GI Services RN
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Tacoma, Washington
As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.
Posted Sep 20 · New grads welcomed
- Unit and setting
- GI Services · Hospital
- License
- RN license Registered Nurse: WA, upon hire andWashington Registered Nurse license upon hire
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed Previous GI Lab experience or new graduate with completion of a senior practicum in a specialty area (e.g., critical care, ED, PACU, or GI).
- License
- Washington Registered Nurse license upon hire Registered Nurse: WA, upon hire and Check your license
- Certification
- Basic Life Support - CPR through AHA upon hire Basic Life Support - CPR through the American Heart Association, upon hire and
- Education
- graduation from an accredited school of nursing Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. and Endoscopy RN has experience in endoscopy., upon hire and
- Experience
- endoscopy experience upon hire
- Experience
- previous GI Lab experience or new graduate with senior practicum in critical care, ED, PACU, or GI
Preferred
- Certification
- Certified Gastroenterology RN upon hire Certified Gastroenterology RN, upon hire and
- Certification
- Critical RN Adult/Neonatal/Pediatric/Acute upon hire Critical RN Adult/Neonatal/Pediatric/Acute, upon hire and
- Certification
- Certified Emergency Nurse upon hire Certified Emergency Nurse, upon hire
- Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing Bachelors Of Science Nursing and One year of related work experience in an acute care setting, upon hire and
- Experience
- one year of related acute care work experience upon hire
- Experience
- two years of acute care experience within past three years in Med/Surg, ICU, PCU, or PACU two years experience within the past three years in an acute care setting, i.e., Med/Surg, ICU, PCU, PACU or
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates. See program calendars.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Tacoma staff RN median is $48/hrTacoma staff RN postings that state pay run $41/hr to $49/hr, the middle half $46/hr to $48/hr, across 70 postings. This posting's $48/hr to $90/hr is wider than that, so where you land depends on the offer.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- medication administration across multiple routes per orders and policy
- Day to day
- comprehensive patient assessment covering physical, psychosocial, cultural, emotional, developmental, and spiritual needs Assesses patient to include physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral/emotional, developmental and spiritual needs.
- Day to day
- gathering patient care data Gathers data relevant for patient care.
- Day to day
- implementing interventions and evaluating outcomes Implements appropriate patient interventions and evaluates outcomes.
- Day to day
- care planning based on initial and ongoing assessments Plans care appropriately based on needs identified during initial and on-going assessments.
- Day to day
- providing holistic, comprehensive, and professional nursing care within scope Provides holistic, comprehensive, and professional nursing care to patient within the scope of practice.
- Day to day
- discharge preparation and coordinating post-discharge needs Prepares patient for discharge and assists with coordinating post discharge needs.
- Day to day
- documenting care delivered and patient status per FHS standards
- Day to day
- receiving and executing physician orders accurately and timely Receives and assures appropriateness, accuracy, timeliness and execution of physician orders.
- Details
- network of 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites across Puget Sound
The workplace
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Job Summary And Responsibilities
As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.
Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.
To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.
Adheres to the department’s and hospital’s policies and procedures, including safety, risk management and regulatory standards. Keeps abreast of trends, developments and regulatory requirements impacting matters within designated scope of responsibility. Administers, oversees and documents the administration of medications (e.g., topically, orally, intramuscularly, subcutaneously and intravenously) as ordered by the healthcare practitioner and in accordance with hospital policy.
Assesses patient to include physical, psychosocial, cultural, behavioral/emotional, developmental and spiritual needs. Gathers data relevant for patient care. Implements appropriate patient interventions and evaluates outcomes.
Plans care appropriately based on needs identified during initial and on-going assessments. Provides holistic, comprehensive, and professional nursing care to patient within the scope of practice. Implements appropriate patient interventions and evaluates outcomes.
Prepares patient for discharge and assists with coordinating post discharge needs. Cultural Sensitivity and Competence: Demonstrates proper use of available communication tools/materials for effective communication and understands how the culture(s) of patient populations can affect communication, collaboration and the provision of care, treatment and services. Patient Populations Served: Demonstrates knowledge and proper skills associated with the department’s defined specific populations served.
Demonstrates competent professional practice and engages in opportunities for professional growth. Demonstrates self accountability to meet stated deadlines for all mandatory requirements. Documents care delivered and patient status utilizing the nursing process in accordance with FHS standards of care, for example, changes in patient condition, patient responses to intervention and reassessments of pertinent findings.
Receives and assures appropriateness, accuracy, timeliness and execution of physician orders.
Job Requirements
Required
Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. and Endoscopy RN has experience in endoscopy., upon hire and Previous GI Lab experience or new graduate with completion of a senior practicum in a specialty area (e.g., critical care, ED, PACU, or GI). Registered Nurse: WA, upon hire and Basic Life Support - CPR through the American Heart Association, upon hire and Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 90 Days and Preferred
Bachelors Of Science Nursing and One year of related work experience in an acute care setting, upon hire and two years experience within the past three years in an acute care setting, i.e., Med/Surg, ICU, PCU, PACU or Certified Gastroenterology RN, upon hire and Critical RN Adult/Neonatal/Pediatric/Acute, upon hire and Certified Emergency Nurse, upon hire
Where You'll Work
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has a rich history of providing exceptional healthcare, dating back to 1891. Building upon a legacy of compassionate care and innovation, our organization has evolved over the years through strategic partnerships and integrations to expand our reach and services across the Puget Sound area.
Today, as Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, we remain deeply committed to healing the whole person – body, mind, and spirit – in the communities we serve. This commitment is strengthened by the diverse expertise and shared values brought together through our growth.
Our dedicated providers offer a full spectrum of health care services, from routine wellness to complex disease management, all grounded in rigorous research and education. Our comprehensive network of 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites strategically located across the greater Puget Sound region reflects our ongoing commitment to accessibility and comprehensive care.
We are proud of our pioneering medical advances and numerous awards and accreditations that reflect our dedication to excellence. When you join Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you become part of a team that delivers top-quality, professional healthcare in modern, well-equipped facilities, and contributes to a legacy of service built on collaboration and shared purpose.
Pay Range
$47.86 - $90.42 /hour
What's around it?
Tacoma, WAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 11% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,676/mo
- Household income
- $85,884/yr, all local households, not nurse pay