Registered Nurse, RN - Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine Unit (0.9 FTE, Days)

Seattle Children's•Seattle, WA

7d•$52 - $91•Onsite

About The Position

The Psychiatric and Behavioral Medicine Unit (PBMU) is a 41-bed unit providing 24-hour care, seven days a week, for children (ages 4-17) with emotional, behavioral, and neuropsychiatric disorders. Common diagnoses include depression, developmental delays, attention deficits, anxiety, pervasive developmental disorders, conduct disorders, oppositional-defiant disorders, anorexia/bulimia, and psychosis. The unit also treats children with co-occurring conditions such as hearing impairments, chronic medical illnesses, or physical developmental disabilities. The PBMU utilizes an interdisciplinary approach involving registered nurses, child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychologists, mental health therapists, social workers, pediatric mental health specialists (PMHS), special education teachers, occupational, recreational, art, music, and speech therapists, and students. Care includes behavior management in a milieu setting, family/caregiver and patient education, group activities, supportive family/caregiver and individual support, psychotropic medication management, and limited medical nursing services. As an integral member of the Health Care Team, the RN functions within the Scope of Practice 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 RN is responsible for providing safe, family-centered patient care using the Nursing Care Process, including assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care collaboratively with the patient, family, significant others, and the healthcare team. The RN may also supervise and delegate tasks to Nurse Technicians, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Medical Assistants, Certified Nursing Assistants, and others as defined by the State Administrative Code. The role also involves assisting in meeting Seattle Children's strategic goals by incorporating initiatives such as Continuous Performance Improvement (CPI), Value Based Behaviors, Error Prevention, Patient Safety, and Workforce Inclusion Diversity Equity and Access (IDEA) into daily work.

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.
BLS must be maintained in current status until the incumbent obtains the appropriate Life Support Education required for their practice area.
Nurses working in the Psychiatric Unit and Child Psych Consultation Behavior Support Team are required to obtain Safety Care Certification (internal training) within 3 months of hire and maintain current certification (annual) thereafter.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in a pediatric related health care setting, or a specific area of nursing, may be required for specific departments.
Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) will be accepted in lieu of BLS for Healthcare Providers.
Nurses working in the following areas are required to successfully obtain PEARS within 6 months of employment, and subsequently maintain at all times: Psychiatric Unit

Responsibilities

Providing safe, family-centered patient care.
Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care using the Nursing Care Process 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 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.