Registered Professional Nurse III, Medical
Hilo, Hawaii
RN
Posted Aug 22
- Shift
- 8-hour
- Hours a week
- 40
- Unit
- Med-Surg
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour · 40 hours
- Weekends
- Every weekend
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Charge shifts · Precepting expected
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
More role details
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
About this role
Join Hilo Benioff Medical Center and be part of a team that proudly cares for our friends, family, and neighbors across East Hawaiʻi.
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Responsibilities
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for adult and geriatric patients, including medication administration, treatments, and discharge teaching.
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- Monitor and document patient conditions, responses to treatment, and ongoing physical and psychosocial assessments.
- Coordinate patient care with physicians, nursing staff, and other hospital departments to ensure continuity and quality of care.
- Provide patient and family education regarding disease processes, medications, treatments, and follow-up care.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and patient-centered environment while adhering to infection control, safety, and quality assurance standards.
- Serve as a team leader or Charge Nurse as assigned, assisting with staffing coordination, delegation of duties, and mentoring team members.
Required
Qualifications
Minimum
Qualifications
To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements. Please note that unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. In addition, qualifying work experience is credited based on a 40-hour workweek.
Education
Graduated from an accredited school of nursing. While not required, graduation from an accredited nursing program with a Bachelor’s Degree is highly desirable.
Evidence of the appropriate training (e.g. official transcript or diploma) should be submitted with the application to be given credit for education. A legible photocopy will be accepted. However, HHSC reserves the right to request an official copy.
Experience
One-half (1/2) year of professional nursing work experience, where the employee independently provided nursing care to patients in a clinic, hospital, or institution.
Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that he/she has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which he/she is being considered.
Certification
Basic Life Support (BLS) in Health Care Provider (adult, child and infant) is required one (1) month after employment.
Licensure
A valid State of Hawaii as a Registered Nurse is required. Evidence of licensure is required with the application.
Company Description
As the Big Island’s leading providers of inpatient and outpatient care, the East Hawaii Region of Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), consisting of Hilo Benioff Medical Center, Honoka'a Hospital, Ka′u Hospital, Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home, East Hawaii Medical Group and East Hawaii Health Pharmacy, delivers a full range of services and programs. Our three hospitals include 290 beds and more than 1,900 employees. Our medical staff is comprised of 250 physicians, physician assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, representing 33 specialties.
East Hawaii Health is our network of clinics offering primary and specialty care. Hilo Benioff Medical Center functions as a Level III Trauma Center, which includes the second busiest emergency room in the state, providing 24-hour care and serving more than 50,000 patients annually. Honoka'a Hospital and Ka′u Hospital are designated as Critical Access Hospitals.
To learn more about the East Hawaii Region, please watch our Video Yearbook or visit www.hbmc.org , www.honokaahospital.org or www.kauhospital.org .
Benefits
- 13 paid holidays each year (104 hours); 14 (112 hours) during election years*
- 21 paid vacation days (168 hours) per year*
- 21 paid sick days (168 hours) per year*
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans
- Employee Assistance Program
- Participation in the State of Hawaii’s retirement system
- Potential eligibility for various student loan repayment & scholarship programs
- Rates listed for paid holidays, vacation and sick days are for 1.0 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) positions assigned to
- 8 hour shifts. Accruals for these benefits are otherwise prorated based on FTE.
Pre-Employment Health Requirements
Offers of employment will be contingent on successfully passing a pre-employment examination, which includes a drug screen and other regulatory medical requirements such as, but not limited to, a tuberculosis (TB) screen. The cost for drug screening and blood draw for QuantiFERON and Titers, shall be borne by the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation.
Pre-Employment Assessments for External Candidates
As part of the recruiting process for this position, external applicants (job applicants NOT employed by HHSC’s East Hawaii Region) are required to complete pre-employment assessments shortly after application submission. If you are not an employee of the East Hawaii Region of HHSC, you will receive an email containing assessment instructions. We ask that you complete the assessments within two days of receipt of the request.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The East Hawaii Region of Hawaii Health Systems Corporation is a drug free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Shift Details
Must be available to work shifts, weekends and holidays as necessary based on hospital operations. Services are provided 24/7.
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Requirements
- MINIMUM
- To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements. Please note that unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. In addition, qualifying work experience is credited based on a 40-hour workweek.
- Graduated from an accredited school of nursing. While not required, graduation from an accredited nursing program with a Bachelor’s Degree is highly desirable.
- Evidence of the appropriate training (e.g. official transcript or diploma) should be submitted with the application to be given credit for education. A legible photocopy will be accepted. However, HHSC reserves the right to request an official copy.
- One-half (1/2) year of professional nursing work experience, where the employee independently provided nursing care to patients in a clinic, hospital, or institution.
- Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that he/she has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which he/she is being considered.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) in Health Care Provider (adult, child and infant) is required one (1) month after employment.
- A valid State of Hawaii as a Registered Nurse is required. Evidence of licensure is required with the application.
- Company Description
- As the Big Island’s leading providers of inpatient and outpatient care, the East Hawaii Region of Hawai`i Health Systems Corporation (HHSC), consisting of Hilo Benioff Medical Center, Honoka'a Hospital, Ka′u Hospital, Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home, East Hawaii Medical Group and East Hawaii Health Pharmacy, delivers a full range of services and programs. Our three hospitals include 290 beds and more than 1,900 employees. Our medical staff is comprised of 250 physicians, physician assistants and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, representing 33 specialties. East Hawaii Health is our network of clinics offering primary and specialty care. Hilo Benioff Medical Center functions as a Level III Trauma Center, which includes the second busiest emergency room in the state, providing 24-hour care and serving more than 50,000 patients annually. Honoka'a Hospital and Ka′u Hospital are designated as Critical Access Hospitals. To learn more about the East Hawaii Region, please watch our Video Yearbook or visit www.hbmc.org , www.honokaahospital.org or www.kauhospital.org .
Place
- City
- Hilo, Hawaii
- Median rent
- $1,427/mo
- Local household income
- $81,779/yr
- State price level
- 10% above the national average
- Address
- 1190 WAIANUENUE AVENUE, HILO, HI, 96720
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars (Care Compare, Sep 2026)
- Beds
- 194
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Hawaii index 110.0, where 100 is the national average.
Hilo sits on Hawaii's lush east side, where waterfalls and rainforest meet small-town island life. Nurses relocating here find a tight-knit community, slower pace, and proximity to medical facilities serving the Big Island's rural populations.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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You would work at Hilo Benioff Medical Center in Hilo, Hawaii, a hospital founded in 1897 and part of HHSC East Hawaii Region with Hale Ho'ola Hamakua, Ka'u Hospital, and Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. The stated mission is improving…
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