The ambulatory float pool provides coverage and support for the Ambulatory Specialty departments within Seattle Children’s Hospital across multiple sites of care to ensure adequate staffing to meet the needs of our patients and families. Float nurses partner with interdisciplinary care teams consisting of, but not limited to, MDs, PAs, nurse practitioners, medical assistants, social workers, nutritionists, and specialty-based technicians in each department. Our nursing team supports both direct patient care and back office or between clinic management. Direct patient care includes complex care coordination, preoperative, post-operative and diagnosis specific teaching and family support. Our back-office roles focus on telephone triage and “after-visit” care coordination. Float nurses are expected to develop a broad knowledge base in ambulatory pediatric nursing but do focus on a smaller group of subspecialties for their day-to-day work. 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 Community and Connection, etc.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees