Registered Nurse - PICU (0.9FTE, Day/Night Rotator)

Seattle Children's Hospital•Seattle, WA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Registered Nurse in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), a 0.9 FTE position with a Day/Night Rotator schedule. The PICU has 40 beds with 8 additional expansion beds dedicated to pediatric critical care for tracheotomy, CRRT, vents, organ transplant, and bone marrow transplant with research and ECMO services. The position offers up to a $15,000 sign-on bonus and relocation assistance for experienced pediatric ICU RNs who meet eligibility requirements. Training and support are provided for nurses new to pediatrics, including a personalized orientation and a typical training period of 10 weeks or more. 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. The role involves providing safe, family-centered patient care, including assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care in collaboration with the patient, family, and healthcare team. The RN may also be required to supervise and delegate tasks to other healthcare personnel. The position supports Seattle Children's strategic goals through initiatives like Continuous Performance Improvement (CPI), Value Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, and Workforce Community and Connection.

Requirements

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 Pediatric Intensive Care Unit are required to successfully obtain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 3 months of employment, and subsequently maintain at all times.
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.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Pediatric health care nursing experience.
2 years Pediatric acute care or Adult ICU experience

Responsibilities

Providing safe, family centered patient care.
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.
Providing 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.
Assisting in meeting Seattle Children's strategic goals by incorporating initiatives to support strategic plans into daily work, i.e., Continuous Performance Improvement (CPI), Value Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, Workforce Community and Connection etc.