Ambulatory Nurse

Nursing at Kootenai Health offers a unique opportunity to practice the craft you love among the people you truly care about: Patients and families, as well as your team members who are just as passionate about, and committed to clinical excellence, as you are. In every role, at every level, our nursing professionals set new standards of care on a daily basis.
Kootenai Health is seeking RNs to join our growing health care team. Full Time, Part Time, PRN, Day shifts are available!

Units Hiring:
- Heart Clinics - has offices in Coeur d'Alene, Spokane and Sandpoint as well as satellite clinics throughout northern Idaho, eastern Washington and western Montana. Heart Clinics Northwest's board certified cardiologists provide high level comprehensive cardiovascular care, including diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease.

- Heart Clinics – CV Surgery – provies high quality care for patients who require subspecialty care can receive treatment from physicians specializing in electrophysiology, echocardiography, nuclear and invasive or interventional cardiology.

- Urgent Care - provides high quality comprehensive medical care In Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls and Hayden, Idaho for non‐life threatening illness/injury without an appointment. We are open seven days a week for immediate care.


- Obstetrics and Gynecology- our board-certified obstetricians and certified nurse midwives offer a wide range of OB-GYN services. We are committed to listening to our patients, treating each patient individually and answering their questions. Our goal is to provide each patient with health information so that they may actively participate in your own health care decisions.

- Neurology- specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the nervous system. The nervous system is comprised of the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles. We treat a wide range of patients in both an outpatient setting in our clinic office and inpatients in the hospital.

Responsibilities:
• Evaluates, plans, implements, and documents nursing care for an assigned patient population
• Assists physician during examinations and procedures
• Performs various patient tests and administers medications within the scope of practice of the registered nurse
• Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patient and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected
• Performs other related duties as assigned
• Familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the field
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential job function
• Competent to meet age specific needs of the unit assigned


About Kootenai Health
Kootenai Health is a highly esteemed health care organization, serving patients throughout northern Idaho and the Inland Northwest. We pride ourselves on our outstanding reputation as both an employer and a health care provider. We have been recognized with many accolades and distinctions including being recognized as a Gallup Great Workplace, No. 1 Best Place to Work in Large Healthcare Organizations, and Magnet™ Status for Nursing Excellence.

If you strive to be an integral part of a high-quality health care system, like Kootenai Health, we want to meet you!

Requirements and Minimum Qualifications:
• Graduate of a nationally accredited Nursing program required
• RN with less than 3 years’ patient-facing nursing experience at time of hire are required to be enrolled in a baccalaureate (or higher) degree program in nursing within 1 year of employment, with completion within 3 years of hire
• RN with at least 3 years’ patient-facing nursing experience at time of hire, ADN or diploma required; BSN or higher preferred
• State of Idaho Registered Nurse OR licensure pending as documented by temporary licensure OR current RN licensure from a state participating in the “multistate privilege to practice” compact with Idaho prior to start date
• BLS Required