RN / Assistant Nurse Manager, UW Medical Center - Montlake - Medical Oncology ICU
About The Position
UW Medical Center - Montlake has an outstanding opportunity for a full time (100% FTE, 40 hours per week), evenings and some night shifts ASSISTANT NURSE MANAGER (Registered Nurse 3) to join the Medical Oncology ICU. The Assistant Nurse Manager will provide direct nursing care, train and manage staff, spearhead quality improvement initiatives, and ensure safe patient care practices. The Medical Oncology ICU assistant nurse manager assists the nurse manager to develop, maintain, and evaluate the ongoing operations of the team. This is a 24-bed unit. Patient population on this unit includes medical ICU cases and Bone Marrow Transplant. Relocation assistance included.
Requirements
- Current license to practice as a registered nurse in the State of Washington
- Two years of professional nursing experience
- ACLS and BLS required
Nice To Haves
- Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.
Responsibilities
- Provide professional nursing care
- Provide leadership for specific program areas and unit functions such as developing education programs, acting as clinical resource for staff, and coordinating daily operations
- Assist the Nurse Manager to develop, maintain, and evaluate the on-going operations of a clinical area
- Perform specific leadership functions related to clinical practice, education and management such as developing unit goals, orientation programs, and standards of care
- Provide patient care and coordination of services through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of safe therapeutic care
- Demonstrate and document for assigned patients completion of: Assessment and nursing diagnosis of patients; Care planning; Implementation of safe nursing care; Evaluation of patient responses to nursing care; Patient teaching; Patient advocacy; Discharge and transfer planning; Admission, discharge and transfer processes
- Coordinate patients’ care with other hospital departments and disciplines
- Promote effective communication among staff and patients to assure optimal patient outcomes
- Assist with the planning and/or implementation of educational programs for staff and patients
- Identify patient care, staff, and resource problems and take necessary steps toward problem resolution
- Provide feedback and guidance to staff
- Observe, review, and evaluate staff performance
- Assist in the development, maintenance and evaluation of systems to support nursing care delivery such as patient care documentation and emergency response procedures
- Provide input into the development and implementation of the budget
- Serve as the unit charge nurse as assigned
Benefits
- Relocation assistance included
- For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
