Harborview Medical Center

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a Registered Nurse III / Assistant Nurse Manager (ANM) in the 2EH ICU at Harborview Medical Center, reporting to the Nurse Manager of the 2EH ICU. The role involves assisting the manager with hiring, educating, and counseling nurses, while also serving as a role model for excellent patient care. The professional nurse at the Registered Nurse III level utilizes the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation) to manage patient care resources, make independent judgments on staffing issues, and coordinate patient care continuity from admission to discharge. The ANM performs leadership functions related to clinical practice, education, and management, including patient placement and preceptor responsibilities as delegated. This role provides leadership for unit and departmental activities to promote quality nursing care, effective problem solving, communication, and professional development for staff. Harborview Medical Center, owned by King County and operated by UW Medicine, is the region's only Level I Trauma and verified burn center, providing specialized care across various medical fields to patients throughout the Pacific Northwest. UW Medicine is Washington’s sole health system with a top-rated medical school and research center, dedicated to improving public health through advancing medical knowledge, providing outstanding care, and educating future health professionals. The UW Medicine family comprises nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators across multiple facilities.

Requirements

WA State (or applicable multistate) RN License
BSN degree
Minimum two years ICU RN work experience

Responsibilities

Assist the manager in all aspects of hiring, educating and counseling nurses.
Be a role model for excellent patient care.
Utilize the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation) to prescribe, prioritize, delegate, coordinate, and provide safe, therapeutic allocation of nursing resources to patients/families.
Make independent judgments/decisions and take action regarding a wide range of routine and complex staffing issues.
Collaborate with appropriate disciplines to coordinate continuity of patient care from admission through discharge in support of the medical and nursing plans of care.
Perform specific leadership functions related to clinical practice, education, and/or management as delegated by and in collaboration with the Nurse Manager.
Assume patient placement and preceptor responsibility, as assigned by the Nurse Manager.
Provide leadership for unit and departmental activities that promote delivery of quality nursing care, effective problem solving and communication, and continued professional development for self and others.
Serve as role model and provide guidance to other staff including review and evaluation of performance.