up to 75 pounds, reaching above, at, and below shoulder level. Continuous: Seeing, hearing, speaking, standing, and walking. Operates cardiac monitor, Blood Pressure (BP) monitor, pulse oximeter, oxygen tanks, Hoyer lift, intravenous pumps/monitors, medical cart, crash cart, Isolettes, Bili-Lites, and scales.
III. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS
Both inside and outside environmental conditions; hazardous physical conditions; and atmospheric conditions which affect the respiratory system or skin.
IV. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:
• Graduate of an accredited two (2) or four (4) year School of Nursing.
• Hawaii State Licensure as a Registered Nurse.
• BLS/HCP level certification.
• ACLS certification.
• NRP certification, required within one (1) year of employment.
• PALS certification, required within one (1) year of employment.
• Completion of Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) preferred.
B. EXPERIENCE:
• Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English.
• Knowledge of Acute/ED/OB nursing practices as well as new trends and techniques in nursing.
• Ability to provide quality nursing care in times of emergent situations.
• Ability to relate effectively to patients of all ages, their families, and staff.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Vet
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