Registered Nurse - Dialysis, Per Diem

Seattle Children's•Seattle, WA

9d•$52 - $91•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Per Diem Day position, to provide care for patients in both inpatient and outpatients. As an integral member of the Health Care Team, the RN functions within the Scope of Practice as defined by the State, the ANA Scope and Standards for Pediatric Nursing Practice, and adheres to Seattle Children's policies/procedures and guidelines of care. Responsible for providing safe, family centered patient care. Using the Nursing Care Process, the RN is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care in a collaborative method with the patient and patient's family, significant others, and members of the health care team. May be required to provide supervision and delegation of tasks to Nurse Technicians, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Medical Assistants, Certified Nursing Assistants, and others as defined by the State Administrative Code. Assists in meeting Seattle Children's strategic goals by incorporating the initiatives to support the strategic plans into the daily work, i.e., Continuous Performance Improvement (CPI), Value Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Workforce Inclusion Diversity Equity and Access (IDEA) etc.

Requirements

Two years of recent experience with hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current Washington State RN License, or other current state license that the RN is required to work in.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers is required for all positions at time of hire unless the incumbent possesses a current appropriate Life Support Education required for their practice area.
Nurses working in the Dialysis Unit are required to obtain nursing licensure in the WAMI region in order to support on call requirements for out of state patients. Licensure for Alaska, Montana, and Idaho must be obtained within 6 months of hire. Licensure must be renewed annually thereafter.
For nurses performing moderately complex point of care testing, a copy of a diploma or transcript of the highest level of academic achievement to be on record with Human Resources upon hire. For personnel trained outside of the U.S., records of diploma/transcript must provide documented equivalency evaluation by a foreign credentialing agency.
Any position that requires use of a motor vehicle will require a current Washington State driver's license.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric experience is preferred.
Bachelors degree in Nursing.
Pediatric health care nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Provide care for patients in both inpatient and outpatients.
Provide safe, family centered patient care.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care in a collaborative method with the patient and patient's family, significant others, and members of the health care team.
Provide supervision and delegation of tasks to Nurse Technicians, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Medical Assistants, Certified Nursing Assistants, and others as defined by the State Administrative Code.
Assist in meeting Seattle Children's strategic goals by incorporating initiatives to support strategic plans into daily work.